You Can Clearly See When My Son Started Asking To Go To The Candy Store...

Just check out the plot. I realized we go to the candy store about once a week now so he can pick out the specific gummy bear flavors he wants, and it showed up very clearly in mint's trend plot.

How Expensive Is A Baby? - 2 Year Update

What is the two-year cost of ownership for a baby?

Does A Baby Make Me Happy?

I've written a lot about the costs, stress increases, etc. associated with having a baby. I haven't really written much about the positives. I don't know how to do that well, but I attempt it here. How does a baby affect your happiness?

How Does The Baby Affect Stress?

Having a baby changes your life. Everyone knows this. What I haven't really seen though is a really accurate picture of how it affects your stress level. I probably can't provide that picture either for many reasons, but here is my attempt at capturing some obvious and some non-obvious ways that a baby affects our stress levels.

Putting A Car Seat In A Sports Car

I drive a Subaru BRZ. For anyone unfamiliar, this is a very small, 2-door sports car. Is it possible to use with a car seat?

Babyproofing A Tile Floor

I was really stressed about having a baby in a house with all tile floors. In this post I walk through how we babyproofed and how successful it was.

Travelling With A Toddler

How does a toddler affect travel? We've stayed in seven different hotels in the past three months with a toddler, and I learned a few things that I didn't expect.

Daycare Costs Go Down Over Time

Something I wasn't aware of with daycare was a pleasant surprise...the costs go down as the baby ages.

How Does The Baby Affect Grocery Spending?

I'd guessed that we'd spend more at the grocery store with a baby since he has to eat, wear diapers, etc. I've broken down exactly how much our spending has changed.

How Does A Baby Affect Exercise? - 2 Year Update

My exercise habits definitely changed with a baby, and they've continued to change as he's gotten older...

How Does The Baby Affect Our Meal Planning? - Toddler-Friendly Recipes

I generally cook most of the family's non-breakfast meals on Sunday afternoons and have done this for a while. Now that we have a toddler, this means I have to cook things that all of us will eat and that can be difficult since I'm picky, my wife is Indonesian, and our toddler is a toddler. Below I've laid out a few simple recipes that have worked well for us.

Feet And Leg Swelling During Pregnancy

The baby had a huge effect on my wife's feet and legs during her pregnancy. How bad was it, how did we reduce the swelling (also called edema), and how is she now?