Ikea Nursery on a Budget.

Having a baby is expensive. I was unwilling to compromise on quality, function, and form when it came to most baby items but I also needed to deploy resources smartly to save where possible. I found it hardest to find low priced dupes when it came to things like textiles — bamboo and organic cottonContinue reading “Ikea Nursery on a Budget.”

Month Two in Review (or An Even More Condensed Baby Registry List).

Nine weeks into life with baby. We are packing to head home to Toronto from Los Angeles, and packing has made me realize how much crap we’ve accumulated in the two short months we’ve been here — despite our best efforts not to overbuy. Part of the crap-accumulation is due to the anxiety of noviceContinue reading “Month Two in Review (or An Even More Condensed Baby Registry List).”

Bottles and Models.

Three weeks and four days into motherhood, baby’s corrected age 37+3. Finally getting the hang of it. Figured out the right bottles for baby today and feeling pretty happy about that. Small victories. Four of the most widely available brands for bottles, in America and Canada anyway, are, in no particular order: Dr Brown’s, PhilipsContinue reading “Bottles and Models.”