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My One-of-a-Kind Birth Announcement The holidays were big in my husband’s family. No, actually, they were huge. His grandmother–or “Nanny,” as everyone called her—is a forever cheery, incredible cook, who…

The Best Gifts I Received as a New Dad Being a new dad to twin girls, I have been fortunate enough to receive some great gifts. I celebrated my first…

Baby Items For a Happy Baby My son Henry is fifteen months old, and he loves to climb playground equipment and splash in the pool. Such a big boy! This…

Birth Stories: Water Birth There’s definitely a lot of stigma associated with water births, and because of that, it’s not something I’d initially planned to do. However, I liked the…

Baby Development: When Attachment Ends My third child had the remarkable distinction of being attached to not one, not two, but three blankets. These baby items were appropriately, if not…

Baby Development: Bathing Tips I’d always imagined a baby’s bath time to be a joyful experience, full of laughter, splashing, and bubbles. But as it turns out, this particular element…

First Words: Reach this Baby Milestone Every new mom waits patiently to hear her baby’s first words–probably secretly hoping it will be “mama.” But when that first bit of language…

New Baby Tips for Dads Entering fatherhood is a lot like learning to swim: You breathe and kick, hoping to make it to the other side of the pool without…

Fatherhood: It’s about Compromise My wife and I didn’t realize how opposite we were until after we were married. The only thing we found that we agreed upon was our…

Confessions of a SAHD of Three My name is John. I am a human alarm clock, a firefighter, a peace officer, a cook, a teacher, a husband, a photographer, a…