Tag: baby
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This ‘Dilation Chart’ Helps People Understand That Giving Birth Is Something Else
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There’s something about the word ‘dilation’ that makes me irrationally uncomfortable; it suggests a widening, a swelling, an engorging of bodily fluids to facilitate the smooth passage of something into, or out of, the human body. [zombify_post]
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Happy Easter: Creepy, Terrifying And Just Plain Wrong Easter Bunnies!
It’s that time of year again, the season when we take all of our tiniest, most vulnerable humans and give them the same scarring our parents inflicted upon us so many years ago. It’s the psychic hazing that we’re, as a society, all pretty comfortable with. We speak, naturally, of a visit with the dreaded…
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Baby Duck Gets Raised By An Owl And The Photos Are Adorable
Recently, artist and photographer Laurie Wolf was in her backyard in Jupiter, Florida, inspecting all the different birdhouses (also known as nesting boxes) she and her family have put together. To her surprise, Laurie noticed a mother wood duck moving her egg. More info: Facebook | wildworksgallery.com [zombify_post]
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Yehuda Is Back With His Funny Comics That Capture His And His Wife’s Struggles Now That She’s Pregnant
Tel-Aviv-based illustrator Yehuda Devir and his wife Maya Devir have shared their loving relationship with the world through his ongoing series “One of Those Days”, from silly everyday moments to life-changing decisions. The last time we published the couple we featured Yehuda’s comic chronicles of their year-long journey to make a baby, followed by the…
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A DIY Dad Builds His Son a Wooden Highchair Modelled After a ‘Star Wars’ AT-ST
If you've recently had a baby and consider yourself a bit of a handyperson, this post is for you. Matthew Regonini is a designer and builder and recently documented his attempt to create a wooden highchair after an All Terrain Scout Transport (AT-ST) from Star Wars. Meant for his young son, this wooden feeding chair…
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Fantastically Terrifying Baby Bed Recreates the Movie “Jaws”
Staten Island artist Joseph Reginella is a sculptor and toy designer a Toxic Teddies. He has just created an amazing Jaws themed crib for his infant nephew that makes it look like the little boy is on a boat and being attacked by a shark. Reginella’s crib design was based off of a drawing by…
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After Spending Months In The Hospital, The World’s Smallest Surviving Premature Baby Has Been Finally Sent Home
The toughest guys aren’t always the biggest ones. In fact, sometimes, it’s the contrary. Five months ago, a preemie baby boy was born in a Tokyo hospital. But not only was this baby born prematurely at the 24th week, which is 16 weeks earlier than a regular pregnancy period lasts… But he weighed a record-breaking…
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Stunning Images Show The Stages of Human Life Forming Until a Child is Born
Swedish photographer, Lennart Nilsson (1922 – 2017) was a science enthusiast whose passion for photography led him into doing something amazing using a cystoscope. In 1965, LIFE magazine published some of his amazing photos on the process of how a baby is conceived. The first photos he took in 1957 were in black and white…
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The Way Roald Dahl Shuts Down Anti-Vaxxers After Losing His Daughter To Measles Is Surprisingly Relevant Today
If you are like us, your favorite author as a child was Roald Dahl. His books filled our imagination with tales of wonder and adventure while at the same time teaching us important life lessons about kindness, independent thought, and humility. Nearly 20 years after his passing, this brilliantly insightful man is still inspiring the…
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Father Takes Photos of His Baby Doing Manly Things, And The Result Are Hilarious
Our son Ryan was born 9 weeks premature weighing just under 3 lbs. He spent 6 weeks in the NICU and it seemed to last forever. When my daughter was born 2+ years ago, I photoshopped her playing sports as an infant and had wanted to do something similar for my son. Although things didn’t…