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Meet David, our DILF o’ the week!

I love these photos of this week’s hottie dad — this is David and his son Jace. The shots were taken at the June 2009 wedding of David and his wife Amber. To feast your eyes on one more hot dad/cute kid shot, keep reading! Thanks again to Amber for sharing her good looking guy […]

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Eating placenta rocked my post-partum world

So, while I know it’s not for everyone (and it did smell kinda like funky beef jerky) eating my placenta really turned my birth recovery up a notch.

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How I turned my kid’s room into an undersea dream for less than $100

My son loves animals. Since he was three he has wanted to be one of three things: A dolphin trainer, a shark trainer, or a zoo keeper. At one point he even wanted to marry a T-Rex. Me: So when you get older what do you think your wife will be like? Him: She will […]

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The completed closet-now-baby nook

Last month I shared our process of transforming our walk-in closet into a baby nook. Well, we finally (almost) finished the process, and I figured I’d share pictures. The only thing missing is this poster, which is on its way from London. Now, I’m not delusional here: despite the wide-angle lens, this is a small […]

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Unique bunk bed designs + other baby and kid rooms worthy of swooning

Ariel’s post last week about turning her closet into a nursery got me thinking…How else can you creatively use the space you have when you have kids?

My husband and I currently live in a small 3 bedroom house, and we hope to have at least three children. Who we’ll have to cram into one room. The solution for us is going to lie in the liberal use of bunk beds and, as it turns out, that means way more fun anyway! Check out these cool (and totally copy-able, if you’ve got skills like that) bunk bed designs

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Retro space nursery

The first time I laid eyes on this nursery it brought back memories of my first trip to the Tomorrowland section of Disneyland. The sheer wonder of possibility laid out in impossibly futuristic colors and tableaus, what could be a better theme for a nursery?!

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How we’re turning a walk-in closet into a nursery

Two years ago, Andreas and I traded our 3 bedroom house in Seattle’s southend for a 1 bedroom condo in the heart of the beloved gayborhood where we’ve lived off and on since the late ’90s. It was a weird decision: we were thinking about starting a family, which for many people means getting rid […]

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Tree and Royal Tenenbaums-inspired nursery

This nursery is so dreamy. It’s so tranquil, but with a touch of whimsy that makes me want to scour each picture looking for one more thing to love because I know I’ll find it. Taylor and Leah (some of you may remember Leah from over here) spent a lot of time designing a nursery […]