we completely endorse this

In case there were any question, tbti is completely on board with children smoking. After all, if Mommy and Daddy want to treat their kids like grownups and take them to bars and rock concerts, it’s only natural that little Augustus or Petunia want to smoke, too.

badly named event comes to jersey

We got all excited when we saw a flyer for something called “Batting for Babies” in our mailbox yesterday. Sadly, it isn’t a day where people hit babies with baseball bats. It’s some kind of like minor league baseball fundraiser for babies or something. Whatever it is, it’s in Jersey and sounds lame. They should really work on coming up with a better name or they might accidentally end up with a bunch of baby-haters at their event trying to swing at their kids.

best video ever

We plan to watch this every time we have to push our way through a giant crowd of sanctamommies in Prospect Park:

when kids are the most annoying

We borrowed this from the really awesome Craplicious, who might hate kids more than we do.

the campaign to take back the island begins in the air

Well, it begins on the airwaves that is. Our patron saint Andy Heidel is at it again. Not content to let Josie and Ruby coast into spring unaware–April was the cruelest month not just because T.S. Elliot told us so but because the plastic came off the double strollers and we had to listen to kid babble–Heidel took it to the airwaves of NPR’s 11centralave and brought his story about the dangers of babies in bars. Take a listen to andy! And, in honor of our patron saint, let’s be sure to kick every baby we see in a bar. Remember beer gardens count too.

another argument for tbti air

“In America there are two classes of travel – first class, and with children.“
–Robert Benchley

31 flavors of dead baby

What is Baskin Robbin’s flavor of the month this month? 
Blue Baby Cheesecake.

fashion icon, quoted

“I hate all children. For other people, it’s fine, but not for me.”

–Karl Lagerfeld

growing up

We’re a big fan of growing up. It turns babies into adults. And even with the awkwardness of childhood, there really is something beautiful in the whole process. Maybe this all came to me because I took my niece to see the lion king and started to tear during “The Circle of Life” or maybe it’s because this site too is growing up.  We’ve be bought. It was a joint merger from Babble and the Park Slope Parents listserv. And they have some great ideas that will keep the integrity of our sight but support the spirit of our parent companies. So, instead of “dead baby Mondays” we’re switching it up to knock, knock jokes. Also, “baby vs. something better” will switch to “fun NYC activities the whole family can enjoy.”

 

Last night, we had a big party for the deal and it was great to meet all the new faces we’ll be working with. Neal Pollack (that’s a picture of him at our party, BTW!) flew in from LA with Elijah. Little Elijah is so funny. He has great taste in music and cheese. Christina Coppa popped in too and JD has the prettiest eyes. We’re touched by how those two are just perfect for each other. They seem complete. Amy Sohn came too and girl still has it. She brought us a gift bag from the new Park Slope “toys in babeland” and taught us that moms can be sexy.

In the next few weeks, we’ll be moving our offices into the Slope. 7th and Union, if you want to come visit. The property values really are great there and they’ll be room for a nursery. So we can be full time bloggers and mommies.

With love from our newly warmed hearts and ovaries,

Josie and Ruby

dead baby acid reflux

 

What goes plop, plop, fizz, fizz?

Answer: Twins in an acid bath.