Babby Talk 03.21.24
Helping your partner help you postpartum, the sassy grandpa we wish we had, fixing bad smells in a jiff and other mom hijinks.
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The good news is that it’s very much in line with what we hope to share in here. The less good news is that no one knows what to make for dinner. Or lunch. And while we often feel the same way because suddenly and unexpectedly our go-to dishes have fallen out of favor with our tiny overlords, we do have answers. A variety of answers. So tysm and stay tuned!
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7 things at least somewhat related to life with kids
Listen: Please listen and share widely throughout the land!
Guide to Being the Best Newborn Partner Ever. Postpartum is wild. Prepare yourselves!Make: Go all special effects on your Easter eggs this year. Your children’s lives will never be the same. Also to all the Easter eggs we've dyed before: sorry you were definitely good but this way is easier and more fun.
Read: If you’re creeped out that Maurice Sendak’s home has been preserved nearly exactly as he left it when he passed away 12 years ago, filled with knickknacks and memorabilia and drawings and paints and his red sweater draped on a chair, then please move along. This link is only for people who find him endlessly fascinating and charming in that I-wish-you-were-my-sassy-grandpa sort of way.
Wear: Something you may not have known you needed in your life but now you do: cute earrings in fun color combinations that can be mixed and matched.
Nest: We like this slim, unobtrusive baby changing pad. It’s wipeable, doesn’t need a cover, and can go on top of whatever furniture you’ve got. Free yourself from the tyranny of having the giant single purpose baby furniture things. Be free! PS you don’t need a glider ;-)
Watch: Who run the world? Prehistoric mothers. Please enjoy this short video explanation of how Neolithic mothers using carefully-crafted tiny spoons to feed their babies led to an explosion in population growth that has been crucial to human survival. As usual, nbd.
Shop: Light a fancy match and improve the smell of any room in two shakes of a lamb's tail. And by room we mean your bathroom, but feel free to do you.
Something that resonates deeply:
A few more for the road:
Making your very own games for little kids sounds hard but is not.
Sweet soothing sleep sounds.
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Court + Grace
Well let me say 2 things. One is, any port in a storm. If you need a glider you need a glider and that's that. Two is, you most likely just need a comfortable place to sit in and it doesn't have to be a glider. Generally when buying furniture our feeling is that it should be something you love and a glider is not a personal fave. We're curious about this weird thing as a portable substitute! https://readyrocker.com/ And then for further thoughts on gliders here is a reddit thread that may be helpful https://www.reddit.com/r/BabyBumps/comments/5rflg9/do_i_really_need_a_glider/
I don’t need a glider?? Pls elaborate.