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Ben talks about the baby's first Christmas, building family traditions, avoiding holiday materialism, and more! Merry Christmas, everybody!

Ben talks about the 8-month sleep regression, sleep training, baby dental hygiene, and how being a dad has somehow changed how he responds to pop culture.

Ben talks about his son being addicted to sucking his thumb, how the baby's teething is coming along, his becoming clingy to his mom, and more! Also, we're back in lockdown... so that's fun.

Ben talks about his son's first tooth emerging from the gum line, as well as how hard life must be for single parents, how much his son is learning now, and more. It's sort of an "all over the board" episode... my wife is going to hate it!

In a very special episode, Ben's fiance Kendall joins him on the podcast to discuss the first 7 months of being parents, and Kendall gets to rate Ben's parenting and helpfulness! Will it go well or will this end the relationship in fire and tears?

Ben talks about having to bring his baby to the Emergency Room for the first time. A hectic day, and an important one on many levels.

Ben talks about the relationship being built between his 7-month-old son and his three dogs and a cat, as well as tips when purchasing a high chair, and other tangents he didn't mean to go on!

Ben talks about the first road trip he and his wife took with the baby, the struggles they faced along the way (particularly with bedtime), hiking with a baby carrier on, and packing for a family vacation.

Ben is back after an accidental hiatus that resulted from Dad Guilt. It's a real thing! Ben discusses what it's like to deal with Dad Guilt and the idea of toxic masculinity as a parent. He also yells about Ikea for a while.

Ben recommends floor mat products to help babies in pre-crawling stages and discusses the need to baby-proof the home. He also talks about baby vomit, and how he got into an argument with a stranger while on a nice family walk in the middle of the day.

Ben talks about how he and his wife are raising their son vegan, and some of what the pediatrician said about it. He also rambles about his son starting to eat real food (kind of), showing early signs of crawling, and the debacle of switching cellphone providers just so he could have a better camera to photograph his kid with.

Ben talks about baby monitors, how creeps keep hacking into them through Wi-Fi, and does a product review on a couple of different prominent models. Ben also rambles on about how his son is teething and how he sucks at technology.

Ben talks about the great debate about how much screen time kids and babies should have, how TV and video games impact a baby's development, and how kids' movies have gotten worse. Also, product suggestions for baby carriers!

Ben talks about how exhaustion has caught up to him after 4 months as a dad; and him and his wife took a day to themselves for their anniversary.

Ben discusses all the side-costs to having a kid that parents don't think of until it's too late, and finding a bunch of the awesome toys from when he was a kid. Also, one of his  neighbours throws a tantrum.

Ben talks about sleep regression, his son's new bedtime routine, simple yet painful Dad injuries, and how Sylvester Stallone movies are life!

Ben reminisces on when his wife was first pregnant, talks about the potential of travelling or camping with a baby, and how he wants to visit DisneyWorld... without his son (at least for now).

Ben talks about having our first "Date Day" without the baby, how he's beyond tired, and stories of ghosts showing up on baby monitors.

Ben talks about his first Father's Day, and how buying a lawnmower turned him into a full-blown Karen at the Home Depot.

Ben talks about encountering a real-life Anti-Vaxxer at the paediatrician's office, and how people keep asking super personal questions, like whether his son is circumcised or baptized. What's wrong with people?!