See a Pinny, Pick it Up…

See a Pinny, Pick it Up…

No matter how cute the current trends in baby threads may be, there are some children’s classics that never go out of style. Or at least they shouldn’t, in my opinion. The reversible pinafores from the elegant Bella Sera Baby transported me back to my...
21st Century Flower Child

21st Century Flower Child

When I first was contacted about Flower Child, a dvd of children’s poetry on video, I admit I had visions of dirty-nosed hippie children reciting spoken word pieces by the light of lava lamps. I was wayyyy off. The dvd is wonderful. Classic poems from the likes...
Golden Girl

Golden Girl

I’m feeling like I need a little more delicate in my life these days. Perhaps it’s the fact that I’m nearing that 40 week of pregnancy mark…or maybe it’s just Spring. The Chloe Waterfall Necklace from the new Spring collection at Urban...
Special Delivery

Special Delivery

I think back to how panicked I was choosing birth announcements for my first child and realize now I was being silly. Especially when there are so many services who make it easy for you. One of them is Sassy Baby Designs, a small design shop creating original, modern...
Clips That Stay In? Be Still My Heart.

Clips That Stay In? Be Still My Heart.

Not to brag, but my girls have quite lovely hair; think spun silk. However, it’s a bear to style since elastics tangle easily, and barrettes slide right out. If my preschooler was more open to me fussing with her hair for 36 bazillion hours at a sitting it might...
What’s That Saying About Denial?

What’s That Saying About Denial?

I’ve entirely accepted that fact that I must carry a diaper bag when I’m out with my kids. I know plenty of women however, who don’t care how much the thing looks like a regular handbag, it still screams "mommy" too much for their liking....
The Joys of Boys

The Joys of Boys

I never truly realized the value of baby powder until I had a boy — need I say more? But with a baby with sensitive skin, I wasn’t going to settle for just any powder. So it was perfect timing when Jacki from WoodSprite Organic Body sent me her new line of...
Slings Gone Simple

Slings Gone Simple

I have a confession to make: Slings scare me. While the benefits are undisputed and the styles no longer just for the granola set, they’ve always seemed like the kind of thing I’d be destined to tie wrong and whoops!–out the baby would go. My mind...
For the Birds

For the Birds

Artwork depicting the ABC’s or 1-2-3’s usually has a fairly short shelf-life (or wall-life, more accurately). Pastels and teddy bears are often deemed "babyish" around the same time that the diapers disappear. This counting poster from the funky...