Mini portraits of your minis

Mini portraits of your minis

by | Art + Decor

The ghosts of bad desk tchotchkes of Father’s Days past still haunt me: Paper weights, coffee mugs, mini voodoo dolls. Sorry Dad! Sometimes you’re hard to shop for. But grandpas and new dads — not too hard. Especially if they’re sentimental...
D is for Duuuuuude

D is for Duuuuuude

by | Baby, Books for Kids

There’s some sort of unspoken rule that a baby can’t be born until someone has purchased the little dude or dudette an ABC book. But let’s say you know some hipster, emo, goth, inked, or punk parents. Calming pastels and fuzzy bunnies are going to...
Flite of the Bumbleride

Flite of the Bumbleride

by | Baby

I opened the gate, and we smoothly rolled passed the oglers, the whisperers, and the merely curious. I wished I had remembered my sunglasses, because everyone was staring. Finally, one woman stepped forward from a small group and asked me, “What is...
Babymoons go trendy

Babymoons go trendy

by | Family Travel

Doesn’t it seem like all the hip hotels cater to the barely-legal, barely-dressed, reality-stars-in-the-making crowd? Well, it’s nice to see one of the super cool hotel chains doing a little sumthin’, sumthin’ for the grown ups now....
Let them wear Cake lingerie

Let them wear Cake lingerie

by | Baby, Fashion

Considering I have nursed for a total of 53 months since 2004 (yes, I counted), I have learned a few things about breastfeeding; one of which is that a good nursing bra is definitely worth the money. Now these days, “good nursing bra” isn’t...
Funky + simple + handmade = SOLD.

Funky + simple + handmade = SOLD.

by | Baby, Kid Style

My very favorite word is cupcake, but I’m also a huge fan of funky, simple, and handmade. Luckily, those are the specialties of Mountain Aven Baby. Well, maybe not the cupcake part. But the other three.We see loads of bibs and blankets, but what makes WAHM-run...
Patently cool.

Patently cool.

by | Baby, Kid Style

In 2009 in the US, there were over 200,000 patent applications and over four million births. Clearly, we are a very creative country, if you get my meaning.So if you know a one-of-a-kind baby, we’ve got a great gift idea: Celebrate enterprise, ingenuity, and...
A different kind of nesting

A different kind of nesting

by | Baby

Writing for CMP I’m exposed to a ton of the most unique, clever and eco-friendly products around, but I have to admit, this may be the one that combines those three elements the best for me so far. The Baby Egg Nest by The Baby Bunch gets major props for its...