Best Baby Halloween Costumes

One of my latest posts on the parenting blog OrdinaryParent.com is a great one, I encourage all parents and non-parents alike to check it out.  I've featured 20 creative and adorable Halloween costumes for babies and toddlers that anyone can appreciate.  I hope they inspire you as they did me!

Check out the Creative Baby Halloween Costumes here!

How husband and wife relationships impact your parenting abilities

Great new guest post on the blog today, and I encourage everyone to check it out.  Focuses on the fact that a strong relationship with your spouse is just as important as the relationship with your child.  Available on my parenting blog.

Middle Class Keith: Baby Sign Language Tips

Middle Class Keith: Baby Sign Language Tips: Ever thought about doing baby sign language for your little one?  We did, and strongly recommend it in our latest post on baby sign language...

Baby Sign Language Tips

Ever thought about doing baby sign language for your little one?  We did, and strongly recommend it in our latest post on baby sign language tips

I hope you enjoy!

Inspiring Pregnancy Photo Ideas

Another great collection of pictures, featuring the most inspiring pregnancy photo ideas the web has to offer.

http://www.ordinaryparent.com/creative-parents/20-great-pregnancy-photo-ideas/

Be sure to check it out.

Making Baby Food

I've posted over on my parenting blog Ordinary Parent several posts from my wife on making your own baby food and I encourage any new parents or expectant parents to check it out.  They are linked below:

Introduction: http://www.ordinaryparent.com/advice/making-your-own-baby-food/

Apples: http://www.ordinaryparent.com/advice/making-your-own-baby-food-apples/

Bananas: http://www.ordinaryparent.com/advice/making-your-own-baby-food-bananas/

Chicken: http://www.ordinaryparent.com/advice/making-your-own-baby-food-chicken/

Eggs:  http://www.ordinaryparent.com/advice/making-your-own-baby-food-eggs/

Beef:  http://www.ordinaryparent.com/advice/making-your-own-baby-food-beef/

...and more to come

Middle Class Keith: more baby items you have to get

Middle Class Keith: more baby items you have to get: I encourage you to check out my follow-up post with 10 more must have baby items. http://www.ordinaryparent.com/fatherhood/10-more-must-hav...

more baby items you have to get

I encourage you to check out my follow-up post with 10 more must have baby items.
http://www.ordinaryparent.com/fatherhood/10-more-must-have-baby-items/

create your own photo book

How to create your own custom, personalized photo-book.   A great how-to guide for anyone!

http://www.ordinaryparent.com/advice/create-your-own-photo-book-using-shutterfly/

New, Must-See Parenting Site

It's here!  OrdinaryParent.com has been set-up with the sole focus on parenting and the challenges faced for all of us ordinary parents.  Parenting posts from Middle Class Keith have been migrated over.  I really appreciate the thousands of visitors that came to the site over it's first two months, and based on feedback and statistics have decided to focus solely on parenting at ordinaryparent.com.  I will continue to post non-parenting posts on middleclasskeith.blogspot.com.  Thanks for reading, and continue to provide feedback to make this site and my new site even better.

A Sick Child

Well, I knew the healthy streak couldn’t last forever, but this past week my daughter wasn’t feeling well.  We thought she was just teething as she seemed a little fussy and is usually a very happy baby.  She wanted to bite on things, and would occasionally grab at her ear but my wife had read that babies sometimes do that when they’re teething.  But then on Wednesday she woke up with a fever, so I stayed home to take care of her and take her to the doctor. 

What I'll Teach My Kids About 9/11

This article has been moved to my parenting blog, and I thank you for taking time to read it.

http://www.ordinaryparent.com/fatherhood/what-my-children-will-learn-about-9-11/

8 Photo Ideas for New Parents



Abby with Leon the Lion

Moved this article to a new site here: http://www.ordinaryparent.com/advice/8-photo-ideas-for-new-parents/ Check it out!

 

Parenting - Good Ideas, Bad Ideas

As much as I’d like to say that my wife and I have made no mistakes over the last 6 months of raising our daughter, that’s just not possible.  So with some examples of our own mistakes and other good/bad ideas I could think of, I’ve put together 10 sets of good ideas and bad ideas.  I just won’t mention which ones we’ve actually done and which ones I’ve made up.  Enjoy!

Your Child's First Scrapbook

We've moved to a new site and reposted this article here: http://www.ordinaryparent.com/fatherhood/getting-started-on-your-childs-first-scrapbook/

Expectations for Your Child

Moved to a new site and reposted this article here: http://www.ordinaryparent.com/fatherhood/expectations-for-your-child/

10 Great Ways to Get Fired

The other day at the office I was thinking it would be hilarious if someone sent an inappropriate email forward to the entire company by mistake.  And with that motivation, I’ve created a list of some of the funniest ways I can imagine someone could be fired from work.  By no means do I endorse you doing any of the following, but would love to tell the stories for years to come.

Simple Ways to Save Money

All middle-class families find ways to save money, and all families should be on a constant lookout for new ways to save.  So I’ve provided you with several money-saving options that could save you thousands of dollars each year; money that could be going to mandatory expenses, college savings, or retirement.

10 Must-Have Baby Items

Moved to a new site and reposted the 10 must-have baby items here: http://www.ordinaryparent.com/lessons-learned/10-must-have-baby-items/

Early Fatherhood - Lessons Learned

Though I’ve only been a father for about 5 months now, I’ve learned some valuable lessons that I feel all new and expectant fathers should know.   5 months, 5 lessons learned: