How I Debugged The Spectacular Chaos Of Our Baby Shower Candy
I was staring at a five-pound bag of bright blue gummy pacifiers on our dining table when I realized my wife and I had completely lost our minds. We were exactly three weeks out from the party, and I was...
Dear Me: Brand Website Classic Salads Organic Baby Spinach
Dear Jess from exactly six months ago, Put down the giant plastic clamshell of greens and step away from the food processor. I know you're standing in the middle of your kitchen right now with postpartum hair falling into your...
Botanical Interests Organic Lettuce Mesclun Gourmet Baby Seed
I was standing in aisle four of the Pearl District Whole Foods, aggressively cross-referencing a bag of pre-washed spinach with the CDCβs active E. coli outbreak database on my phone, while my eleven-month-old actively tried to lick the shopping cart...
Why I switched to baby's only formula (and stopped stressing)
I was sitting on the floor of my laundry roomβwhich doubles as the inventory storage for my Etsy shop, don't judgeβholding my phone in one hand and a screaming two-month-old in the other. I had just asked three different people...
The Day I Cut My Baby's Teething Necklace and Never Looked Back
I was standing over Beauβs crib holding a pair of tiny nail clippers, trying to decide if I had the nerve to trim his razor-sharp little claws while he slept, when my stomach completely dropped to the floor. He was...
How to pick a baby's first doll without an airway panic attack
My mother-in-law handed me a beautifully wrapped box last Diwali. Inside was a rigid plastic nightmare with eyelashes you could cut steak with, wearing a tiny, removable pearl necklace. She smiled warmly, called it beta's new best friend, and told...
Eruption Cyst Baby: Troubleshooting That Terrifying Purple Gum Bubble
Don't hold a tactical flashlight between your teeth while using a plastic baby spoon as a tongue depressor to examine a dark purple, terrifyingly squishy bubble on your baby's upper gum, because it'll only lead to a frantic attempt to...
The Hunt for a December 10th Beanie Baby Birthday Twin
At 2:14 AM on a Tuesday, I found myself in a heated eBay bidding war with a user named PlushQueen99 over a stuffed zebra from 2003. My daughter was asleep in the next room, the baby monitor glowing on my...
The Truth About That January 16 Beanie Baby Nursery Trend
So itβs 6:14 AM, Iβm wearing Danβs oversized college hoodie that smells faintly of spit-up and regret, and Iβm staring blankly at a dusty purple hippo. My mother-in-law had triumphantly handed it to me the day before. "It's Tubbo!" she...