We Came, We Saw, We Scavenged
Over the last weekend in July, the entire Cool Mom Picks staff were privileged to part of the amazing gathering of bloggers that was the BlogHer 2007 Conference in Chicago. While there, we figured what better way to get people to meet new bloggers than with a photo...
Tiny Bubbles, A.K.A. Drool
With my son’s tooth making anappearancejust a week ago, we have moved passed the cute little drool-y bib stage and into the full-on "sop-it-up" type bib. But I want one that makes me drool too. Well Aloha Bella Bubs — a California based company...
Sleep Tight. Really Tight.
One of the first things I noticed about my amazing newborn daughter (aside from her obvious beauty and superior intellect) was that she would jerk herself awake throughout the night. And really, what’s more frustrating than watching all of your hard...
Water Babies
Despite my irrational fear of fish touching me in the ocean (damn you, Spielberg!) I wanted to make sure my daughters fell in love with the water from the start. Of course it was the sigOth who ended up taking them into the ocean thanks to my other irrational fear...Answering a Pregnant Woman’s Favorite Question: “Was It Planned?”
My reaction to finding this tee: Ha! Haha! Hahahaahaaaaa! Ha (snicker, snort) haha! Awesome. If you agree, even a little, you’ll find the (oops) tee at mom-run Jestations along with a huge variety of clever materni-tees, some nearly as funny as this one. -Liz...
The Alternative to The Unfinished Baby Book
Moms seem to fall into two categories: Those who never finished their baby books, and those who are like, "what baby book?" At this point, I’m falling into both categories, one for each child. Mea culpa! At last there is a totally viable shower gift...
Mally Bibs: The closest I’ll ever get to making my own
We’ve reached the world of solid foods at my household. And you know what that means, right? Piles of dirty, nasty bibs.Well not in my house. We’re using leather Mally Bibs. You say “Leather?” I say “Absolutely!” They wipe cleaner...
An Heirloom Minus the Mothball Smell
Who doesn’t love those high-quality, family heirloom baby clothes that were skillfully hand-made by Great-Great-Grandmama after which they were preserved and passed down through the generations? Wait, what’s that? You don’t have any of those? Well then, good thing...
Going to the BlogHer Conference?
The Cool Mom Picks staff can’t wait for next week’s BlogHer Con ’07. Well, almost all of us. Tina will be home being a glowing if tired new mom, but Julie, Nancy, and Laura will be there along with editors Liz and Kristen, babies in tow. If you do...
A Taste For Bourbon
I am so not the matchy-matchy type, and anyone who’s ever seen me pushing a red stroller with a purple blanket and a floral orange diaper bag will nod vigorously in agreement. But if you’re the type who would like to stylistically streamline your stroller...
Uptown Layette With Not-Quite-Uptown Prices
Unwrapping the big box that had arrived in the mail last week, I was excited that one of my parents’ fancy uptown friends had sent me a spectacularly expensive looking layette for my new baby. I was mildly disappointed however when it struck me that it was not...
