Everyday Notes
The unglamorous middle of parenting: names, nurseries, registries, and the days between the milestones. No life advice, just notes from two kids, a bernedoodle, and the Bay Area.
Everyday Notes The 5 Toys That Survived Our Baby's First Year Most baby toys get five minutes of attention before landing in the donation bin. These five earned their shelf space all year - from a tummy time mat to the Radio Flyer walker still going four years later. Read the note 
Starting Solids: The Only 5 Things You Need Before the First BiteBetween the gadgets and the guilt, starting solids gets overwhelming fast. These five essentials - from the Stokke Tripp Trapp to a full-coverage bib - cover everything you actually need.
The Baby Medicine Cabinet: 5 Things to Have Before the First ColdThe first baby cold finds every parent unprepared. Stock these five essentials now - from the NoseFrida to a cool mist humidifier - and skip the 2 a.m. pharmacy runs.
The 5 Things That Actually Helped Our Baby SleepNewborn sleep is chaos and everyone has a theory. These five essentials - from the Hatch sound machine to Merlin's Magic Sleepsuit - are the ones that actually survived our first year.
5 Keepsakes Worth Keeping from Pregnancy Through Your Baby's First YearYour baby grows faster than you can process. These five keepsakes, from a pregnancy journal to milestone cards, capture the year before it blurs away.
The 5 Things to Keep in the Car When Traveling with an InfantFrom a backseat baby mirror to a portable changing pad, these five car essentials made every trip with our infant so much smoother.
The Top 25 Boy Names of 2026 (and What They Mean)From Liam to Atlas, here are the boy names parents are picking in 2026, what each one means, and a few keepsakes we love for making the name official.
The Top 25 Girl Names of 2026 (and What They Mean)From Olivia to Ophelia, here are the girl names parents are loving in 2026, what each one means, and a few of our favorite ways to make the name official.
The Only 3 Nursery Furniture Items You Actually Need (That Last Through Toddlerhood)Skip the Pinterest pressure. Here are the three nursery essentials that survived four years of real parenting.
When Every Smell Makes You Sick: Cooking Through Pregnancy NauseaFive practical solutions for cooking when pregnancy makes every smell unbearable.
The Slow Transition: 5 Things That Actually Made a DifferenceFive things to buy as a new parent.
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