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Stretchy organic cotton baby t-shirt with envelope folds being pulled over a baby

The Chili's Parking Lot Blowout: A Real Guide to Baby T-Shirts

I was sitting in the driver's seat of my Honda CR-V in a Chili's parking lot, staring at my four-month-old firstborn, Carter, and seriously contemplating just leaving my favorite diaper bag in the car and walking home. It was 98...

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Leggings 100 Baumwolle: The Truth About Pure Cotton Pants

Dear Priya of six months ago. You're currently sitting on the edge of the guest bathroom tub, aggressively slathering Aquaphor onto a raging red rash behind your toddler's knees. You're exhausted. You're wondering if he ate a bad strawberry or...

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Babyhose Mit Breitem Bund: Why Tiny Jeans Are A Terrible Idea

I'm staring at a pair of baby jeans. They have real copper rivets. A functional metal zipper. And a waistband that looks like it was designed for a heavily corseted Victorian doll, not a three-month-old who drinks liquid fat every...

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Finding the right Rassel fΓΌr Babys without losing your mind

When Maya was about twelve weeks old, my mother-in-law marched into my kitchen and handed me a literal sterling silver rattle that weighed as much as a kettlebell. "It's an heirloom," she whispered reverently, tracing the engraved initials of some...

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Tired dad pulling a muddy adult-sized blanket out of a stroller wheel in the rain while the baby looks on.

Wie groß sollte eine Babydecke sein? A dad's troubleshooting guide

The left rear wheel of the stroller locked up with a brutal clicking noise right in the middle of a crosswalk in Portland’s Pearl District. It was raining, obviously, because we live in Oregon and taking an 11-month-old outside requires...

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A pile of stained newborn bibs sitting next to a half-empty coffee cup on a messy kitchen table.

How Many Bibs Do I Need For A Newborn? The Spitty Truth

It was Thanksgiving 2017, and Maya was exactly six weeks old. We were at my mother-in-law’s house, which is basically a museum of white linen and breakable objects, and I was wearing a rust-colored silk blouse because I was, like,...

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A frustrated dad holding a chunky knitted baby cardigan covered in a mysterious brown stain.

The Great Wool Disaster: Surviving a Ridiculous Baby Knit Set

The clock on the microwave said 3:14 AM, and the smell hit me before I even reached the landing. It was that distinct, metallic, sweet-yet-horrific scent of a total nappy failure. In the cot, Matilda was standing up, gripping the...

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Two toddlers in thick winter trousers standing by a damp London playground slide.

Dear Past Me: Surviving the Great Cozy Legging Winter Crisis

Dear Tom of six months ago, You're currently standing in the hallway holding a miniature pair of stiff, dark-wash denim jeans. You have a lukewarm coffee balancing precariously on the radiator, and you're sweating profusely as Maya and Isla do...

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Frustrated dad holding one tiny white sock next to a washing machine

The Ridiculous Truth About Organic Cotton Socks for Tiny Feet

My left arm is currently wedged shoulder-deep inside the rubber gasket of our Bosch washing machine, fishing for a piece of fabric the size of a tea bag. Maya is howling from the nursery because her left foot is cold,...

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