Why Most Toddler Khaki Shorts Belong Straight In The Garbage
Three different people gave me completely conflicting instructions about dressing my kid for my cousin's outdoor wedding last summer. My mother-in-law cornered me at the mehndi to declare that a proper beta needs stiff, pleated trousers to look respectable in...
The Truth About Short Sleeve Baby Pajamas (A Dad's Data Log)
It's currently 2:14 AM, and I'm standing perfectly still in the dark, staring at the glowing blue numbers of a digital room thermometer. It reads exactly 71.8Β°F. My 11-month-old is asleep in his crib, breathing with the rhythmic, heavy cadence...
The ultimate onesie romper debate and why baby clothes confuse me
I was exactly 34 weeks pregnant with Maya, standing in the baby aisle of Target wearing maternity leggings that smelled vaguely of stale coffee, holding a tiny mint green garment and legitimately crying. My phone was aggressively vibrating in my...
The Honest Truth About Newborn Short Sleeve Onesies And Blowouts
My oldest son, Hunterβbless his heart, he was my practice childβwas exactly four days old when he projectile vomited partially digested breastmilk directly into the hood of a tiny, forty-five-dollar bear-eared sweater my great-aunt bought him. I remember standing in...
Why Traditional Toddler Rompers Are Actually A Complete Nightmare
I'm balancing my lukewarm iced vanilla latte on the edge of the incredibly questionable diaper changing station in the Target family restroom while my then two-and-a-half-year-old, Maya, is doing the frantic, knee-knocking pee dance. She is wearing this absolutely precious,...
The Great Infant Romper Lie And What Actually Keeps Babies Cool
I was standing in the emergency room triage bay during a brutal Chicago heatwave when I realized most parents have no idea how to dress a child. The smell of antiseptic was giving me a headache. A frantic mother carried...
The Truth About Heat Rash and Organic Cotton Shorts
Chicago humidity in July is a specific kind of atmospheric violence. I had dressed my son in these adorable sage green bottoms I bought off an Instagram ad at three in the morning, thinking I was nailing the whole effortless...
The Thermoregulation Bug: Why We Keep Our Baby in Rompers
We were standing in the driveway during that weird Portland heat dome last July when my brain effectively blue-screened. My mother-in-law was on FaceTime insisting our then-newborn needed full linen long sleeves so the sun wouldn't vaporize him. My neighbor...
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...