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Welcome to our life!

We are a growing family located in Austin, TX.  Not too long ago it was just the two of us.  Then we added our fur-baby, Bella.  And most recently we added our son, Cole.  This blog was created to keep our friends and families updated on the goings on at the Schneider household.  Given the new arrival, many of the posts will be geared towards our struggle to learn how to be good parents.  

We enjoy watching movies, traveling, photography, reading, and hanging out with friends (preferably while doing anything in this list).  You are bound to read some funny stories here as we try to keep it light hearted and you'll definitely see a pile of photos.

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Tag Archives: baby research

New parent research

I’m sure every first time parent has been through this… the “oh-my-god-I’m-going-to-be-caring-for-another-life-in-a-few-months-and-I-feel-woefully-under-educated-and-need-to-research-now” scenario.  You know, that time when you get over the shock that you are going to have a baby and are now on fact finding reconnaissance mission for every tidbit of information that will prepare you for what you are about to go through.  For me this includes fetal development stages, what changes the mother is going through, how to baby proof your house, how to be a great dad, how to prepare your pet for the upcoming arrival, singing lullabies, car seats, strollers… you get the picture… the list goes on and on.  In the midst of all of this research I stumbled upon a book that has some very useful, and very amusing, suggestions on do’s and don’ts for new parents.  This one seemed the most appropriate given my recent focus on exercising…

Exercising Baby

If you’re a parent and have some tips to pass along feel free to leave us a comment.  Melanie can attest to the fact that I can use all the help I can get ;-)

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