Chaboukie: Handmade baby leggings to dye for
Maybe it’s the cooler weather, but we just keep discovering funky leggings your babies and kids should be wearing. Like, stat. And now there’s another. I’ve loved the mom-and-pop owned LA shop Chaboukie for their super cool, edgy designs, and their...
The Petunia Pickle Bottom Cake Collection: Have your cake and wear it too.
Having three kids is just fine by me, but Petunia Pickle Bottom almost makes me want to keep having babies just so I can keep using their gorgeous diaper bags year after year. I said almost. And kids or no kids, I think any woman would be excited to use a bag from...
Love letters to your baby. Future you will thank you.
If we ask my four-year-old to help out with something, he’s taken to tipping an imaginary hat and saying, “Happy to sublige.” As in, happy to oblige. How Downton Abbey of him. He’s always cracked us up, but when I try to think of specific...
Handmade baby blankets with a truly wonderful design
I don’t know about you, but I’m a sucker for nice baby blankets — which is why you see a lot of them around here. Especially handmade ones. I mean, what’s more sweet than wrapping your little newborn up in a soft bundle that’s...
Don’t hate the cold. Love Winter.
The hardest person to keep warm in winter always seems to be the baby–they’re just too small to layer too much, and I hate trying to wrangle them into a coat. So other than layers of baby blankets, I turn to hats, booties, and mittens. This year I’m...
Cool, comfy baby leg warmers. What a feeling.
We’ve always been a big fan of BabyLegs for their fun designs and ease of use. I mean, what parent wouldn’t love a pair of baby leg warmers that keep those chubby little legs snug while also making diaper changes a breeze? That’s why we’re...
This Mother Tucker’s Not Your Average Nursing Tank
I probably would’ve loved the Mother Tucker just for the name itself, but after taking it for a test run, I’m comfortable saying that every nursing mom needs to try this nursing tank right tucking now. Full disclosure: I’m not nursing again until...
Zooties are animal baby booties for your wild little cutie-patootie
Zooties animal baby booties are adorable, if you couldn’t tell. Even more adorable? They have a great story that involves providing work, medical assistance, and education to women in Kyrgyzstan, who hand-craft each pair from sheep wool. And we’re not...
Best affordable jogging stroller? Reader Q + A
Hi Cool Mom Picks. Any recommendations on the best affordable jogging stroller that’s ideally lightweight, compact and versatile? -Pamela J. Hi Pamela, Though I will admit right off the bat that I am not a jogger, I have reviewed my share of jogging...
3 cool new feeding utensils for babies that reinvent how they learn to eat
Baby food. Oh, baby food. Some parents love it, but me, I dreaded the mess. Still, your baby has to learn how to use a spoon sometime, and that can be harder than you might think, with all of that scooping, balancing, and mouth-eye coordination. So we’ve come...
Diaper bags so smart they almost pack themselves.
Having three babies in the past nine years has taught me that I need to be able to find what I need in my diaper bag, stat. There is no time for digging around to find the wipes when I’m dealing with a diaper blowout, or for, well, anything during those lovely...Answer Our Question of the Day: It’s Fun!
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