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A tired dad researching sleeping bags for infants online.

Why We Switched To Sleeping Bags For Infants (And You Should Too)

My mother-in-law told me to pile three heavy quilts on him because Portland nights are drafty and he was going to freeze. The exhausted NICU nurse at the hospital swaddled him so tightly in a receiving blanket that he looked...

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A frustrated toddler trying to pull down stiff dress shorts in a hurry

The Absolute Nightmare of Buying Toddler Khaki Shorts

I was sweating through three layers of sage green bridesmaid tulle in a 104-degree Texas July, standing inside a rented porta-potty that smelled exactly as bad as you're imagining, frantically trying to unfasten a button the size of a baby...

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A messy but highly functional baby room with a wooden crib and changing dresser

Must-Have Babyzimmer Essentials (Minus the Pinterest BS)

I was sitting cross-legged on the floor of our spare bedroom at 2 AM, eight months pregnant with Leo, aggressively weeping into a half-assembled IKEA dresser. I was wearing one of my husband Dave’s old college hoodies that smelled faintly...

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A tired parent washing a silicone baby teether at the kitchen sink

Why the Haakaa style silicone teether finally ended my 3am nightmare

I'm standing at the kitchen sink at 3:14 in the morning, wearing a dressing gown that smells faintly of sour milk and despair, aggressively attacking a tiny nylon mesh bag with an old toothbrush. In the background, Maya is wailing...

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A messy crib mattress featuring a soft, rumpled bamboo toddler blanket draped over the edge.

Dear Past Me: The Bamboo Toddler Blanket Is Actually Worth It

Dear Jess of six months ago. You're currently sitting on the floor of the nursery at 2:14 AM, using your teeth to try and unjam a zipper on a fleece sleep sack that somehow got stuck on a blowout-ruined diaper...

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Marcus holding a folded universe pattern baby blanket in a nursery

The Truth About Crib Bedding Sets and Bumpers For Your Baby Boy

I was standing in the middle of the nursery, holding what looked like a tiny, quilted life jacket covered in cartoon bears. My aunt had generously shipped us a massive nine-piece bedding set for our baby boy, and I was...

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Jess knitting a heart baby blanket with organic cotton yarn on a Texas porch.

Babydecke Mit Herzen Stricken Anleitung Kostenlos & My Tips

Dear Jess from six months ago. You're currently hiding in the pantry eating stale Goldfish crackers, staring at a ball of neon pink synthetic yarn you bought at the craft store because your pregnancy hormones convinced you that knitting a...

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A bundled up baby in a stroller bassinet during winter

The Truth About Winter Stroller Pillows (And Why I Panicked)

I was standing in the middle of our gravel driveway, my breath pluming out in white clouds, staring in absolute horror at my firstborn son. He was three months old, tucked into his fancy stroller bassinet, and entirely invisible. My...

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A messy baby eating sweet potato puree out of a green silicone suction bowl on a high chair

The Great Baby Bowl Delusion: What I Expected vs What Works

It was a Tuesday in 2017, and I was sitting on my kitchen floor wearing a gray nursing tank that smelled vaguely of sour milk, crying over a puddle of pulverized sweet potato. Leo was six months old. He was...

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