They decided on two large packs (about 140 total). Enough to survive the first two weeks without a midnight store run, but small enough to pivot when the baby’s thighs inevitably chunked up.

The Great Diaper Calculation began the moment Leo and Maya walked through the nursery door. Standing before a mountain of "Size Newborn" boxes, Leo felt like a general preparing for an expensive, leak-prone siege.

Maya added various brands and sizes to their registry. "Let our friends gamble on the sizes," she laughed. "We’ll just provide the storage space."