Cloth diapering obviously requires more work than disposables, and if you are new to it it can be a little daunting. It's always great to find resources on the web and friendly people willing to help out, which is what Julie Sparrow Cars…
The joke about the second child's baby book being empty is actually a reality for most parents I know; by the time you've done it once before, you're less likely to have the interest (or time) in recording every little thing. But for the…
Kids' clothes, almost by definition, are adorable, but every now and again something comes along that's so incredibly off the hook like Robotcha shirts. These t-shrits with fun, quirky, robot-y designs are the brainchild of Shawn Hazen -…
I've put my babies in everything from cloth diapers to paper towels (desperation, people), and while for now we've settled on disposable diapers, I still sometimes feel a bit guilty about it. I've tried a few of the "natural" disposables…
It's amazing how far baby gear has come since I had my first daughter just under five years ago. Since her car seat was the only place she'd nap, the poor girl sat for hours in an uncomfortable, unpadded, three-point harness seat. Grante…
I just opened the baby onesies that came in from the mail from Angel Dear and suddenly I found I had a little catch in my throat. Something about the teeny teeny little size and that tag reading newborn just made me all sentimental for t…
I've been using an Ameda Purely Yours breast pump since I first attempted to pump with my oldest daughter. It's certainly not full of bells and whistles, but as an occasional pumper, it served me well. So I was glad to see they've recent…
I consider myself quite a connoisseur of strollers. Having lived in the city, in urban suburbia, and in the suburbs proper, I know that owning a variety of strollers can be as essential as owning a variety of handbags. My latest stroller…
When I moved to the Deep South almost 10 years ago, I admit it was a bit of a culture shock. Okay, I lied. It was a whole heckuva shock. Clearly I wasn't the only person that saw the humor in aspects of the culture, as you can tell from …
I am not a baby book person. I mean, I wanted to be a baby book person, but my children's baby books ultimately overwhelmed me and now sit in a drawer, not even half filled out. I can't remember to record every little thing! The pressure…
I wasn't sure what to think of Belle Heir's fine vintage children's clothing when I first visited their website, but the more I browsed through, the more fascinated I became by the clothing made when my parents, grandparents, and even gr…
One of our secret tips that we now share with tens of thousands of you all is that if you're looking for great discounts, check out the Australian labels that we feature here time to time. Because their seasons are backwards (although th…
When I first saw the hands-free bags from Jupiter Freedom , I figured they were mostly for athletic types and young hipsters, and not for a busy mom of three who's sort of married to her diaper bag. But then I gave it a whirl one afterno…
I used to play this game with my son when he was a baby, it was called I put on the sock, you wiggle out of it and lose it . Oh the fun we had. If only Bical Grippers existed back then. Half sock, half shoe, all cool. The lightweight neo…
The best part of bathing my baby is breathing him in afterward -- but it does call into question exactly what's in those bubbles and that bum cream anyway. The skin care artisans at Sweet Knee keep no secrets -- all of their carefully-se…
I'm the woefully unprepared mom at my daughter's soccer games -- the one who's sitting directly on the itchy grass (and who will probably forget to brush the grass off her rear end when she stands up). So I was practically giddy when I d…
While I'm greening up my act in many ways, I'm still pretty picky where it comes to baby wipes -- it's not totally unreasonable that I don't want to cut corners with the one thing that's keeping me from getting poop all over my hands. So…
Caring for three kids under four on my own for more days than I care to think about makes outings extremely difficult. And while I definitely make use of my double stroller, whipping that out while putting my youngest in a baby carrier i…
Since discovering so many fabulous baby bibs here, I've crossed over to the dark side and now I love dressing my daughter in them. Good thing too, since she's teething and starting solids, making them more of a requirement, and less of a…
Growing up in the Snoopy generation, I certainly had no idea that the Red Baron was some war reference, and no understanding of the whole Marcie-Peppermint Patty lesbian theory. But I did spent countless sleepover parties with my girlfri…
If you plan on leaving the house for any point of your 40 week pregnancy, you can't just get away with nine months of stretch-waist yoga pants and Target maternity tees. Not that I didn't try, mind you. I needed some clothes I could actu…
After my daughter was born, I had to institute a no-smocked-dresses rule in my house after countless handmade gifts from well-meaning relatives somehow relied on this form of embellishment. Thank goodness shops like Livvysue Boutique exi…
When each of my kids was born we had a mad scramble to figure out how to record the details of daily existence -- eating, sleeping, and pooping, with an occasional weight check for good measure. Although it's not a lot of information to …
For more than 30 years, Swedish kids have been lucky enough to frolic around their IKEA furniture in the iconic stripey clothes from Polarn O. Pyret . And now we've just learned that they're primed for a massive US takeover in 2010, but …