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Dad adjusting an organic baby blanket on a stroller during a winter walk

The Stroller Blanket Learning Curve: A Dad's Cold Weather Guide

We were exactly three blocks from the coffee shop on Hawthorne, the wind was doing that aggressive Portland damp-chill thing, and my 11-month-old was screaming as if I had deeply offended him. I had tucked him into the travel system...

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Why A Wool Sleep Sack Fixed My Massive Midnight Laundry Problem

It was 3:14 AM, and I was standing in the dark over my oldest child’s crib with my hand shoved down the back of his pajamas, trying to figure out if he felt like a normal human boy or a...

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My honest guide to surviving the Spielzeug bis 2 Jahre phase

It was 6:43 AM on a Tuesday, and I was holding a neon green plastic dog that was singing a heavily autotuned song about shapes at an ear-splitting volume. I was wearing my gray sweatpants—the ones with the bleach stain...

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How to Find Pampers im Angebot Before You Go Completely Broke

The biggest lie the baby industry feeds you is that you need a massive "diaper stockpile" before the baby even takes their first breath. I vividly remember standing in my garage, eight months pregnant with my oldest, just admiring this...

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Stressed dad checking a baby's temperature in an organic cotton sleeved bodysuit

Why I rely on a long sleeve body suit in a Portland heatwave

The thermostat in our Portland bungalow read 94 degrees last August, which meant the nursery was operating at approximately the temperature of a pizza oven. My son was three months old at the time, and I approached his overheating like...

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Spielzeug für 1 Jahr: What I Thought vs. What Actually Works

I was standing in the middle of my living room at 6 AM yesterday, holding a lukewarm cup of coffee and staring at a blinking, singing plastic cow that my mother-in-law bought my youngest for his first birthday. The cow...

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A tired mom holding a silicone baby teether while folding laundry

Dear Past Me: The Honest Truth About Surviving With Baby Teethers

Dear Jess from October. You're currently standing in the kitchen at 3 AM in an oversized, spit-up covered baby tee, staring into the harsh fluorescent light of the open refrigerator. The baby is screaming loud enough to wake the dead,...

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The brutal reality of keeping a baby alive in a hot pushchair

My mother-in-law told me to drape a thick towel over the bassinet so the baby wouldn't get a tan, which is a very Indian grandmother thing to prioritize over basic oxygen flow. My neighbor said to just keep clicking the...

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Babys zahnen: Oh Gott, mein ehrlicher Zahnungs-Survival-Guide

Es war exakt 3:14 Uhr morgens an einem Dienstag, ich trug ein verwaschenes College-Shirt, auf dem ein nicht identifizierbarer Fleck von Mayas gestrigem Haferbrei klebte, und Leo brüllte, als hätte ich ihm gerade eröffnet, dass es nie wieder Milch gibt....

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