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The brutal truth about chunky baby sweaters and keeping infants warm

You're thirty seconds into trying to shove a rigid, uncooperative little arm through the tiny sleeve of a thick cable-knit pullover when you realize you've made a terrible mistake. The baby is screaming. You're sweating. The dog is staring at...

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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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Dear Past Sarah: Your Kids Need Real Fishing Bibs Out There

Dear Sarah from last October, You're standing on the damp, splintery planks of the marina dock at 6:15 AM. You're wearing those gray Lululemon leggings that are starting to pill at the inner thighs, an oversized, slightly damp college sweatshirt,...

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The Truth About Long Sleeve Onesies Before You Buy Everything

I was standing in the middle of my living room in late July, sweating clean through my postpartum leggings, holding a screaming, rigid newborn who looked and sounded exactly like an angry watermelon. I had just tried to force a...

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Why Childrens Wooden Play Blocks Actually Save Your Sanity

I was eight months pregnant with Maya, sitting at my kitchen island in a pair of maternity leggings that had basically fused to my skin, drinking my third cup of lukewarm coffee. My mother-in-law was aggressively tapping her French-manicured fingernail...

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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 sweatpantsβ€”the ones with the bleach stain...

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The Reality of Buying a Baby Blanket With Name for Your Nursery

I was thirty-four weeks pregnant with my oldest, sweating completely through a maternity tank top in the middle of a Texas July, staring at a gift box the size of a mini-fridge. My husband’s Aunt Linda, bless her heart, was...

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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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