By Dave · Dad Life · showingupdad.com It’s been a minute. I didn’t disappear on purpose. Life just got loud for a few months and something had to give, and apparently that something was the blog. Here’s what actually happened. He stopped napping like he used to. This one snuck up on me. For months…
By Dave · Fitness · showingupdad.com One of the unexpected perks of our gym having a daycare is that Nicole and I can actually work out together as new parents now. Something we almost never did before he was born. She’d go when she could, I’d go when I could, and our schedules rarely lined…
By Dave · Dad Life · showingupdad.com He’s almost one now. Looking back at the three-month mark, the chaos had a different texture than month one. The blur was gone. A different kind of hard had replaced it. Here’s where we are. Sleep training, round two of the anxiety. He had been a pretty good…
By Dave · Golf · showingupdad.com Lowering your golf handicap as a new dad sounds like a punchline. I haven’t done it. That’s the honest answer. I’ve played a handful of rounds this year and they were worse than last year. That’s where we are. If you came here looking for a success story, check…
By Dave · Dad Life · showingupdad.com Heads up: some links in this post are affiliate links. If you buy through them I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend stuff we actually own and use. Before my son was born, my brother-in-law gave me the most honest piece…
By Dave · Dad Life · showingupdad.com No one has all the answers. Some of this you just have to live through. But there’s a short list of stuff I genuinely didn’t know going in that would have helped me be less of a mess in the first few months. Here it is. 1. Babies…
By Dave · Fitness · showingupdad.com Let me be upfront about something: my dad gym routine exists for one reason. I work out so I can eat and drink whatever I want and try to add 5 yds to my drive. I’m not a health influencer, I’m not tracking macros, and I’m not about to…
By Dave · Golf · showingupdad.com Heads up: some links in this post are affiliate links. If you buy through them I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend gear I’d actually use. You’re 170 yards out. There’s water short and a bunker left. You can carry the water…
By Dave · Dad Life · showingupdad.com I am a diaper bag over-packer. I own this. Every time we go somewhere, I treat the bag like I’m preparing for a three-day backcountry trip. Two backup outfits. Wipes times two. Extra changing pad. Snacks for my wife. Sunscreen we’ll never use. By the time I zip…
By Dave · Golf · showingupdad.com Heads up: some links in this post are affiliate links. If you buy through them I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend gear I’d actually put in my own bag. Shopping for golf gifts for new dads is trickier than it looks,…