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also. as a lady about to have a baby...whose birth will coincide quite closely with our first-born's birthday---i'd just like to say that your offer to throw the party is unequaled in generosity! truly. i would die and go to heaven if somebody offered this favor to me. You're a sweet, kind aunt/sister.

ohmygoodness. we have a coffee table. with corners. and we have a wood stove that isn't surrounded by a babygate. and we have a 4 year old. and she's never been wounded. oh and we have a pit bull.

i usually love reading through comments--and often feel that an article is incomplete until i have. but at this point half of all AT comments are people nagging about safety. it's exhausting. parents make decisions that suit their lives and their children's personalities. sometimes these comments come across as so needlessly negative, its impossible not to roll my eyes and frankly it's making me less inclined to read any of them at all.

you have a fire escape plan for your TWENTY TWO YEAR OLD cat.

oxox

truly, as many people have pointed out, the only one worth actually buying is the one from ikea. we'll be making our own and passing it on to our siblings as their babies are born if they want it. it's completely crazy to me what people are willing to spend on "attractive" kid toys. i get not wanting to look at ugly stuff but spending so much money on a toy that will only bore your kid is a waste waste waste.

i really loved this tour. sometimes house tours can feel so stale, stylized, and impersonal. this place feels like the kind of home i'd love to visit or even call my own!

My step-father is an anthropologist who has traveled the world collecting masks. Some are creepy-some aren't. He displays them all together above the mantel--probably 15 or so. Our kids all LOVE looking at them!

We were kind of surprised when we found out that our 3 yr. old is required to have a backpack for her preschool. They specify that it must accommodate a 9x12 folder.

I know that American Apparel has some issues but their small backpacks for kids are simple, come in bright colors and just fit a 9x12 folder.... we're pretty happy with it.

that baby in the picture is beyond adorable.

i really like this. its hard to get a real sense for it just from this picture. i don't even care how practical it would be to clean it... i guess the only thing that would get me is that there isn't really a ledge to sit on. Plus it seems really high--as though it would be very difficult to bathe a baby. I think its pretty awesome overall though.