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Baby Pips & Blowouts: The Honest Newborn Prep Letter I Needed

I'm sitting on the icy tile of our tiny upstairs bathroom. It's 3:17 AM. I know the exact time because the harsh blue light of my phone is the only thing illuminating the dark, and I'm wearing my husband Dave's...

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Decoding Your Infant's Pink Fingernails (And Surviving Trim Time)

I was sitting on the floor of my nursery at 3:00 AM with my oldest son, Jackson, sweating right through my maternity pajamas and holding a pair of baby clippers like I was trying to defuse a bomb. He was...

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Why the baby pink hex code is a total scam for your nursery

I was standing in the middle of the paint aisle at a home improvement store, thirty-eight weeks pregnant and sweating through my maternity leggings. I held forty-two different swatch cards that all claimed to be the definitive pastel blush. My...

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The Absolute Mess of Dressing an Infant in a Baby Pink Dress

I'm sitting in the back pew of a Baptist church in the dead heat of a Texas July, sweating right through my own linen top, while my six-month-old daughter screams bloody murder. It was 2019, my oldest was my guinea...

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Why Feeding A Baby Peach Slices Is A Messy Physics Experiment

I'm currently staring at an orange, sticky smear on our kitchen ceiling. I don't know the exact trajectory it took to get up there, but I know the source, and I'm honestly impressed by the velocity. My wife Sarah and...

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The Truth About Singing "...Baby One More Time" To Your Kids

When I brought my oldest son home from the hospital, I was hit with a barrage of unsolicited advice about what he should be listening to that basically made me want to hide under my bed. My mom swore up...

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The Truth About Baby Nike Shoes From a Mom Who Learned the Hard Way

I'm standing in the middle of Target, holding a pair of tiny, sixty-dollar sneakers that weigh more than a sack of flour, while my phone blows up with conflicting text messages. My mom is telling me my ten-month-old needs sturdy...

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The Unfiltered Guide To Baby Names 2025 And Avoiding Regret

I was standing in the middle of a Target aisle at 8:42 PM on a Tuesday, wearing maternity sweatpants with a questionable, crusty yogurt stain on the left thigh, when my husband confidently suggested the name "Garth" for our unborn...

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Who Are The Baby Monster Members? (From K-Pop To Toddler Tantrums)

Yesterday at a Sunday pub roast, over a sticky table covered in mashed peas, I casually mentioned we were dealing with a massive "baby monster" situation at home. I received three entirely contradictory pieces of advice in the span of...

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