Diaper bags so smart they almost pack themselves.

by Kate Etue | Baby

Having three babies in the past nine years has taught me that I need to be able to find what I need in my diaper bag, stat. There is no time for digging around to find the wipes when I’m dealing with a diaper blowout, or for, well, anything during those lovely...

Eco-friendly baby bags to organize your mother load

by Stephanie Mayers | Baby

As we prepare for baby #2, I dug out our old, flattened diaper bag, and I’m suddenly revisiting the idea of ditching it and just working with a cool tote. Luckily someone has gone a step further and invented an adaptable solution. Check out Mother Load...

Tummy time, big city style

by Jeana | Baby

As soon as my baby was ready for tummy time, I was vigilant about putting a nice blanket or playmat down for her to lay on, as anyone with a shedding dog can understand. While of course any blanket will do, you have to check out the fabulous  Wanderlust City Map Baby...

Modern fairy tale art for girls who want to write their own endings.

by Liz Gumbinner | Art + Decor

If you check out the Cool Mom Picks indie shop at great.ly, you’ll find a whole category of cool kids’ room decor, and now we have a new artist we’re adding to the fold that I think is just wonderful. Rosy Designs is run by a Vancouver artist,...

10 of the best diaper bags under $150 that any mom of multiples (or any over-packer) will love

by Esther Chen | Baby

Like a lot of you out there, I can’t live without my favorite handbags, yet for some reason, diaper bags were not at the top of my priority list when I began preparing for baby number one. Now I know better. However I’ve run into trouble recently, in my...

Aden + Anais plus J. Crew muslin blankets: A match made in baby layette heaven

by Stephanie Slate | Baby

Muslin blankets are among my most beloved baby items. They’re so perfect for swaddling, shading and about a thousand other baby-friendly things, too–as all of us have been preaching for years. When my kids were babies my favorite muslin blanket in the...

Lucky Palm Tree: Luxury organic baby clothes that make you happy to have a baby to shop for.

by Stephanie Mayers | Baby, Kid Style

Well, here I go again. After five years of heavy spousal debate we are expecting a brand new bundle of girlie joy this winter. And YES that counts as my big announcement! We are ecstatic, but we’re finding ourselves in the position of shopping for baby clothes...

AXL Brand organic infant clothing: For those who like the baby to shine more than the clothes.

by Kate Etue | Baby, Kid Style

We’re always so excited to find a new designer making stylish, modern clothes for babies and kids, because as we’ve preached for years now, there is more to baby style than appliquéd sequin puppy dogs playing baseball. (Sorry, puppies.) That’s why...

The ultimate cute self closing pacifiers for germaphobe parents

by Stephanie Slate | Baby

None of my kids had any interest in baby pacifiers, which was not for lack of trying on my part, let me tell you. If they had, I know that my germaphobic tendencies mean that I would have carried around lots of extra clean binkies and pacifier wipes, and  tried to...

The Big Book of Symptoms: How to figure out whether to panic about your kid’s rash, or go back to bed.

by Kate Etue | Books for Adults

3 a.m. was scariest when I couldn’t tell if my child’s diarrhea or ear ache were serious or just things to wait and see about. And one of the hardest parts of being a new mom was calling the pediatrician and ending up feeling like I’d overreacted to...