by Liz Gumbinner | Baby, Kid Fashion
Both Kristen and I have girls who literally grew up in Courtney Courtney dresses. Courtney Chu’s hugely popular designs (as in, people avidly refreshing her web shop to pounce on new releases the second they’re announced) are all spectacularly crafted,...
by Caroline Siegrist | Father's Day Gifts
Father’s Day of course means daddy-kid photo opps, and for some of us, that means daddy and me tees. So I’ve looked around for some creative, cool options and honestly, I think some of these daddy and me tees are the best anywhere. In other words, no...
by Cool Mom Staff | Books for Kids
This is a message from our sponsor. Books always make the most wonderful baby and shower gifts, and now there’s a new board book that needs to be on every shelf in every nursery. Who? A Celebration of Babies is all about babies…and love. Babies love their...
by Caroline Siegrist | Father's Day Gifts
I’ve always felt that creative photo gifts for Father’s Day make some of the best gifts of all. Because for busy dads — and okay, moms — ordering prints or printing photos tends to get buried on the priority list. If you want to go beyond a...
by Caroline Siegrist | Books for Adults
I’ve been so glad to see more books about self-care for moms, especially since there are so many books on how to care for babies that leave us out of the equation, more or less. Strong as a Mother: How to Stay Healthy, Happy, and (Most Importantly) Sane from...
by Kate Etue | Art + Decor
How hard was it to pick the perfect name for your baby? Ugh. My husband and I discussed (and debated) for months over the merits of different names, and name meaning always came into play. In fact, we even threw out some good contenders just because we didn’t...
by Caroline Siegrist | Mother's Day Gifts
These awesome mother-daughter necklace sets are making me teary. The mother-daughter relationship can be really special, especially with little ones or even those tweens and teens for whom the connection is extra important. Oh — and of course, for moms too!...
by Liz Gumbinner | Living, Style + Beauty
We’ve always said that Mother’s Day gifts don’t have to be expensive — but they do have to be thoughtful. (Well, at least they should be, right?) One of my favorite gifts from my kids of all time, aside from the hand-written cards and artwork...
by Lexi Petronis | Art + Decor
If you’re looking for a Mother’s Day gift — or any gift, honestly — that’s truly one-of-a-kind, then you really must check out these hand-drawn customized family portraits by Nanna Venter that we just discovered. I mean, imagine your family preserved...