The Starter Baby

Pamela Paul coined the term “the Starter Marriage” in 2002 to refer to first marriages that last five years or less and end before the couple has children. The term is a play on the expression "starter home”. A spin on the term was used to title a new TV series called “The Starter Wife”. Extending that idea, one may label Uncle Steve as Daddy Dave’s “Starter Baby”. What little Daddy Dave knew about baby boys prior to the twins’ birth was garnered from his involvement in his little brother’s childhood development. With his big brother’s guidance and encouragement, baby Steve quickly picked up crawling, walking, running, throwing, catching, counting and more. That was many years ago, but judging by the fine man he is today, Dave has been prepared well to be a good daddy for Benji and Trey Davey.