The Daddy Magic

We hardly ever call the Snugli (baby carrier) by its rightful name. We call it the "Daddy Magic.*" It was been the secret weapon in baby soothing since Adam was a newborn. Babies go from

This*. to:

Going ...

Going ...

Gone. Usually in short order. If not, we add a second dose of Daddy Magic:

Usually Eagles or Billy Joel ballads. Unless, somewhere in the apartment, there is a toddler insisting upon hearing "Jingle Bells."

*It is called the Daddy Magic whether it is worn by Daddy or by Mommy. It got its name after its powers were discovered in several consecutive wearings of newborn Adam by Daddy.

**You might imagine how difficult these snaps were to take -one handed from behind my own shoulder. The camera cannot focus from too close.

From the archives: this is Adam in the Daddy Magic at 10 days.




God, it goes by so much faster the second time around.