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Bed Book
I just finished writing my first kids’ book. I won’t be looking for a literary agent, however, because I wrote this book just for Alleke. In fact, she is the main character in the story, and the book is about her new bedtime routine. Discipline as training (not punishment) I made a significant breakthrough in [...]
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Alleke’s Cloth Diaper Instructional Video
Watch Alleke’s Cloth Diaper Instructional Video.
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April got a baby wrap for Christmas
Alleke may still be a little young to understand Christmas presents, but April isn’t. She spent hours playing with her Christmas gift after she opened it… Here’s a video of April explaining how her Hoppediz baby wrap works… Watch April got a baby wrap for Christmas on Vimeo.
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International Adoption in Spain
Here you will find our step-by-step process of adopting a child internationally through Spain, including links to the blog posts I’ve written along the way. We began in November 2007. 1. We decided to adopt a child. A Brief History of My Thoughts on Adoption Further Thoughts on Adoption Dominoes Boy Ethics 2. We attended [...]
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Portable Baby
Earlier this week we helped our friends Phil and Lydia move into a new apartment. At one point I was carrying a couch cushion past the kitchen, and I had to laugh because there among the open cardboard boxes was Alleke sitting on a blanket playing with toys while April emptied the fridge into a [...]
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How to Change a Cloth Diaper
Read more about our experience with cloth diapers.
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Starting School in a Foreign Country
Alleke will be starting preschool in the mornings this fall, so I went looking for some dads who could give me advice about sending kids to school in a foreign country. I hope you find my short video interviews with them useful. Hud McWilliams – creating a safe environment at home where kids can talk [...]
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