Father’s Day gifts for new dads: 2013 Father’s Day Gift Guide

by Cool Mom Team | Jun 1, 2013 | Father's Day Gifts | 150 comments

It’s so special shopping for Father’s Day gifts for new dads or dads-to-be. That’s why the next post in our 2013 Father’s Day Gift Guide series is just for those lucky fellas. Check out some of these thoughtful ideas in every price range, and let him know just how appreciated he is. Don’t forget the sappy card. (Trust us.)

Don’t miss our huge Father’s Day Gift Guide Giveaway! Details below

Framed photo of the baby in a dad tattoo onesie
No dad can resist a baby wearing his love for dad on his chest, and this onesie does the trick adorably. Better yet, snap a pic before Father’s Day and present it in a great frame. ($15, 13 Days on Etsy)

How to Traumatize Your Children
Not that any of us need actual help in this department, but it’s a fabulous gift for a new dad or expectant dad with a good sense of humor. Hopefully that’s all of them. ($10.97 at The Onion Store)

Messenger style diaper bag
A co-parent of the male persuasion needs his own diaper bag, and ideally, not one with flowers or gingham. Love this messenger-style bag which is about as manly as it gets without sporting diesel stains. The front flap is interchangeable though, should you be in a non-Merle mood. ($79, Dad Gear)

New dad key chain
This handstamped aluminum key chain is a great–and affordable–way to commemorate a first Father’s Day. Particularly nice is that the artist takes orders right up until June 9. ($12, Her Silver Lining)

Canon Vixia HF R42 Wi-Fi Video Camera
With the ability to record HD and MP4 video and built in WiFi for sharing and uploading, this top-of-the-line video camera is remarkable. And exactly what any new dad would love for documenting every little moment of that perfect baby’s life. You can even livestream video, and the Baby Mode feature lets you stamp photos with age, height and weight. ($499, Canon)

Father’s Day Wall Art
Grab this “I like you and naps” art from one of our favorite little Etsy shops, and make sure to sign it from the baby. Then again, it could come from any of us moms, too. ($15 unframed, Sad Shop)

MLB Moby Wrap
We never thought it would happen, but baby wearing and sports fanaticism have come together. The popular Moby baby carrier is offering 20 teams to choose from right now (sorry, Rockies fans) and they’re perfect for babies up to 34 lbs. Whether you bring the baby to the game is up to you. ($62.95 from Moby Wrap)

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EXTRA-COOL: WIN IT! We’re so excited to give away a Father’s Day gift pack valued at more than $550!

1. Jack Spade Canvas Messenger Bag 2. MOUTH World’s Greatest Dad Gourmet Basket 3. Complete Game of Thrones Season 1 Blu-Ray Collection 4. Daddy Keychain by Lisa Leonard 5. Dove Men+Care Gift Pack for skin, face, body and hair 6.Dad’s Book of Awesome Projects 7. Native Union Switch Bluetooth Speaker

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Kelly on June 1, 2013 at 9:38 am

Love the book!
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Leslie on June 1, 2013 at 10:04 am

I love the messenger bag!
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Telly on June 1, 2013 at 10:04 am

I love the keychain idea!
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Stephanie Davis on June 1, 2013 at 10:07 am

I love the MLB moby wrap! My husband would definitely prefer that to my flowered one. 🙂
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Lisa on June 1, 2013 at 10:13 am

I adore the book! My husband is a really handy guy, so I think he’d get a kick out the projects 🙂
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Leslie R. on June 1, 2013 at 10:26 am

My favorite item is undoubtedly the cannon vixia video camera. Trying to video tape all these memorable moments on an iPhone is not an east task especially with a storage capacity issue. Here’s to digitally capturing the joys of childhood.
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Megan B. on June 1, 2013 at 10:49 am

I love the Sad Shop wall art. “I love naps and you” pretty much sums up my little guy and his dad!
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Cara on June 1, 2013 at 11:10 am

I like “I like you and naps” 🙂
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Lee on June 1, 2013 at 11:12 am

Hands down the wall art!
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Wendy Gismondi on June 1, 2013 at 11:13 am

Love the key chain and video camera!!
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Dana on June 1, 2013 at 11:20 am

#4 is adorable! My husband would love the keychain.
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Jesy on June 1, 2013 at 11:29 am

i love the tattoo onesie! both of us have several tattoos, so this would be perfect for our little one.
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Molly G on June 1, 2013 at 11:37 am

Well, my favorite is the gourmet gift basket or the project book- but his favorite would no doubt be the game of thrones blue ray collection!
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Amy H on June 1, 2013 at 11:54 am

Love the Father”s Day Wall poster!!!
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JC on June 1, 2013 at 12:00 pm

Game of Thrones Season 1 on BluRay is my favorite! 🙂
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Tracie Kisto on June 1, 2013 at 12:19 pm

I love the key chain the most, because it is simple enough for my husband to use it, but doesn’t scream “dad.”
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Erika Roy on June 1, 2013 at 12:40 pm

Love the key chain!
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Tami on June 1, 2013 at 12:49 pm

I love them all, but the keychain is the best. I know he would keep it forever.
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Julie U on June 1, 2013 at 1:22 pm

Love the New Daddy keychain
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Stacia Reichelt on June 1, 2013 at 5:05 pm

How To Traumatize Your Children sounds hilarious
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Jerica on June 1, 2013 at 5:20 pm

My favorite item in the giveaway is the canon camera. My hubby loves to take candid video.
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Megan Borkowski on June 1, 2013 at 5:54 pm

I love the MLB Moby wrap!!
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Melissa Rosso on June 1, 2013 at 6:19 pm

The gourmet basket looks delish! Think he’ll share?
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Judy R on June 1, 2013 at 6:30 pm

I like the camcorder the best!
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Dana G on June 1, 2013 at 7:51 pm

love the MLB moby wrap!
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Valerie on June 1, 2013 at 8:06 pm

Love the MLB moby wrap
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Eugenie on June 1, 2013 at 10:34 pm

The Canon Vixia HF R42 Wi-Fi Video Camera is my favorite.
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Kristen Davis on June 1, 2013 at 10:50 pm

Love the print…
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RachelJ on June 1, 2013 at 10:59 pm

The Canon video camera.
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Erin on June 2, 2013 at 6:35 am

I love the jack spad e bag!
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Angela Thompson on June 2, 2013 at 2:49 am

Messenger bag!
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Matt S on June 2, 2013 at 9:47 am

Love the Bluetooth speaker.
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Courtney F on June 2, 2013 at 10:28 am

I love the messenger bag best!
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Kelly @ IdealistMom.com on June 2, 2013 at 3:32 pm

The dad’s book of awesome projects is well, awesome!
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Kim Carney on June 2, 2013 at 3:57 pm

I love the key chain. Can you postdate it to 2010? 🙂
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molly's vote on June 2, 2013 at 4:33 pm

Dad’s Book of Awesome Projects. Pretty please. Thank you.
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Anita on June 2, 2013 at 5:14 pm

love the keychain!
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Cori on June 2, 2013 at 5:37 pm

I love that book! We have a 6 year old daughter who’s already starting to act like a teenager, so it would be perfect for my husband!
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Cori on June 2, 2013 at 5:38 pm

I love that book! We have a 6 year old daughter who’s already starting to act like a teenager, so it would be perfect for my husband!
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Steph Vass on June 2, 2013 at 7:58 pm

Love the messenger bag!
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Christina C on June 2, 2013 at 11:12 pm

My fav item is the Canon Vixia HF R42 Wi-Fi Video Camera
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Tammy Poteet on June 3, 2013 at 12:06 am

I love the key chain. My husband is an amazing dad to our two boys, and my daughters from a previous marriage. SO really, he’s been a daddy long before he had biological kids!!!
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Tamara on June 3, 2013 at 12:09 am

The book…a great way to get a new dad to lighten up a bit and realize that screw-ups are bound to happen as a parent, whether you are new….or a veteran.
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Gifts on June 3, 2013 at 5:43 am

I love the volunteer gifts! They will LOVE them 🙂 Thank you for the freebie!
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Carey on June 3, 2013 at 5:57 am

