Archive for April, 2007



Natural Products for Baby’s Skin

Posted by on April 9th, 2007
Filed under: Bath, Product Guide & Reviews.

The question of what to put on your baby’s skin is a tricky one. On the one hand, you don’t want to lather her in chemicals with names you can’t pronounce. On the other hand, you want something that will really do the job. The three all natural Baby Cakes by ZenMomma products we tried [...]

Fun Clothing Sets From Confetti Kidz

Posted by on April 7th, 2007
Filed under: Clothing, Product Guide & Reviews.

This top and bloomer set seen on Pooky is one example of the colorful, custom clothing sets available from Confetti Kidz Boutique. The cute ruffles on the tank top sleeves and poofy bloomers are the details that make this outfit very special. You can tell it’s made with a lot of care, and unlike [...]

When it comes to the business of ordering personalized photo cards, we’ve found that ordering from the big companies can be fairly hit-or-miss. After all, they don’t have people monitoring the quality of every single print that comes out, at least as far as I can tell. As a result, we’ve often ended up with [...]

Peek-a-Boo B

Posted by on April 5th, 2007
Filed under: Accessories, Feeding, For Moms, Product Guide & Reviews.

It’s a nursing cover called Peek-a-Boo B. I love the name. It actually took me a while to put the Boo and B together, but when I did, I found it pretty amusing.
I’m a big fan of any product that promotes and supports breastfeeding. I’ve come across breastfeeding supporters online who are actually critical of [...]

Intelligence Can’t Be Bought on DVD

Posted by on April 5th, 2007
Filed under: In the News, Just Babbling, Parenthood.

I’ve written before about products designed to turn your baby into a genius. I was skeptical then, and remain so now. Here’s a new article from USA Today reinforcing the fact that there’s no magic baby product out there that can be shown to increase intelligence. A cynic might wonder if the companies that make [...]

Birthday Hats!

Posted by on April 3rd, 2007
Filed under: Accessories, Play Time, Product Guide & Reviews.

Pooky’s turning 1 in a exactly 3 weeks. We can’t believe it. Has it really been that long? Has it only been that long?
We have to start thinking soon about what to do for her birthday. We’re not into throwing an elaborate birthday party that the little one isn’t even going to understand or [...]

Flying High With Personalized Capes

Posted by on April 2nd, 2007
Filed under: Play Time, Product Guide & Reviews.

I love simple products that encourage a child’s imagination. These custom-made capes from Ellie Bellie Kids will have your child flying over buildings, traveling to far away lands and galaxies, and anything else their little minds can imagine. They’re extremely well-made and come in your choice of two different fabric options. Each one is [...]

Monday Morning Video: Golf is Funny

Posted by on April 2nd, 2007
Filed under: Humor.

Here’s a 10 month old who’s getting a good laugh over a Wii golf game. Hope you get a good laugh over it as well!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_mBLWpdwnI

As if I wasn’t anxious enough about baby getting older and leaving our sphere of control, I happened upon this blog post from Steven Parker, MD, WebMD’s pediatrics expert. In it, Dr. Parker shares what he’s learned about the new, technology-enhanced bullying. He lists its most common forms:

Someone takes a dorky or compromising picture of [...]