I went with a simple color scheme and the hilarious curly cues for my son's hat. I get so many compliments on it wherever I go, and I tell everyone where I got it. Many inquirers are grown women wanting one for themselves. It can be thrown in the washing machine for easy cleaning, and it seems stretchy enough that it will last us several seasons at least. Definitely a great buy with a look and quality that's really unbeatable.
These are handmade, soft-soled shoes available in an unbelievable selection of styles of colors. Now, you can find similar shoes in major department stores, but take my word for it, they won't hold up like the Minitoes. I have bought such shoes and they literally fell apart. Meanwhile, his Minitoes are still holding strong! The soft leather material is totally flexible and keep his little feet warm. He has no trouble getting around on these shoes, even on our hardwood floors. You're sure to find a number of styles to love here. My only problem was choosing a pair! So I got them in brown too!
The tray on the front catches most of what your little one loses on the way to his mouth. When dinner is over, you fold the sides in, fold the top down and roll the whole thing up into the tray. Its rolled up form is very compact and can fit right into your purse - hopefully after you've already rinsed it off. The other thing I love about this product is that I'm not leaving a big mess for our poor server to have to clean up after we've left. The majority of the mess is contained in the Tiny Diner and we either dump the mess into the trash or I roll it up, stick it in a plastic bag and clean it when I get home. I'm sure your next waiter or waitress will appreciate this product as much as you do.
One thing we were ready for was protecting his little knees from all the hard surfaces in our home. My cousin, and fellow enthusiast of all things baby, gave me Baby Legs as a shower gift. Baby legs are leg warmers, sized right for little tiny legs. They're still pretty big on my JUST turned 9-month-old, but that just means we've got lots of use ahead of us. Stretchy, breathable material ensures they fit just right and don't get too hot.
My baby's Baby Legs are cream with tan stripes and adorable little bees at the top - a perfect accessory to his bumble bee themed nursery. I think, technically, they are meant just for keeping his legs warm, but they work wonderfully as buffers against the hardwood floors too. He crawls all around in total comfort thanks to these handy little items. I could really tell they made a difference because when I took them off, I cringed at the squeaky sound of his bare skin dragging across the hard floor. I think he was much more comfortable with his Baby Legs on.
probably as sick of hearing the same songs in the same nasal voice as my husband and I are. But trying to find a good toy that helps baby develop skills, encourages hands-on activity and won't give you a headache is not an easy task. It seems like all toy manufacturers insist on these overly-stimulating, seizure-inducing monstrosities. What happened to the simple toys that gave baby a chance to let his mind create the fun instead of letting a machine do it for him? A co-worker of mine gave me her (and her child's - that's important!) favorite baby toy as a shower gift. The Parents Alpha Block Sorter is a wonderful toy that gives baby hands-on play, and gives you a break from all the racket.
5 of the blocks have a toy in the middle which is wonderful for working on baby's dexterity as he tries to pull out whatever he sees inside. Some are rubbery cylinders or triangles with fun textures to experience. One is a clear plastic tube with a ball that rolls around inside. But my son's favorite is the clear plastic triangle that's filled with multi-colored beads. He loves to shake it and listen to the beads rattling around. And with 6 sides to every block, that's 48 unique surfaces with brightly colored pictures to help baby learn his ABC's and 123's. My husband has fun with these blocks too. The two of them make a little game of Daddy trying to stack them all before baby knocks them all down. My son shows no sign of losing interest in these blocks any time soon. I'm sure they're going to be a part of out nightly routine for quite some time.
baby's nostril. Then you put that flexible tube IN YOUR MOUTH. Yes, you read that correctly. You put it in your mouth and SUCK the snot! There is a filter between the cylinder and the tube so you can be sure nothing green reaches your lips. Ewww! This was a huge leap for me considering I gag and heave over just about anything. I guess when it's your baby, you just find the courage somewhere. I waited until he had a stuffy nose, whipped out the Nosefrida, put the cylinder in place, the tube in my mouth and sucked with all my might. Then I did it again.
I sucked until I almost passed out, but I couldn't get anything out of that little stuffy nose of his. Plus, he kept trying to put the cylinder in his mouth. This thing doesn't work. I even tried Saline to loosen up the stuff first. Sucked 'til I was blue in the face and the mucus hadn't budged. So, I pulled out my trusty bulb aspirator and out it all came. Baby could breathe clear again. My advice, when it comes to nasal aspirators - save yourself the $17 and take the hospital aspirator home with you. The one they use when baby is first born - that is the best aspirator you'll ever find. They're going to charge you for it anyway (probably more than $17, though!) so you might as well keep it. No other aspirators work as well as the one the pediatrician uses on your baby in his or her first minutes of life.
