Parenting: Hey Bear!

Ok, we will probably get some flack for this, but we don’t care. We including the baby, love Hey Bear! videos. I know people will say you shouldn’t have her have screen time for development reasons. She won’t be able to tell 2D images from 3D images apart was one…

Parenting: How I Stopped Being Terrified of the Baby

Yeah, I was Scared of Fatherhood No one was more nervous about having a baby than I was.  I was terrified of everything. I wasn’t even sure how I would carry her up and down the stairs. Then the baby came. I wasn’t scared anymore. Didn’t Have Time to Be…

Parenting: Thankful for a Happy Baby

We had told our parents about the pregnancy by July 4 of last year.  Mrs. Nola Nerd Couple’s mom lives in Florida.  The day we got home was the last day she felt well until the baby was delivered. Apparently there is an old wives’ tale, with some scientific backing,…

Parenting: The Pay Your Age Build-A-Bear Experience

We admit it! We were intrigued by the Build-A-Bear pay your age sale. We thought it would be fun and since it was during the week we might be able to actually do it for our little one. When we got there at 9 am, the line wasn’t all that…

Parenting: Ever Evolving Nola Nerd Couple

With the addition of the Nola Nerd Baby, our site has been put a little on the back burner.  We have to evolve because she has to be our focus. People always say that babies change you.  Well, that’s true up to a point.  We don’t want to lose who…

Parenting: The Nola Nerd Baby's Christening

We are a Catholic family. We might not be the best Catholics (we need to go to church more often), but being raised Catholic has had an unshakable impact on us. As it has been a positive influence in our lives, we wanted the same for our darling daughter. I…

Parenting: The One Obstacle When Taking Nola Nerd Baby Places

One of the things having a child teaches you is that we are still behind the times when it comes to parenting. Society, for all it’s preaching, still treats men as babysitters of their kid. I will never babysit Ms. Nola Nerd Baby. I’m her parent. Our baby is well…

Parenting: Must Have – Dr. Brown's Formula Pitcher

This review is not an endorsed review.  We are not affiliated with Amazon nor Dr. Brown’s. We bought this product on a whim and love it.  Mrs. Nola Nerd Couple wanted to breastfeed the Nola Nerd Baby. However, when all the postpartum complications arose, we had no choice to switch…

Introducing: Nola Nerd Baby – Addendum: A Father’s Story

Last week, my wife wrote about our journey to parenthood. It was a bumpy road, to say the least. I wanted to add a response to each blog from my point of view. Links to my wife’s blogs will be in each section title.Response to Part I: ConceptionYes, we tried…