I’ve always wanted to be a mom, which is odd because I never really cared for other people’s kids. But I knew that I wanted my own kids once I was married and such. When I got pregnant with my daughter 3 months after we had started trying for a baby, my husband and I […]
Continue ReadingI have to admit, I was a bit skeptical of my demo copy of Baby’s Musical Hands, a new app from Streaming Colour. I downloaded it and opened the app to check it out before putting it to the real …
Continue ReadingWhen my daughter was a newborn, and nursing what seemed to be all the time, I had a hard time not being bored out of my mind. During the day, it wasn’t as much of a problem because I had the TV and computer to keep me amused. At night, especially when she woke up […]
Continue ReadingWhen I went to the hospital to have my son, I took many things with me; fresh clothes, a cute outfit for him, a loofah, and Slaughterhouse V by Kurt Vonnegut – a girl’s gotta read right? So while I nursed my son I read, I didn’t have the best breastfeeding experience but that part […]
Continue ReadingThere can become a time when old toys become new again when the next generation discovers them. My daughter has been wanting to watch the Toy Story movies, especially Toy Story 3 where Andy goes to college, leaving the fate of his toys up in the air. It makes me think of my own lovey. […]
Continue ReadingI never planned on being a stay at home mom. I was going to go back to work after my maternity leave was up. But I got laid off from my job the day before I was suppose to go back. So, I found myself a stay-at-home mom in the worse job market in my […]
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Regardless of what holidays you celebrate, the end-of-year festivities are right around the corner. If you choose to purchase gifts online, you need to order then in advance to allow for shipping time, backorders, and comparison shopping. We at GeekMom are here to help you with ideas for anyone on your gift list, from babies […]
Continue ReadingThe creation of new life oft stirs the well of inspiration, and this video is no exception. Though I really enjoyed the Star Wars baby announcement from not too long ago, there’s something particularly endearing about the cute, lovey, sweetness …
Continue ReadingWhat do a newborn baby and a cage wrestler have in common? About three minutes of awe and wonder, wrapped up into a new Internet meme. Know Your Meme, a great source for background on Internet culture, explained the latest …
Continue ReadingWe’re Having Twins: What Do I Do? This week’s Ask GeekDad is a special “double trouble” edition from reader Mike. He’s expecting twins, and wants to know what he should keep in mind as he prepared for their arrival. Thankfully, …
Continue ReadingI am a man of many esoteric passions. (Which is fortunate, as such is a requisite characteristic for all GeekDads.) Yet even taking into account my penchants for nerdcore hip-hop, turn-based strategy and television theme songs, I have, of late, …
Continue ReadingI think almost everyone has a funny story about where they used to think babies came from, before they learned the truth. It’s amazing, sometimes, what a child’s mind will come up with to explain something when they have only partial (and sometimes incorrect) information about it. A short film called The Kinda Sutra, which […]
Continue ReadingThis is one of those great ideas that could suffer from unintended consequences. The Combi iPod Bouncer is a reclining seat for your lil’ Clapton/Mozart/Moby-to-be. And, as nearly every new gadget is these day, it is iPod-capable. Actually, you can hook up pretty much any standard earphone jack to it, and pipe audio to the […]
Continue ReadingIf you’re anything like I was when we were expecting our first child, you demand geekiness from the get-go. And, unfortunately, if you’re thinking room decor, you’re really on your own. Nursery designers seem to think all room ought to be either, a) fraught with frills and flowers, or b) an homage to sports and […]
Continue ReadingA friend of mine who recently became a geekdad for the first time had this great little middle-of-the-night hack to share: This morning at about 5:30 AM, I made a ten second recording of water running in our sink. I imported this sound into a music editing program and copied and pasted it about 360 […]
Continue ReadingWhen Celebrity Naming Goes Bad In this day and age where baby names are getting even more exotic with non-traditional spellings, brand names, and the occasional totally made up name, celebrities are having to stretch their imaginations to come up with fresh and controversial names for their offspring. Hollywire has a rather large roundup of […]
Continue ReadingOkay, it had to happen eventually. Before you know it, your precious little Geeklet daughter turns into a gawky, tween-age Geekgirl, who is thrown headlong into the wild, wild world of Middle School. What comes with Middle School? Enrollment in 7th Grade Health Class. And what comes with Health Class? Lessons about babies. Don’t get […]
Continue Reading5starbaby.com offers cinephiles a great alternative to the standard baby announcement. Your "new release" is featured on a movie poster, complete with cast and crew details like: Parents listed as “Producers” Variety of “Critic’s Quotes” about your baby Title of “movie” (can be anything you’d like) Date, time, weight and height of baby Doctor listed […]
Continue ReadingThe contributors of GeekDad would like to wish Cory Doctorow and his wife a hearty, and geeky, congratulations on the birth of their daughter, Poesy Emmeline Fibonacci Nautilus Taylor Doctorow. Our only question: was she released under a Creative Commons license?
Continue ReadingLittle geekling coming soon? Take this opportunity forever cement his or her geek cred (or send him howling to therapy) with a science-fiction-derived moniker! Some day little Lando might be having a play date with Barbarella, you never know. Also, true story, my sister legally changed her name to a Klingon name. So think of […]
Continue ReadingFor the Geekparents in our readership with new Geeklets, we have found Green to Grow, a family company producing baby bottles and other infant products out of materials that are environmentally-friendly and non-toxic. Baby bottles are made from PES plastic, which gives them a natural golden color. They are free of phthalates and free of […]
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