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Father’s Day is your chance to really show your Pop how much he means to you. One of the favorite Father’s Day pastimes at Wry Baby has been to send a special Father’s Day card that is wholly inappropriate. It’s funny, on message while leaving the reader slightly uncomfortable. It’s a hoot!

The trick is to look for your Father’s Day card in the “sender” section that is as far away from your personal situation as possible. “From Wife” is always a favorite of mine (this is Wry Baby Dave writing, btw), and this year we found a doozy. Check it out.

The cover (pictured) says…

For The Man I Love.

We’ll, I do love my Dad. It gets better…Inside it says (in flowy script)…

The longer we’re together, the more I think about what really matters in life. So many things I once thought were important don’t even make the list. What matters to me now is us – sharing a life, being a family, loving each other. You’re a good man and a wonderful father. You mean the world to me. I love you so much. Happy Father’s Day.

See? Heartfelt and more than a little awkward at the same time! It’s a win-win. Have fun choosing YOUR Father’s Day card!

Looking to get Dad a unique Father’s Day gift this year? Something he can use everyday? Something that doesn’t require sizing information? Something all the fellas at the office will surely envy? Have we got the Father’s Day gift for YOU! EXTRA NIPPLES!

Comfortable, easy to wear. Both attractive AND durable. Wry Baby’s Extra Nipples were made with Dad in mind. These four handsome pin back nipple buttons come with instructions and, if you use the COUPON CODE: NIPPLEBLOG, you can pick these beauties up for 25% OFF*. That’s right, for JUST $6.75 at wrybaby.com.

* Cut and Paste code into section labeled SALES AND DISCOUNTS, located on your shopping cart page. Sale ends June 30, 2009 (EXTENDED!). Rock out with your Nips out.

Our little guide on how to properly (and improperly) care for your newborn has cleared 85,000 sold. That’s 85,000 new parents with at LEAST 85,000 new babys. Kind of a lot, no? We couldn’t be happier and we’re celebrating by offering 20% OFF our Nursing Baby Snapsuit™. Just use the coupon code: NURSE at checkout (offer ends May 1, 2009). But why celebrate a hit book with a Snapsuit?

Our handy baby instructions were actually first printed on our fun Snapsuits.  Nursing Baby was one of the Snapsuits that caught the eye of Running Press, our eventual publisher. Here’s some Safe Baby Handling Tips trivia for y’alls:

• The book was designed and illustrated by Dave Sopp, Wry Baby’s resident art guy. In fact, every bit of design and illustration produced by Wry Baby is from his hand. You can see how he did it here.
• The couple in all the illustrations are Kelly and Dave, the authors and founders of Wry Baby.
• The poor baby featured in the book isn’t their son, but a generic, made-up baby. Kelly and Dave’s son was a toddler when they illustrated the book.
• The Wheel of Responsibility® was a last minute addition to the cover of Safe Baby Handling Tips. It was (and still is) a stand alone best-selling baby shower gift that has recently also become Wry Baby’s first iPhone App!
• We hear a lot of stories from folks who experienced some doofus rookie parent moves similar to what we feature in the book. Like the gentleman who really did throw his child too high into the air…into a ceiling fan! His wife was quick to tell us that it was okay because the ceiling fan was off.

Yeah. How’s that for a fine howdy-doo? We at Wry Baby hope you were honored as you deserve. Which means if you took our Wry Baby Pop Quiz, and you suck as a Dad, you got one hot beer and some soggy pork rinds as your comeuppance yesterday.

Okay, Father’s Day is over and all good things must come to an end. Our FREE Dad To-Do Pad give-away came to an end yesterday and to the hordes who took advantage of that awesome offer, “Thanks and well done!”. Of course, the Dad To-Do Pad still makes a great shower gift for Dad and there are a few left over at wrybaby.com. Along with a bevy of other fine funny baby clothes, fun shower gifts and unique baby gifts.

Know at Dad who thinks he’s all that? Click here to get to the Wry Baby Pop Quiz and you can email him an invite from there. Fun, telling and possibly true. And click here to see our other fine funny baby clothes, fun shower gifts and unique baby gifts. The Wry Baby New Dad Pad can still be found here for $11.95.

