Category Archives: Parenting 101

#IgnitePlacenta

We drop some knowledge on, and thoroughly gross out any prospective parents at Ignite Raleigh IV earlier this year. Enjoy!

Happy Holidays from the Fehlings!

Yeah…they’re going to kill us for this someday.  Click here to view the card.  Happy holidays!

Three new Playground Dad posts

Been a busy week…

How do you tell your kids you’re pregnant?

Lil’ Teammates review

5 things I wish I knew. Seriously.

Enjoy the rest of your week!

Two more, and we’ve got next.

We’re pregnant! And unless Page chloroforms me twice in the coming years, this is it (so while two more would indeed give us a starting five, we’ll be thrilled with a nasty 3-on-3 team).

We’re excited, scared, pumped, freaked out, and thrilled, all in one. Which is exactly what Page’s co-hosts were feeling this morning as they made the surprise announcement (see below).

See you on or around May 24!

Dear Pixar…

Dear Pixar,

Thank you for Cars.

Thank you for making car rides easier, play time lengthier and our house quieter.

However…

We hate you.

You have made bed time the single-worst hour of our lives. The sheer number of times “Likeada Queen” and “Figment Missle” need to be played with, hugged, kissed, put to bed, thrown in the toy basket, and finally, staged as guards of the boys’ bedroom is staggering. We go through this process roughly 6-7 times a night. It’s exhausting and not cute. At all. And we are near a boiling point.

So, please, do us a favor and shut it down. No more movies, no more lunch pails, no more coloring books.

Please. We beg you.

Ka-chow,

The Fehlings

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The Imelda Marcos of underpants

Awoke this morning to what can only be described as a cavalcade of urine-stained drawers. Last night will definitely not make the Fudgeman’s highlight reel of potty training success stories.

All told, he discarded his pants, his pull up, three pairs of underpants…and then he decided to double-down on the drawers he finally chose to wear.

Don’t hate the playa, hate his underpants.

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#DaddyDilemma

I told Page I wanted Ford to pick out his own shoes. He picked these (and earlier, FYI, the outfit). Point, Page.

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50 shades of disaster

What happens to your house when three books and two kids run wild over your life? This.

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Early morning

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Sooooo, yeeeeaaaahhh…I may have put the wrong shorts on the wrong kid this morning.

Teaching Moments

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90 degrees and I pick a park attached to THE coolest pool in Raleigh. To which we do not have a membership. Perfect, because I was hoping to teach the boys about jealousy today anyway.