Cool Mom Picks From August 2008
Being Dad - Way Better Than Trying to Convince Him to Sit Through Lamaze Class
There's no shortage of books and videos and instructional websites out there for moms-to-be. But when something is available
specifically for dads, it's generally absurdly goofy or some very serious
cue-the-after-school-special-music sort of Hey, Dad, you're a part of this too tripe that no guy I know would actually sit through to save his life.
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I love you, you're perfect, now finish your carrots
Some of my fondest memories of lunchtime as a kid involved reaching into my brown paper lunch bag and feeling around between the sandwich and the granny smith apple for a surprise note from my mom, replete with her trademark curly-haired happy face sign-off.
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Baby videos actually entertaining for mamas too.
Now that I've got three children, I've given up trying to protect the youngest from his older sisters' tastes in TV shows. Is it cliché to mention that I saw Road Runner get clobbered at least a thousand times as a kid, and I'm still an upstanding member of society?
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Yo Homes, to Bel Air!
Now if I told you that Sir Hayes, the kids' label emblematic of urban Brooklyn chic, was making a oneside inspired by "Carlton," what would you think that means? Because when I got wind of it, right away a single image popped into my head.
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You Know Build-A-Bear? Well This is Build-A-Bar.
I spend a lot of time complaining about breakfast, but that's what happens when you take an anti-morning person and add kids. One of my tricks for dealing with mornings when I'm feeling less than perky is to hand over a breakfast bar. So when my old friend sent me the link to YouBars, I was psyched.
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A is for Atticus, aka How to Sound Smarter Than You Actually Are
If you're shopping baby names (or just browsing), you have to check out Lorilee Craker's A is for Atticus: Baby Names from Great Books which give you far more erudite options than naming your child for the latest celeb du jour.
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Dave's Presidential Hot Sauces - Promoting your democratic right to spice up your bloody mary with your candidate of choice
There are plenty of ways to pledge your allegiance to your presidential candidate - bumper stickers, t-shirts, anonymous troll comments on Daily Kos.
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One banana, two banana, three banana, four...
It's not that there aren't great television and music options for the kids that are new, it's that the resurgence of our old favorites brings a nostalgic tear to our eyes.
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Tiesies - 'Cause every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man
I'm all for outfitting my baby boy in some fine threads on special occasions. But dressing a wee one in the same style sported by a forty-something man (sweater vests, anyone?) isn't special--at least not the way you'd intended.
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The Belle Baby Carrier - You Can't Go Wrong With Denim
My husband is totally willing to wear the baby, so long as it doesn't require a mei tai (too many straps) or a sling (too uncomfy on his bad shoulder). That basically leaves him with our Belle Baby Carrier which now comes in a gender-neutral denim.
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Agent Provocateur Maternity - Who Said Pregnant Wasn't Sexy?
Being at the tail end of my third pregnancy, I admit that I feel the total opposite of sexy. The gigunda belly coupled with the larger than life butt tucked into some pretty scary maternity underpants do not help the situation
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