Actually, it’s not just for Father’s Day anymore because anytime is a great time to see if you’re a perfect Pop! Wry Baby, makers of the world’s best funny baby clothes and unique baby gifts, formulated this quiz using very scientific data to determine your level of Dad-itude. Looking to be a Dad and feel a bit nervous about taking on the responsibility? Take the Wry Baby Pop Quiz. Already a Dad and wonder nightly if you’re really giving it your all? Take the Wry Baby Pop Quiz. Are you’re kids all grown up and paying huge therapy bills? Find out why by taking the Wry Baby Pop Quiz.

The Wry Baby Pop Quiz is one of the fun little Easter eggs you’ll find on the back of our hilarious Dad To-Do Pad. The perfect Father’s Day gift and a great way to harpoon a rookie Dad at the baby shower. Right now we’re giving away FREE Wry Baby Dad To-Do Pads with orders over $50 at wrybaby.com. Get your’s now because the offer ends 6-15-08!

We Wry Baby folk left town for a couple of days after a busy week of making new fun baby gifts and stopped in the charming town of Asheville, NC to grab some lunch. Just as we park the car and climb out, Atticus spots our fun Father’s Day gift, the Dad To-Do Pad in a display window! The store is A Sense of Humor and we stopped in to give a Wry Baby “hello”. If you’re ever in Asheville, look ‘em up!

The Wry Baby Dad To-Do Pad makes an excellent Father’s Day gift as well as a fun baby shower gift for the rookie Dad. Right now Wry Baby’s giving away a FREE Dad To-Do Pad to those who order over $50 at wrybaby.com. There are always great gifts for Dad, Mom and even Baby at wrybaby.com

Hooray! Wry Baby made it into coolmompicks.com’s Father’s Day Gift Guide! Our fun “posterpad” with the long, long title, Hey, Dad! Life As You Know It Is Over! Posterpad was picked by coolmompicks.com as a great Father’s Day gift for the new Dad. This is super special for us for two reasons:

1. We L-O-V-E coolmompicks.com. Always something cool over there. You gots to see.
2. We love the Wry Baby New Dad To-Do pad

The Card to Match: We’re on the fence about cards for dads-to-be. Instead, get him the Dad To-Do list and write him thoughtful note, you know, along with the list of baby gear he needs to assemble. ($11.99 at Wry Baby).

It’s hard to soak in all the details of this fun new Dad gift when you see it online. Basically, the Wry Baby New Dad To-Do Pad is just that; a to-do pad cleverly attached to an oversized hanging backboard. The card is full of great jokes poking fun at “Dad’s Exciting New Life”. In fact, on the back, there’s a comparison in pictures of his life before and after baby. Contrast and compare! This Wry Baby new dad gift is really like and extra special, Father’s Day card. With a funny, useful pad. Get it? Click the back of the posterpad below to see a bigger view.

Right now we’re even having a super Father’s Day Special at wrybaby.com. Order over $50 worth of funny baby clothes, unique baby gifts or fun baby shower gifts and we’ll throw in a Wry Baby New Dad To-Do Pad for FREE! That’s right. Free. I’ll say it one more time in all lowercase: free. Go to Wry Baby now because supplies are limited and the offer ends 6-15-08. You don’t wants to be missing this opportunity to make the New Dad in your life look foolish in front of a crowd this Father’s Day. You are SO mean!

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Today’s the magic day that Wry Baby’s new book, The New Parents’ Fun Book, hits shelves everywhere. It’s up at wrybaby.com, as well. So stop by for a peek! We’re so excited!

If you want a truly, hilariously unique baby gift, stop by wrybaby.com and check out our new book, The New Parents’ Fun Book. Only $12.95 right now at wrybaby.com. Ooh! I forgot! We’re also having a Father’s Day Special. Orders over $50 get a FREE Dad To-Do Pad ($11.95 value). Offer ends 6-15-08. Check it out here.