Finding Nemo? Well, Not Here.

Finding Nemo? Well, Not Here.

by | Baby

Boys can be just as fickle as girls, and household budgets can’t always accommodate tastes that shift each time a new cartoon hits the big screen. Our advice? Try to guide the little guy towards a general room theme that doesn’t feature the character du...
Saving the Earth One Sore Nipple at a Time

Saving the Earth One Sore Nipple at a Time

by | Baby, Kids

We know the decision to breastfeed has nothing to do with saving the planet. But when you’re slathering on the Lansinoh, it’s nice to have in the back of your mind that you’re doing something more than just sustaining your own flesh and blood (like...
Plush Is an Understatement

Plush Is an Understatement

by | Baby

With the oodles of baby blankets on the market, it’s certainly hard to pick a favorite. But if you’ve got a picky mom on your gift list with a penchant for all things plush, then we’ve got just the thing. The chocolate dots blanket by designer Eden...
Home Run Style

Home Run Style

by | Baby, Kid Style

Now that baseball season is in full swing (haha) we’ve had our eye out for appropriate kids duds that transcend the same old same old. Not that there’s anything wrong with an authentic Derek Jeter jersey (Bosox fans, hold your tongues) but we like it when...
Keep On Rockin’ In the Preschool

Keep On Rockin’ In the Preschool

by | Baby, Kid Style

It’s never too early to introduce your kiddos to the joys of rock. Oh sure, they’ll eventually rebel, coming home from high school blasting Steve and Eydie from their 16th generation iPods. But there’s no reason you can’t at least start them...
Be Vewy Quiet…I’m Hunting Giwaffes

Be Vewy Quiet…I’m Hunting Giwaffes

by | Baby, Kid Style

As you may well know, for moms with a shoe thing, Cool Mom Picks can be a dangerous place. And I count myself among you. Consider yourself warned before you click over to super talented designer Janaina Vaugn’s online Etsy shop, Olilo. While she handcrafts all...
Parenthood: A Taxing Experience

Parenthood: A Taxing Experience

by | Baby, Kid Style

How you feel about today comes down to one thing: Whether the number in that teeny little box at the bottom of your tax return has a plus before it, or a minus. But one thing we can all agree on is, it’s a good day to have kids. Many, many kids. This toddler tee...
Thrifty Gifting

Thrifty Gifting

by | Baby, Kid Style

In my late twenties, I used to buy expectant friends the beautiful white blankets or the attractive silver picture frames. Now with two kids myself, I’ve done an about face from all that keepsake stuff. What can I say? I’m practical. That’s why...
Still Washing Those Pacifiers, Eh

Still Washing Those Pacifiers, Eh

by | Baby

While I’m a big proponent of pacifiers, picking them up off the ground every four seconds stinks. Especially when you’re in that early stage where you actually still wash the thing off instead of just wiping it on your jeans. The Keep-it-Kleen self-closing...
Slings Gone Simple

Slings Gone Simple

by | Baby

I have a confession to make: Slings scare me. While the benefits are undisputed and the styles no longer just for the granola set, they’ve always seemed like the kind of thing I’d be destined to tie wrong and whoops!–out the baby would go. My mind...