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Category: Baby

  • Advice for New Moms That I Actually Used

    There’s nothing like new motherhood to bring on waves of advice and tips. I’m lucky to have a lot of amazing women around to answer questions like, “is projectile vomit normal?”, “how do you get poop out of a boppy?” and “did Honest diapers leak EVERY TIME for you, too?” (Answers: yes, throw it in…

  • Bye, Week 6

    Oh, week 6. Simultaneously adorable and exasperating. Thanks to the Wonder Weeks app, I knew that he’d likely be experiencing a developmental leap sometime around this time. And it’s a big one: infants’ vision and cognition improves dramatically during this leap. It was if overnight Hudson went from an adorable little bundle that we loved without much reciprocity…

  • Eight Great Things for the First Month with Baby

    Miniature humans require a LOT of stuff. But I’m finding that when they’re newborns, a lot of that stuff is just in case (I’m looking at you, Nose Frida) or more likely to be used when they’re  a bit older — like, the ENTIRE NURSERY. If I’d known how little time he’d spend in there…