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The Bumbo Is Overrated

When we had Lily, a Bumbo was on our list of things we wanted, but didn’t need right away. So when it came time for Lily to start learning to sit up, we didn’t have one. We tried to get her to learn how to sit up by holding her, and were having OK success. […]

Should I be giving my baby bacon flavored formula?

Have you heard that they are creating a bacon flavored baby formula? From what I can tell it’s true and they make some pretty big claims that make me wonder if I’m a bad parent by not giving it Lily. From the Bacon Baby website: By the age of 4 months, our test subject started […]

Goodbye jumper.

One of our favorite toys has gone bye bye. This weekend we said farewell to the jumper. You see, the jumpr was on loan from one of Christi’s cousins and they were in town this weekend so we had to give it back. They’re having a new baby in a few months and will need […]

Safety proofing started, now I’m locked out.

Crap. Now that we’ve started safety proofing the house, there are cupboards I can’t get into and things I can’t get to. The worst part is some are the cupboards under the bathroom sink where the extra TP is. There’s now way you can get these stupid locks off when you realize you’re out. You have […]

So what do we really have to safety proof?

This weekend we are starting to safety proof our home. I guess it’s time since Lily has got her army crawl down and can move across the room quite quickly. That, and she loves to put everything in her mouth. Here’s what we have on our agenda: Plug up the outlets. Tie cabinets shut; even […]

12 reasons why every parent needs an iPhone.

There are tons of things that parents buy before having a baby. However, an iPhone may be the most fun & important. Why? Because of these features: The Digital Camera – You’re going to be taking an insane amount of pictures, especially if it’s your first baby, so having a camera handy is a necessity. […]

Baby clothes sizes are worse than women’s clothes sizes.

I’m not sure who came up with the system for sizing up clothes but its pretty simple for men. We have S,M,L,XL,XXL and so on for shirts, and pants are based on your waist size and leg length. Simple. Women’s clothing is just a random number. As if size 16 pants means anything logical. Plus […]

Soothie pacifiers worked when others didn’t.

When we first had our baby we went back and forth on pacifiers. Some advice we got was that they are not good. Kids have thumbs and they should suck on them. Others said they are lifesavers. So we decided that we’d needed to have one on hand just in case. Well, when the night came that […]