Category: Baby Products

Best products for babies. Baby registry checklists. Baby clothing, gear, and more.

She's watching me

Some days, the rhythm of being home can be overwhelming. Wake up. Give 2-year-old yogurt. Nurse baby. Change diaper. Do "school time." Dress 2-year-old. Play outside. Help 2-year-old go potty. Read "Winnie-the-Pooh's ABCs" and "Madeline" and "Hush Little Puppy." Blow up balloons. Color a picture. Attempt to take pictures of the girls together. Start a […]

Where to buy sun protective clothing (and how to get a discount when you do)

I recently wrote about UV Skinz ("sun protective swimshirts with a UPF rating of 50+") and wanted to tell you about two quick promotions in case you decide to buy some skinz of your own: (1) In honor of Skin Cancer Awareness Month, UV Skinz is promoting awareness of sun protection and skin cancer prevention by […]

3 Baby Carriers; 3 Photos

"Is she asleep?" I ask my husband, pivoting my body slightly so that he can see our month old daughter's eyes. "Her eyes are 75% shot...okay, they're shut," he says. "I'm going to *try* to set her down in the bassinet so that I can go to the bathroom, brush my teeth, put away a […]

And her princess gown was washed again and again and still looked beautiful...The End

Once Upon A Time...there was a children's boutique in San Antonio that made a little girl very happy. The boutique? Sugarplum Dreams. The little girl? My 2-year-old daughter. The scene? Two exquisitely wrapped gifts with a princess costume, a matching cloak, and a box of shortbread cookies inside. Sugarplum Dreams is a family company (owned […]

New Shoes for the Birthday Kid

When my husband was a little boy, his aunt always bought him a pair of shoes on his birthday. And not just any pair of shoes. A high-quality pair of shoes. As he got older, she even let him in on the shopping process and he was given the opportunity to select a pair of […]

Slumber Parties...the early 90's and now

I still remember the first slumber party that I hosted at my house. It was my 10th birthday. I wore my purple shirt and black leggings. Alison and Cynthia and Wendy were there. We had pizza. We watched movies. We drank fizzy root beer floats in plastic cups. We played Girl Talk. Everything seemed so […]

Protect-A-Bed's Promise

If you have ever taken a Psychology or Marketing/Communications course, you probably know that commercials and advertisements are never selling a product. They are selling something intangible: love, friendship, romance, safety, etc.  After all, if a company can get you to believe that their product will truly bring you satisfaction or spontaneity or sexiness, then […]

Baby Registry Basics: What to Know Before You Register

Baby registries are convenient - for the giver and the receiver. I think they're quite a handy invention. That said, I also think the baby registry industry is a big, booming business that is non-personal, non-"green," and completely consumer. Baby registries encourage excessive purchasing and are not based on the reality of life with a […]

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