Luxury Blankets That Don’t Require a Platinum Card
One of the things we love about Cool Mom Picks is being able to track down Barney’s (or fill in your favorite high-end store here) quality items that you don’t have to hock your jewelry to afford.This is just how we feel about the vintage baby blanket...
Two Little Elephants for Ten Little Piggies
Babies do not need shoes; that’s an undisputed fact. And that’s exactly why I love baby booties so much. I mean, since when did fabulous accessories have anything to do with need?So check out the hand-crocheted elephant booties at mom-run online boutique...
Organic Bedding, Hold the Hemp Jokes
While I applaud the intent behind buying organic, I have to admit I’m a little cynical about what I’m getting. The fruits and veggies are smaller, the meat is way pricier, and the clothes – at least they’re getting better, if slowly. If I...
The Elegant Slob
I was always told that pearls can dress up any outfit. Now that adage is being put to the test with the String of Pearls Bib.An elegant triple-strand of high quality pearls, or at least an illustration of them, keeps your little princess looking like royalty. Even...
Take a Hike, Tinkerbell
I’m always looking for books for my daughter featuring strong female protagonists. They don’t have to be fist-in-the-air feminist characters, but they don’t have to be princesses dreaming of marrying princes, either. So I’m really enjoying...
Clippy Not Slippy
My first child is on her way and while I still have a lot to learn, one thing I’ve already got down pat is how not to experience a repeat of The Slippy Blanket Stroller Incident that occurred while I was walking with my infant niece. Let’s just say that...
You Never Forget Your First Girl
The CMP staff has been busy with the birthin’ of babies as of late and we’re proud to welcome our staff writer Tina in on the all night diaper-changing fun. Her beautiful new daughter was born this morning just after midnight, 7 lbs, 1 oz and 21"...
The End of Shrieking Wet Baby Syndrome
There’s nothing like seeing your happy, warm, water baby turn into a screaming cold monsterwhen you attempt to extract her ever so quickly from the bathtub. Even the most highly skilled supermom does not have the power to wrap that baby up quickly enough to...
A Dry Heiny is a Happy Heiny
If you’ve been wavering on whether or not to cloth diaper your child, we might have found something to seal the deal. Although sorry, it isn’t totally odorless poop that magically disappears on contact with air.Enter Happy Heiny’s pocket diapers...
Here Come the ABCs
In the height of the preppy craze, I begged my mother for a monogrammed sweater to wear with my Calvin Klein jeans. She refused, telling me that I’d outgrow the sweater in a year, so what was the sense in spending extra money to embroider my initials on it?...
Pick Your Decade
I’ve loved the vintage look since long before vintage became fashionable. (I know, I know…everyone says it.) And while I occasionally pine for the adventure of finding treasures among the piles at thrift stores, these days I’m doing more of it...
