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*Image above via Giorgio Armani. **Unrelated to anything but one of my all-time favorite face masks is 50% off today only! Q: Dress for a garden wedding at night in October. A: My first thought was Agua Bendita — this navy one is spectacular, but this one could also work thanks to the long sleeves (doesn’t look TOO summery). This reasonably priced botanical dress would also be tres chic with a red lip and updo, and I love this SEA. More possibilities here. Q: Activewear, especially leggings and sports bras for running. A: My favorite sports bras for running —...

Whether it’s a Melissa & Doug grocery store, an ice cream cart toy, puppets, or a Melissa & Doug toddler puzzle, the brand can basically do no wrong when it comes to baby and toddler toys. However, those toys are not exactly cheap. We don’t know exactly why, but whether it’s a sticker book or a kid-size play ice cream cart, Melissa & Doug’s superpower as a company seems to be making toys that kids are obsessed with. It might be because the couple (yep, they’re actually named Melissa and Doug) are parents to not two, not four but six children,...

“Dad!” Will yelled, a pitch sharper than normal, “I have to poop!”“Okay, hold on buddy,” I hollered, urgency sending my voice an octave higher.Please, please, please don’t crap in the bathtub, I muttered, wrestling Bennett, my one-year-old son, into his pajamas in the adjacent room. Bolting through the door, I reassured Will but a grimace spread across his face. His eyebrows furrowed and he sounded like Paul Revere for a moment: “Quick, Dad! The poop is coming!” I snatched him from the tub and ferried him to the toilet, water puddling on the floor.If successful, this would be the first...

In my head, I knew I was a dad the moment my wife told me she was pregnant. And when I first saw the bump in her belly. And when I held my daughter in the hospital for the first time. I knew it, but it didn’t sink in — not until she was about 18 months old. It wasn’t because I didn’t try. I was there every step of the way. I changed diapers, put her to bed, fed her, walked her, held her, played with her, read to her, bathed her. But I felt like I was going...

Last year around this time, I wrote about how to take a car trip with an infant. Now that airline travel is back and we’ve flown with our now toddler, I’ve gotten some questions about tips for traveling with a toddler. I’m no expert, but here are some tips for traveling with a toddler that have worked for us. *All tips herein apply to domestic travel only. One // Plan flights around nap times. We’ve had the most success when flights fall around Valentina’s nap time. It ensures she’ll sleep for at least part of the flight and allows us...