Adopting Style

by Cool Mom Team | Doing Good

I just received an email from a friend who’s recently returned from Kyrgyzstan with his beautiful new adopted daughter. Another friend is currently in China on a similar mission, and then CMP received an email from the author of a popular adoption blog–all...

Keeping the Baby Dry. Outside the Diaper at Least.

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

Despite my reaction to the contrary at my baby shower, I soon realized that one can never have too many blankets.. Some are lightweight, some are warm, some work for swaddling, some are so ugly, they’re just the thing to toss in the car trunk for emergencies....

Keeping a High Profile

by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery

I’m always thrilled to bits to get personal, handwritten notes. But I can’t help but snicker when I get a thank you note supposedly written in first-person by a newborn. Are the new parents already outsourcing their chores to these (clearly gifted)...

Monogramming for the Non-Yacht Owning Set

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style

I’ve always had this weird aversion to monogrammed items, as if they should only be owned by people named Winston or Finston or anyone the third.But I think I’m going to have to do an about-face on my pov, now that I’ve discovered the funky...

Why Just Drive the Dumptruck When You Can Own the Company?

by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style

When you ask a kid what he wants to be when he grows up, you usually get those great juxtapositions: a gymnast and a veterinarian. A firefighter and a circus clown. The way I see it, as long as I don’t hear ballerina and metal groupie, my daughter can dream...

Works Like a Diaper Bag, Feels Like a Purse

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

I admit that at first, I fell victim to the ugly pricy diaper bag. Then I transitioned to the large purse, which has worked well for me since my daughter reached toddlerdom. However, with #2 arriving in a few months and the threat of leaky bottles looming, it’s...

Cop A Feel, Save A Life

by Cool Mom Team | Fashion

Today marks the beginning of breast cancer awareness month. While seeking out some cool but under-the-radar organizations affiliated with the cause, one of the first we fell in love with isFeel Your Boobies. And that was just on the name alone. The company’s...

Rub a Dub Dub, No Toys in My Tub

by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings

There’s nothing like anticipating that glorious, uninterrupted, naptime shower only to have to spend an extra ten minutes emptying out all the darn bath toys that are scattered around the bottom of the tub. And the net thing? Please. That holds one rubber duck...

Handwashing Fun (You Heard Me)

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

With all the lovely fall and winter illnesses headed our way, plus the whole potty training thing looming, I figure it’s time to get the hand washing thing down. Except in my daughter’s mind, you’d think that "washing up" was another...

Maybe Pooh Needs a New Home

by Cool Mom Team | Doing Good

I won’t go into exactly how many stuffed animals I have lying around my house, but I will say that I recently sent a few into on an extended trip to "toy vacation land" in order to make room on my daughter’s bed for, well, my daughter.Soif...