By Dan Murphy

The gb X1 Urban Runner Jogging Stroller is a bit of a mouthful to say, but has been an incredible addition to our growing fleet of baby pushing apparatus. I wasn’t sure about a jogging...Read More »

By Dan Murphy

One thing about car seats, that you don’t realize this until your baby starts getting a bit bigger, is that they are often pretty bulky. It can make it hard to get your child in...Read More »

By Dan Murphy

Babies, they are logistical nightmares. When they are first born, they stay in one spot, they sleep a lot, they poop a lot, they are super cute and little. That pretty much sums it up....Read More »

By Dan Murphy

Feeding kids is an awesome adventure. As a dad it was pretty simple for me for the first 6 months or so. I literally did nothing. The odd bottle feed here or there (and our...Read More »

By Dan Murphy

Your baby’s first Christmas is an event that is met with much anticipation, for us, for 10 months. Will they understand presents? (no) Will they do some cute and memorable things with the wrapping paper,...Read More »

By Dan Murphy

Getting our child to drink enough water has never been easy. When it comes to milk, this girl could put a baby cow to shame, but with water, it’s a sip here or there and...Read More »

By Dan Murphy

As anyone who has been through a baby’s first year can tell you, it is one of the most incredible and challenging times of life. Between fertility challenges, getting ready for baby to arrive, surviving...Read More »

By Dan Murphy

I’ve been a little skeptical of light weight strollers as we’ve watched other parents struggle with them over the years. They are convenient for fitting places and carting a toddler about, but it definitely feels...Read More »

By Dan Murphy

I would like to start this post by saying I have never owned anything with Jessica Simpson’s name on it. My wife on the other hand, has definitely been on the Jessica Simpson train since...Read More »

By Dan Murphy

One thing that is a constant in the world of babies is food. Whether it’s newborns that seem to need milk every 5 minutes, or growing toddlers that insist on snacks even though they just...Read More »

By Dan Murphy

Though we’ve learned that parenting involves constantly expecting the unexpected, the one thing that you absolutely can expect is dealing with diapers…and I mean A LOT of diapers… After a lot of research, we decided...Read More »

By Dan Murphy

How many people that you know have 2 car seats in their car, but only 1 child? Well I know one, hint, it’s me. As I sit here and write this, my daughter protests bedtime...Read More »

By Dan Murphy

When picking out a stroller/car seat/travel system, I think it goes without saying that safety and functionality are the two top priorities. For us, price was a tertiary concern. Not that I’m a big spender,...Read More »

By Dan Murphy

First Snow Suit Well, our daughter is small for her age, and was born in mid-February, but when buying a snow suit the mantra of “make sure she doesn’t outgrow it” was stuck firmly in...Read More »

By Dan Murphy

Sleep is key when you’re a new parent, so anything that will help keep that baby sawing logs and happy in their crib is a necessity in our books. When our daughter was first born...Read More »

By Dan Murphy

When do you start feeding your baby purees? Do you at all? How early do you introduce solids? Do you help or go baby-lead? How early do you introduce allergens? When can they start using...Read More »

By Dan Murphy

Do you know the Beatbo Boogie? Well I suggest you learn it. It’s been on a loop in my head for the last month, and to be honest, it’s not so bad. Kristen and I...Read More »

By Dan Murphy

There were a lot of things on our must have list as we approached the arrival of our daughter (or as she was known until she arrived and revealed her gender, “it”, “them”, “thing #1”,...Read More »

By Dan Murphy

An exer-whater? Put this one on the list of things I didn’t know existed only 9 months ago. Having a baby has expanded my horizons to say the least. It has stretched my mind. Now...Read More »

By Dan Murphy

Setting up the nursery for a new baby seems pretty simple, or at least it did to me. I figured a baby doesn’t need things, so it can be a pretty utilitarian set up. Change...Read More »