Swaddled, Snuggled, and a Little Spoiled
When you think of swaddlers you don't think of anything particularly luxe. Mostly I conjure up the pilled receiving blanket we swiped from the hospital (shhh). Or at best, some ugly yellow thing that you find on your friend's baby registry. But then I discovered the...
Lucy’s Name in the Sky, Without the Diamonds
Thanks to my husband the pilot, I'm definitely into planes as children's room decor; but that doesn't mean I'll just grab any old picture of an aircraft and slap it up on my son's wall. So when I saw artist Bret Herbert's Skywriter series, I had to pick my jaw up off...
The Journey to Adoption Just Got More Beautiful
While adoptive parents can certainly document a baby's first steps, first foods, and first booger-flnging incident like any other, the baby book pages about prepartum cravings can be a little awkward in their emptiness. So I think it's absolutely smashing to discover...
Sometimes Six More Weeks of Winter Isn’t So Bad
It's only the beginning of February in the Deep South and I've already had it with the cold. But then I was introduced to Kaching Design's new shirts and I realized that maybe I could live with the chilly temps a little longer.San Francisco graphic...
Canine Love
I swear, we don't have a house filled with junk food (so back off, Sanctimommies). Yet for some reason, my toddler already equates each holiday with what crap she will get to eat that day, and candy hearts are on the horizon. Maybe I need to temper Valentine's Day...
Tattoo Valentine’s Card: Next Best to the Real Thing
If the sigOth skipped the flowers this year and came home with a permanent heart on his arm with my name in it, well I'd just be tickled. But since the bicep is already claimed by the outdated tribal armband (yeah, he regrets it) I'd be satisfied enough with the...
Oh Boy, a Boy!
If you're wondering why things are moving a bit slower around there these past couple of days, it's because our right hand woman and senior editor Julie Marsh had baby #3, a boy, yesterday afternoon -- 12:46pm to be exact. We're soooo pleased to announce that Oliver...
Art That Sparks Imagination
When you're looking for figurative art for a nursery, the selection is often limited to happy kids playing with happy animals under a happy sun. But I'm intrigued with taking a more Waldorf approach to the art, in which the kids' expressions leave room for...
Make-Your-Own Valentine
Upon scoping out the selection of Valentine's Day cards at our local card shop, I was nearly eaten alive by the sea of licensed characters professing their love. Eek! I can't believe I'm actually saying this, but I think my daughter and I might just be making our own...
Bloomin’ Cute
It’s not coincidental that Bloom: A Little Book About Finding Love, comes out just in time for February's Hallmark holiday. And yet Dutch-born author/illustrator Maria Van Lieshout’s sweet little tome on loving the one you're with will delight kids the...