Love all of it!
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Heidi on June 3, 2013 at 6:06 am

My favorite is the adorable keychain!
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sandra on June 3, 2013 at 7:36 am

love How to Traumatize Your Children
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April on June 3, 2013 at 8:39 am

I love that Canon video camera!
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Tracy M. on June 3, 2013 at 8:41 am

I love the How to Traumatized your children book, it’s the perfect gift for my husband since we are due in September!
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Sherry on June 3, 2013 at 9:17 am

Love the daddy diaper bag! Something my husband might not be embarrassed to carry.
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dana j on June 3, 2013 at 9:24 am

Would love the camera for Father’s Day! Our poor camera is so out of date!
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Gina on June 3, 2013 at 9:30 am

I think the key chain idea is great-ordering one now!!
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Denise L on June 3, 2013 at 10:53 am

The messenger bag, which might never make it to Daddy 😉
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Stephanie Morency on June 3, 2013 at 10:56 am

I love the bluetooth speaker!
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Leslie Hill on June 3, 2013 at 11:05 am

I love the Daddy is my Hero keychain!
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Kristen W. on June 3, 2013 at 11:12 am

That keychain is too sweet! I love it!
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Maureen on June 3, 2013 at 11:46 am

The video camera!
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Cat on June 3, 2013 at 11:50 am

The book is too funny!
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Nicole on June 3, 2013 at 11:56 am

Diggin the “Daddy since 2013” Keychain, would love to do a shirt like that as well:)
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Kailee g. on June 3, 2013 at 12:01 pm

I love the MLB moby wrap. My husband is a huge baseball fan.
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visitor3 on June 3, 2013 at 12:02 pm

Keychain would get the most use and be a forever keepsake, so that gets my vote.
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Shayna Gaedtke on June 3, 2013 at 12:02 pm

It’s a toss up between the book and the messenger bag, but I think my very favorite is the book. Being a parent requires a good sense of humor : )
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Mechele Johnson on June 3, 2013 at 12:29 pm

Loving the Gourmet Gift Basket and the Game of Thrones season!
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Farida H on June 3, 2013 at 12:46 pm

My husband loves to take videos of our 7 month-old son — in hopes of preserving every special moment for posterity. And I think he would totally love the Canon Vixia Video Camera!
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Stephanie V. on June 3, 2013 at 12:58 pm

We are huge game of thrones fans so that is my fave but the MOUTH World’s Greatest Dad Gourmet Basket looks fantastic as well
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Lisa on June 3, 2013 at 1:00 pm

The video cam!
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Chantal on June 3, 2013 at 1:23 pm

Love love the vixiia
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Steffie on June 3, 2013 at 1:35 pm

I love the MLB moby wrap
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Amy on June 3, 2013 at 1:35 pm

I love the Dad’s book of Awesome Projects. The idea of my husband and son doing fun projects together is irresistible! I know my husband would love it.
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Kristina Grossman on June 3, 2013 at 2:21 pm

How to Traumatize Your Children
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Michele on June 3, 2013 at 2:50 pm

A tie between the speaker and the keychain
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Lyric on June 3, 2013 at 2:53 pm

I love the camera. The memories it captures would be the best!
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Heather on June 3, 2013 at 3:00 pm

Love the book!
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Jen on June 3, 2013 at 11:36 am

These gift ideas are so cute! I think I’ll be grabbing, “How to Traumatize Your Children” for my husband who is a dad-to-be in July. We’re expecting twin girls so he’s going to need all the help he can get 🙂
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Liz on June 3, 2013 at 12:10 pm

I think I like the book best, but my husband would probably like the gourmet basket better or the speaker.
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Caitlin on June 3, 2013 at 4:19 pm

The book is great for a few laughs!
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Emily on June 3, 2013 at 4:27 pm

I love the book! Too funny! I know a lot of new Dad’s I’d love to gift it to!
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Kaitlin on June 3, 2013 at 6:29 pm

The book is hilarious!
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Julia Behm on June 3, 2013 at 6:47 pm

