Tatyana Grechina, Britax Baby Pads for Safety, 5 × 7 inches, oil on canvas, 2026.

Things I never knew before becoming a mom: your baby will absolutely, at some point, explode a smoothie pouch all over himself in the car seat, and you will need to remove the shoulder pads (yes, they come out!) to wash them. They may linger on your kitchen table just a little bit too long.