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Presenting: The Big Boy Bed

February 21, 2014

There is a time to say goodbye to everything, and last weekend it was time to say goodbye to the crib. I held off for a little longer than we probably should have mostly because something about this made me so emotional: I remember, weeks before our son arrived, Kendrick and I standing over the empty crib and staring down at the mattress and just not being able to believe that very soon there'd be a person (albeit a very tiny one) right there in the middle of it all.

And now he's growing up and taking steps towards independence, and it's exciting and I love it, and it also makes me...not sad, just...

you know.

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All The Pretty Dresses

February 19, 2014

Over the past several days a few friends and family members have asked me what about having a girl I'm most excited about. And I think the answer they were expecting was probably something along the lines of OMG THE PRETTY DRESSES. But that's not the real answer; not even close.

Before we get into that, though, we should probably take a minute to talk about those dresses, because hello they are cute. Yes, little boy clothes are fun too, and I had convinced myself that they were *almost* as fun as little girl clothes...but...ummmm...

Not really.

Over the weekend, we went on a celebratory Baby Gap trip that probably wasn't especially well-thought-out, considering that these purchases were made in preparation for an event that's a solid half-year away and considering that as a parent I know that what you actually dress your newborn in are not "outfits" but rather cozy onesies (like this and this and oh my goodness this), but come on:

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