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Five Favorite Things: November 2018

November 30, 2018
Five Favorite Things: November 2018

How is it the last day of November!? Thanksgiving is over and we look forward to the Christmas season getting into full swing. Whenever we leave the city for our Thanksgiving holiday, we love coming back to all the mobile Christmas tree shops setup on almost every corner. It’s a fantastic welcome back present. Until the Rockefeller Christmas tree was turned on, all of our decorating felt like prep work.…

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Cooking Through Cravings 2

November 27, 2018
Cravings 2

Our journey through Chrissy Teigen’s first cookbook is still ongoing! There are so many more recipes we want to make in that book. But, when we saw her next cookbook (aka Cravings 2) was going to launch, we jumped on the preorder. And we were not disappointed. Lilies and Loafers has affiliate relationships, so we may get a small share of revenue from your purchases. Items are sold by the…

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Our Baby Essentials: Must-Haves in the First Three Months

August 15, 2018
Baby Essentials

We cannot believe it’s been three months since Liam arrived. It has been a wild ride. When we put our registry together, we thought we had everything. However once Liam arrived, he showed us what he liked, didn’t like, and needed. With three months under our belts, we put together a list of baby essentials. Please note: not everything is listed below, so use the link at the end for a full…

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Doona Car Seat and Stroller Full Review

June 27, 2018
Doona car seat and stroller

We purchased the Doona at a discounted rate in exchange for this review and subsequent posts on Instagram. All the planning we were doing throughout Fatima’s pregnancy involved how to make our lives easier for when our LO (little one) was born. We needed to maximize the storage potential in our apartment, find products that were dual purpose, and only get what we needed. As all parents know, that all goes out the…

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Liam’s Birth Story

May 30, 2018
Liam's Birth Story

Dear Liam, The hours leading up to your arrival felt like they happened years ago. But just a few weeks ago, we welcomed you to the world. We wanted to remember the day’s events, so here’s your birth story as told by your parents. We planned on meeting you on June 3. But it seems you wanted to meet us sooner. What a wonderful Mother’s Day surprise! Here is your…

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Doona Unboxing First Impression

May 23, 2018
Doona Unboxing First Impression

We purchased the Doona at a discounted rate in exchange for this post and video. You can now purchase one from Amazon! All of the strollers we looked at were too bulky and hard for one person to manage on the subway. Then I saw the Doona at work. One of my coworkers uses it with her kid and had wonderful things to say about it. After a bit of…

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