by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Random Coolness
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...
by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness
The one drawback to Mother’s Day is that it gives some people the idea that you only need to be thanked, rewarded, and otherwise showered with praise one day a year. Beg to differ. We (I) need all the gratuitous "good job" and "you’re...
by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness
If you had a cranky, gassy baby like my daughter, then you know how terribly frustrating it can be. And while there’s no shortage of products to help relieve bloated bellies, not all of them work for every baby. I offer an alternative to meds: The Happi Tummi....
by Cool Mom Team | Helpful Services
Say what you like about my postpartum figure, but getting back in shape after pregnancy sucks and we all know it. Some parts will never look the same again without surgical intervention – like tummy wrinkles and those two "rocks in tube socks" –...
by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness
I’ll bet I’m not alone in my reluctance to haul around a stack of books in the event that my child might want to crack open one of them. I’m a mom, not a pack mule. So it’s no surprise that I’ve taken to the Reading Kaboodle from BODEMI....
by Cool Mom Team | Helpful Services
If the last thing you imagine doing after delivering your baby is having to call six million family members and answer the same questions over and over again (8 pounds, 2 ounces…yes of course it hurt…I don’t know who he looks like, he’s two...
by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness
I’ve heard it said that driving a minivan may not be the coolest thing ever. Have you heard that? Or am I just making that up? Of course, being cool isn’t entirely about what you drive, it’s about attitude. And if you want to infuse your family car...
by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness
I’ve learned not to invest too much in craft supplies for every new project that strikes my girls’ fancy. One moment you’re bringing home fabric paints and the next they’re like, "No mom, we want the Bedazzler!" Both of which, by the...
by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness
Golf clubs, BBQ grills, ties and tickets to see his favorite team – eh. Let’s face facts, what dads really want is just a wee bit of quiet around the house now and then. Not so different from what moms want, come to think of it.The personalized binkies...
by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness
If you’ve got a kid who’s into the binkies, and therefore drops the binkies, and therefore makes you bend down to pick up the binkies 674 times a day–can you tell I know of which I speak?–check out the paci clips from Bink Link. The wooden...
by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness
If I may totally frank, the staff at Cool Mom Picks cannot entirely understand the appeal of pregnancy belly casts. It sounds cool in theory– sort of–but what do you do with it when you’re done? Hang it over the mantle like a moose head? Invert it...
by Cool Mom Team | Helpful Services
Aside from the rare celebrity or overexposed heiress who schedules her delivery around her publicity schedule, most women don’t exactly look forward to c-sections. While the C-Section Healing Kit from the mom care gurus at Earth Mama Angel Baby won’t...
