How Much to Actually Spend on a Baby Shower Gift (Without Going Broke)
I was standing in the middle of aisle 14 at Target, wearing these black Lululemons that had a very distinct, very suspicious bleach spot right on the left thigh, staring at my phone until my vision went blurry. It was...
Is the mamaroo baby swing Worth It? A Tired Mom's True Story
It was exactly 3:14 AM. I was sitting on the edge of the master bathtub because the loud hum of the bathroom exhaust fan was the only thing drowning out the sound of my firstborn screaming. My Etsy shop orders...
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...
Wait What Whiskey Is Balcones Baby Blue Doing In The Nursery
I was sitting on my living room floor surrounded by crumpled pastel tissue paper and half-opened gift bags from my baby shower. My mother-in-law was perched on the sofa keeping a literal ledger of who bought what so the thank-you...
Searching for the Teen Baby GT: A Letter to My Clueless Past Self
The screen brightness on my phone is currently burning a hole through my retinas at 3:14 AM. The nursery thermostat reads exactly 68.4 degrees, which Sarah insists is the good temperature for infant sleep, though the small human currently vibrating...
When Can You Find Out the Gender of a Baby? A Messy Guide
When I was barely six weeks pregnant with Leo, sitting at a lukewarm brunch while desperately trying not to hurl into my overpriced oatmeal and clutching my third decaf coffee like a lifeline, I got three entirely different timelines for...
Baby Blanket Size: A Messy, Exhausted Guide to Getting It Right
I was standing in my kitchen wearing my absolutely tragic gray maternity joggers, holding my third cup of violently lukewarm coffee, when I realized I was drowning in conflicting advice. I was pregnant with Leo, my first, and three different...
Cosas Necesarias Para Un Recien Nacido: A Mom's Honest Guide
I was thirty-four weeks pregnant with my oldest, Hunter, sitting in a nest of packing peanuts on the nursery floor while my husband tried to decipher the instruction manual for an electric wipe warmer. I was sweating through my maternity...
A letter to myself about the perfect onesie set
Listen. You're currently standing over the bassinet at 3:14 AM watching a mustard-yellow stain slowly bloom across the back of your daughter's supposedly leak-proof pajamas. You're exhausted. You're calculating how many hours of sleep you can get before your shift...