Tough to choose! I like the Dad tattoo onsie and the “service” diaper bag, both tough but cuddly options. 🙂 Hope I win!!!
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Meg M on June 3, 2013 at 7:23 pm

I love the keyring but my husband would LoVe the camera!
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Shannon C on June 3, 2013 at 8:10 pm

Love the book for sure.
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Terra Heck on June 3, 2013 at 8:36 pm

My favorite is the
Complete Game of Thrones Season 1 Blu-Ray Collection. Thanks.
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Becky on June 3, 2013 at 9:23 pm

“I like you and naps!”
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Kelly D on June 3, 2013 at 10:00 pm

My favorite item is the Canon Vixia HF R42 Wi-Fi Video Camera
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Amanda Alvarado on June 3, 2013 at 10:02 pm

I like the Messenger Diaper Bag and MLB Moby Wrap!
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Craig B on June 3, 2013 at 10:07 pm

Tossup – I like both the wifi video camera (naturally) but also the keychain. Cute!
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Julie on June 3, 2013 at 10:32 pm

My husband would love the moby!!
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Amy on June 4, 2013 at 7:59 am

I husband would love the diaper bag. He’s always commenting how our daughter’s diaper bag is way too girl for him. He would LOVE walking around with a diaper bag that looks like that!
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Beth on June 4, 2013 at 8:19 am

Love the keychain.
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JennyB on June 4, 2013 at 12:17 pm

That “How to Traumatize Your Children” book is hilarious!
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K on June 5, 2013 at 12:02 am

Love the Dad’s Book of Awesome Projects!
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Theresa J on June 5, 2013 at 1:58 pm

I like the New dad key chain
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Stephanie on June 5, 2013 at 2:13 pm

I love the moby wrap.
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Jenn S on June 5, 2013 at 2:15 pm

the Canon video camera!
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Henria O. on June 5, 2013 at 2:34 pm

I like the video camera!
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Wendy M on June 5, 2013 at 2:36 pm

The Messenger style diaper bag is pretty great.
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Sam on June 5, 2013 at 4:02 pm

Canon Vixia HF R42 Wi-Fi Video Camera for sure
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Heather P. on June 5, 2013 at 4:30 pm

After losing the majority of our digital video/photos this year as a result of a home invasion…my guy would certainly appreciate the video camera to capture all future memories!
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Lisa on June 5, 2013 at 5:11 pm

I love the Jack Spade messenger bag followed closely by the book from the Onion store. My husband would get a kick out of that.
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Elizabeth P. on June 5, 2013 at 5:21 pm

The Father’s Day Wall Art of course – so we can share hahahaha.
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Carol Y on June 5, 2013 at 5:42 pm

The video camera is a great idea.
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Carra on June 5, 2013 at 6:08 pm

Because, like Jon Snow, daddy often “knows nothing.”
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karen on June 5, 2013 at 7:33 pm

it has to be the “how to traumatize your children” – i’m buying that one for sure!
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Rosie on June 5, 2013 at 7:42 pm

I love the Etsy print. We do like him and naps, after all!
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May on June 5, 2013 at 9:11 pm

Great affordable ideas, but my fav has to be print: I like you and naps.
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Christina F. on June 5, 2013 at 9:22 pm

looove the dad tattoo onesie. my hubby is a harley rider, which no one suspects–or believes until they see him on the bike. this would be hilarious.
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Karla on June 5, 2013 at 10:46 pm

Nice, how to traumatize your children. 🙂
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michelle on June 5, 2013 at 10:58 pm

Love the book!
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Claudia on June 5, 2013 at 11:59 pm

I like the video camera.
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Joanne C on June 6, 2013 at 12:09 am

The keychain for sure! Cute!
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Michelina Kimmel on June 6, 2013 at 7:23 am

I like the book
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erika on June 6, 2013 at 9:41 am

Moby wrap
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Kelly Paquet on June 6, 2013 at 10:09 am

Canon Vixia HF R42 Wi-Fi Video Camera
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Abigail on June 6, 2013 at 10:18 am

Every parent needs a good video camera!
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Tara on June 6, 2013 at 12:01 pm

