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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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Exhausted mom drinking cold coffee holding a sleeping newborn baby

How To Survive the Newborn Phase Without Losing Your Damn Mind

So I'm standing in my kitchen at like 6:15 in the morning, holding Leo who was maybe three weeks old at the time, wearing a pair of Dave's old flannel pajama pants and a maternity tank top that smelled profoundly...

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Messy baby crib with a single safe sleep sack instead of loose blankets

When Is It Safe to Give Your Baby a Blanket?

I was exactly three weeks into this whole motherhood gig when I almost gave myself a heart attack. My oldest son, Carterβ€”who exists mostly now as a walking cautionary tale for everything I did wrong as a first-time momβ€”was born...

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Tired mother practicing front cross carry with a woven baby wrap and a stuffed bear in her living room

How to survive a woven baby wrap without losing your mind

I was standing in the hallway at two in the morning. Maya was screaming the kind of red-faced scream that sets off your fight or flight response. I was holding a five-meter strip of linen like it was a giant...

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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 confused baby boy wearing an oversized knit beanie in a stroller

The weird truth about keeping your infant son warm this winter

I was thirty-eight weeks pregnant, standing in a freezing Chicago parking lot, violently arguing with my mother on speakerphone about wool. She was convinced my unborn beta would instantly freeze to death the moment we left the maternity ward unless...

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A dad looking confused at a pile of pre-cut quilt fabric squares on a table

Dear past me: What to know about baby quilt kits before you start

Dear Marcus from exactly six months ago, I know what you're doing right now. You're standing in the dining room at 2:13 AM, staring at a rotary cutter, a cutting mat, and three yards of woodland-creature-patterned fabric. You have convinced...

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Tired dad looking at a smartphone screen showing a digital baby dragon game

Finding The Best Baby Dragon Decks Without Losing Your Sanity

I'm staring at a Β£14.99 charge on my Monzo app while Molly, the slightly more destructive of my two-year-old twins, attempts to post a half-eaten rice cake into the PlayStation disc drive. The bank charge simply says "Supercell," which sounds...

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Tangled balls of yarn next to a half-finished baby blanket and cold tea

The Truth On Easy Crochet Baby Blanket Patterns Free

I'm sitting cross-legged on the living room rug at twenty past midnight, entirely bound in a web of aggressively yellow yarn, trying to pause a YouTube video with my nose because both my hands are currently serving as a makeshift...

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