A Letter To My Past Self About The Front Facing Baby Carrier
Dear Sarah of October 2019. You're currently standing in the Target parking lot next to the Honda CR-V, which Dave inexplicably insists on calling the baby car even though it's literally just a standard suburban SUV with a car seat...
Does Too Much Light Make the Baby Go Blind? The Honest Truth
Dear Priya of six months ago, You're currently sitting on the edge of the glider in the dark. It's 2 AM. You just took a photo of baby g because his arms were above his head in that weird starfish...
Why Stock Footage of Baby Milestones is Ruining Your Sanity
There I was, wedged into a rocking chair that squeaked like a dying possum every time I moved, rocking my oldest, Wyatt, at three in the morning. He was screaming with the kind of red-faced, full-body fury that makes your...
Why Smoking Baby Back Ribs 2-2-1 Actually Works for Tired Parents
Let's talk about the biggest lie on the BBQ internet. If you search for rib recipes, every guy with a beard and black nitrile gloves tells you that the 3-2-1 method is the absolute gospel for your weekend cookout. I...
Ryder'ss Anna Claire Clouds Baby Gemini: What I Actually Know Now
Itβs 2:14 PM on a Tuesday, and I'm currently watching my youngestβmy little May-born force of natureβtry to put a fuzzy adult sock on the golden retriever's left ear. Meanwhile, I've three custom orders for my Etsy shop that Iβm...
Reality Check: What Love Is Blind's Megan Got Right About Postpartum
"Sleep when the infant sleeps," my grandmother told me at my baby shower, sipping her sweet tea. "Hire a postpartum doula for fifty dollars an hour to do your laundry," said a girl I went to college with who now...
Surviving The Man Dog Baby Triangle: A New Dad's Guide To Chaos
Pixel's nose is shoved so far under the bathroom door he's practically snorting the bathmat, while eleven-month-old Leo is in the tub trying to eat a soapy washcloth. I'm currently typing this one-handed on my phone, damp from a recent...
When is a baby no longer a newborn? The great potato awakening
I spent my first month as a father obsessively checking an app on my phone that promised to tell me precisely when the dreaded neonate phase would end. Don't do this. Don't set a calendar alert for four weeks post-delivery...
How I completely debugged our library of baby books for girls
It's 2:14 AM on a Tuesday. I'm sitting cross-legged on the nursery floor, surrounded by a mountain of glossy cardboard. My wife, Sarah, is blissfully asleep down the hall, and our 11-month-old daughter is currently executing a sleep cycle that...