I love the moby wrap. My husband is a Red Sox fan!
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michelle r on June 6, 2013 at 2:30 pm

Canon Vixia HF R42 Wi-Fi Video Camera
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Charissa on June 6, 2013 at 3:43 pm

The new dad keychain
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Rebecca Kopera on June 6, 2013 at 4:45 pm

I love the book! It fits my husband’s humor!
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Amanda Elend on June 6, 2013 at 5:18 pm

I’m a fan of the wall art. Good gift for mommies, too!
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Christine on June 6, 2013 at 5:21 pm

I LOVE the “How to Traumatize Your Children” book! Feel like we could have written it! 🙂
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Alex O'Donnell on June 6, 2013 at 5:45 pm

Video camera!!!
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Jeannette on June 6, 2013 at 7:53 pm

Love the book!
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Chelsea on June 6, 2013 at 8:31 pm

Diaper messenger bag is awesome!
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Gigi De La Torre on June 6, 2013 at 9:05 pm

I love the tattoo dad onies!
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Ruby Dunaway on June 6, 2013 at 10:11 pm

I love the keychains! 🙂 so simple and sweet!
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Sara on June 6, 2013 at 10:41 pm

I especially like the book and the gourmet basket
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Corey on June 7, 2013 at 12:25 am

Baby daddy is a huge Game of Thrones fan, so I’d have to go with that.
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Cari on June 7, 2013 at 12:38 am

My favorite is the dad-tattooed onesie. My littlest one has almost outgrown onesies now … It all goes way too fast!
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sabrina on June 7, 2013 at 8:27 am

i love the keychain!
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Lisa Marz on June 7, 2013 at 10:47 am

How to Traumatize your Kids book. That is great! Also like the mobi wrap. What a great idea!
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Lindsay Gartner on June 7, 2013 at 1:05 pm

Wall art
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Helen on June 7, 2013 at 1:40 pm

New dad key chain
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Suzanne on June 7, 2013 at 7:56 pm

I love the video camera because I would love to be able to send videos of our little man to everyone who loves him but can’t be there all the time.
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Amber on June 7, 2013 at 9:48 pm

I love the MLB Moby wrap. My husband would love a Phillies one.
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Julia on June 9, 2013 at 8:50 pm

I like the wall art about naps
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Melissa on June 10, 2013 at 6:06 am

The keychain is adorable! Simple and will definitely be used!
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Lauren Kay Weber on June 11, 2013 at 3:17 pm

I love both the keychain and the messenger bag – great ideas for my husband who’s going to be a new dad any day now!
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DMB on June 11, 2013 at 5:55 pm

I really like the Daddy since —- key chain!
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Megan C on June 12, 2013 at 4:26 pm

I love the tattoo onesie/photo best 🙂 Very cool. And affordable! megancrose@gmail.com
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Desiree on June 13, 2013 at 3:50 pm

The Canon Videocamera! Easy to use, and great display!
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Kristine R. on June 13, 2013 at 4:03 pm

The traumatize your children book, hahahah
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teresa on June 13, 2013 at 4:04 pm

The video camera is my favorite!
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Cindi on June 13, 2013 at 6:03 pm

The “Canon Vixia HF R42 Wi-Fi Video Camera” would be fantastic to own and use…
Thanks very much!
Cindi
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Megan Grillo on June 13, 2013 at 8:56 pm

I love the wall art about naps! We’re 8 days in as parents and it’s so true!
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Becka on June 13, 2013 at 11:25 pm

Lots of great stuff, but the Dad Gear messenger is my favorite.
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Laura on June 14, 2013 at 12:38 am

The book is the hands down winner!
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Kellie on June 14, 2013 at 9:53 am

I love the Messenger Style Diaper Bag!
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Jennifer K. C. on June 14, 2013 at 2:21 pm

I love love love the new dad personalized keychain!
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Brian E. on June 16, 2013 at 12:16 am

We like the “How to Traumatize Your Children’ book from The Onion !
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Julie on June 16, 2013 at 12:40 am

I like the manly messenger style diaper bag. Any man would look cool carrying this!
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