About

My name is Drew. I’m 32, I work in IT project management, and I am the kind of person who researches everything before buying it. Baby monitor? Evaluated like enterprise security software. Stroller? Six weeks of comparison. First year budget? Built a Notion tracker. I was ready.

Owen arrived 14 months ago and immediately made it clear that preparation is a suggestion, not a guarantee. The tracker is still open. The monitor works great. The stroller has a wheel that wobbles and I’ve chosen to accept this.

I started this blog because the parenting content I found was either terrifying Reddit threads, influencer dads with suspiciously clean kitchens, or advice written for someone with more time, money, and patience than me. I wanted something honest — from a regular guy who loves his kid fiercely, worries constantly, and is just trying to make slightly better decisions than yesterday.

So that’s what this is. No perfect answers. No sponsored gear I don’t actually use. Just one dad writing down what’s actually happening — the stuff that worked, the stuff that flopped, and how much it all cost.

What you’ll find here

• Gear that’s actually worth it
• Sleep — chasing it
• Being a present dad
• Budget hacks that actually work
• Things I Googled at midnight

Written in Miami, mostly after bedtime.