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Potty training, now a lot less stinky
I thought my three-year-old was a total potty pro until I learned today that he has been peeing in his closet every night for a week. Oops.If only we had this fresh and truly inventive new potty, I think a lot of things would stink less.
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Building a better sippy cup
I don't remember having trouble learning how to use a straw but, then again, I'm about four decades past that stage in life. It was my kids who made me realize that "straw use" was going to be another one of those odd little skills I was going to have to teach them.
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Swankifying the booster seat with Clek
One of the biggest complaints we hear about kids car seats and boosters is how ugly they are. Yes, I know safety is the biggest priority, but once we check that off the list, I would prefer not to have a ginormous thing squarely in my rear view that's covered in neon zoo animals
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Muslin swaddlers get as pretty as they are practical
If there's one baby product that's made a name for itself in the last few years, it's the cotton muslin swaddling blanket.
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The handy dandy box of things a mom seriously needs
If there's one thing a new mom needs--besides a postpartum doula who does dishes and makes sushi from scratch--it's baby recommendations from someone who's been there. After all, that embroidered silk blanket from Aunt Edith is fabulous, but it's not going to work as a swaddler during the first 2 AM crying session.
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Restaurant high chairs without the ew factor
Surely I'm not the only one who's often grossed-out by restaurant high chairs? They're handy, yes, but they're usually filled with the remains of some other kid's meal.
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Ergo and Petunia Pickle Bottom make babywearing oh so pretty
The Ergo got an extreme makeover, and now it's one of the prettiest baby carriers on the block.
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The new giggleDeals flash sale site--like we needed another excuse to shop there
Okay, okay, we know you don't really need to hear about another flash sale site in this day of a hundred and one "great deal" emails coming into your inbox each morning. But how about one more? One perfectly-suited-to-cool-moms-with-cool-kids site?
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Vespa, baby!
Sometimes I picture myself like in a movie scene, on the back of a shiny turquoise scooter (yes, in my fantasy it's turquoise, okay?), silk scarf in my hair, cruising around Europe without a care in the world. That's not likely to happen any time soon, but I do love these Vespa travel bags.
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3 insanely crazy high-end cribs. Prepare to gawk.
At the end of the day--and there really is an end of the day, when baby has no choice but to conk out, at least for a little while, anyway--all you really need is a good, sturdy crib so that your little one is safe and snug, right? Well, maybe not.
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