The Maternity Three-Way
I can personally attest to the fact that by the time you pop that baby out, you’re ready to burn all your maternity clothes. Not just because most of them aren’t up to your prepartum style standards, but because you wear them so much you’re just damn...
The Wonderful, Terrible Twos
Those of us who have ever dated a musician (ahem) can agree that deep down, they are all children. Which is why it’s perfectly logical that the faces of a hip act like, say, The New Amsterdams, also are the minds and mouths behind a fantastic new kids’...
More Mommies To Love
In a world where Heather has two mommies, as do her friends Olivia, Aiden and Sam, we think it’s high time the old standby "I love my mommy" onesie took on a 21st century twist. The I love my moms shirt from the always wonderful Wry Baby comes in sizes...
Mom Created, Dad Approved: BabyHawk Carriers
There is no shortage of moms writing in to Cool Mom Picks to recommend their favorite infant carriers. But when a new dad takes the time to rave about one, let’s just say we’re anxious to see what the deal is.And now, we can safely second the raving around...
Fighting the Winter Blahs With Baubles
While Spring is still a good several blizzards off, at least its start will happen in this calendar year. Which means that already my head is onto woven bags, lightweight trenches, and updates to the wardrobe that don’t include black, brown or grey. So I’m...
The Perfect Swaddling Blanket, a.k.a. The Sound of Silence
Swaddling inspired total fear in me as a new mom. I knew it was an essential part of getting the baby to stop crying for two seconds; it’s just that it seemed like one more new skill that my postpartum brain wouldn’t be able to handle. Half the battle, as...
Not Everything In The Bath Has To Be a Duck
I have a definite nostalgic side to me. Don’t even get me into a conversation about 80s music or 70s Saturday morning TV unless you’ve got a few hours to kill.So when I perused the hip mom-run e-boutique Baby Oh My and found these groovy non-slip tiles by...
It’s a Boy! A Very Well-Dressed Boy.
Huge congrats to CMP co-founder and editor, Kristen Chase, whose perfect son and future CMP flick’r pool model was born this morning at 5:11 am.Drew is 8 lbs, 10 oz, 21.5" long, and his mama is now happy to weigh at least 8 lbs, 10 oz less. They’re...
Who’s Your Daddy? (No Really…Which One is Daddy?)
My toddler is a visual learner, which is to say it’s hard for her to grasp concepts she can’t see right in front of her. Unfortunately, this means she knows her animals, but refers to her out-of-town grandparents by the toddler equivalent of "hey,...
