Category: Before Baby

There’s a moment most expecting parents hit somewhere between excitement and mild panic where you look around your home and think: We have everything we need. And then the baby shows up—metaphorically first, in registry lists and hand-me-down boxes—and then physically, with strollers, diapers, carriers, bottles, swings, bassinets, clothes in five sizes at once, and…

There’s a certain kind of optimism men tend to carry into the months before a baby arrives. It usually looks like a collection of half-finished projects scattered across the house. The bathroom you were “just about to” re-grout.The computer build sitting mid-upgrade.The garage shelf system you swore would take a weekend.The nursery that’s 70% done…