Two-year-olds are funny creatures.  The are almost like butterflies as compared to caterpillars, a beast of a completely different nature.  They develop personality.  They develop actual memory.  They sort of become real people.  And it is a scary thing.  And its a giant pain in the ass. I have to say, the absolute funniest thing about Nathan, my two-year-old son, is his constant narrative.  He reminds me of Peter Griffin from an episode of Family [...]

My son has been walking for a while now, ever since he was 1 year old.  And he’s been running ever since he’s been walking.  Hey, the kid has places to go.  But never very far, and never on anything other than carpet or hardwood.  And his legs and knees have withstood the damage. But now we have the perfect storm: Nathan loves to run.  LOVES it, like Forrest Gump  loved it.  The weather is warm, [...]