With TV and all its cousins (computers, smart phones, iPads) in practically every room of every house, parents are struggling to find the right amount of technology exposure for their kids. It seems like studies come out all the time about the dangers of watching too much TV, and yet parents are constantly admitting on mommy support forums, "I hate to admit it, but sometimes I use the TV when I need a break." There’s also a lot of skepticism about whether it's all that bad. How harmful could Sesame Street be? Despite the ambivalence and looming guilt that technology provokes, the truth is that when parenting stress rears its head, most parents hit the power button. Instead of an absolute yes or no to technology, in our house we're trying…

Recently, The Great Tubaloo has been waaaay into hats. Dr. Dad's beanie, Dr. Dad's cap, tupperwear.....all kinds of hats. Yes, ALL kinds of hats (that is a placemat): He's also been into having his picture taken recently, which is nice for me. So, what did we do? We went shopping!  And came home and took pictures. The tubaloo was mind-numbingly indecisive about which hats to bring home.  But we eventually ended up with two.  A beanie and a cap, just like Dad. Here's our photoshoot with the beanie.  It was cold today, so the beanie went with us outside: Isn't it funny how in sometimes he looks like a boy, and in other times he looks like a baby? And here's the cap, which I like a lot. I told…