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Mom holding baby wearing a smooth milanese knit suit and blanket

Why A Little Milanese Knit Suit Is Actually Worth the Money

I was standing in the Buc-ee’s bathroom off I-45, sweating clean through my denim jacket, trying to peel a chunky, mustard-yellow cable-knit sweater off my screaming firstborn. It was Thanksgiving weekend, the temperature had dipped to a brisk 55 degrees...

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A sleepy baby wearing a soft organic cotton romper on a changing table.

A Letter to My Past Self About Buying Rompers for Newborns

Dear Jess from six months ago. You're currently standing in the baby aisle at Target, holding a pair of corduroy overalls size 0-3 months, and you need to put them down immediately. I know you're nesting, and I know the...

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A baby wearing a soft wool fleece overall sitting comfortably in a stroller during winter

Why the Puffy Baby Snowsuit is a Hardware Flaw

I'm currently staring at a photograph of my son from roughly two months ago. He looks like a deeply unhappy neon blue marshmallow. We were trying to leave our Portland apartment for a walk in forty-degree drizzle, and my wife...

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Mom wearing a sage green linen dress holding her baby son in a complementary organic cotton romper.

The reality of matching mom and son baby clothes without the cringe

Before my son arrived, three different women cornered me with wardrobe advice. My mother-in-law insisted I needed tiny, rigid denim trousers for him, as if a newborn has business meetings to attend. A senior nurse on my floor told me...

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Toddler wearing a comfortable pink organic cotton Kianao outfit

Dear Past Jess: That Baby Pink Bell Sleeve Turtle Neck Dress Is Bad

Dear Jess from October. It's me, Jess from April. You're currently standing in the Target parking lot with three kids sweating in the backseat, staring at your phone, about to hit 'buy' on that trendy boutique website. I need you...

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Exhausted father trying to figure out a knotted newborn sleep gown in the dark

The 3AM Nappy Change That Made Me Believe in Baby Gowns

It's 03:14 on a Tuesday, and I'm quietly crying. Not the majestic, single-tear-rolling-down-the-cheek crying you see in cinema, but the silent, pathetic, shoulder-heaving sort. I'm kneeling on the floor of our cramped London nursery, holding my breath, trying to align...

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Baby boy in a soft organic cotton baptism outfit held by his mother

Choosing a baby boy christening outfit that won't cause tears

Listen. The priest was mid-prayer when I saw the kid in the front pew start doing the neck-crane. You know the exact one. That desperate little turtle movement they do when a stiff collar is slowly restricting their airway. I've...

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A tired dad trying to button a baby sleepsuit while holding a coffee mug

Surviving the 3 AM Nappy Change: A Guide to Magnetic Clothing

Whatever you do, please don't buy the thirty-pack of traditional popper-fastened sleepsuits just because they look like a spectacular bargain on the internet. I did this. I thought I was being incredibly clever, outsmarting the entire infant apparel industry by...

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A frustrated dad looking at a smartphone while holding an 11 month old baby

Finding the best evo baby dragon deck (When you thought it was a toy)

Standing in my kitchen at 2 AM, waiting for the bottle warmer to hit exactly 98.6 degrees, I got a text from my 12-year-old nephew asking if I could Apple Pay him five bucks so he could finish building the...

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