When I decorated my kids’ bedrooms, I took great care to create décor that would last well beyond the baby years. It’s not that I don’t love Winnie the Pooh (and I also think there are very beautiful ways to use Pooh pieces in a nursery), it’s just that I’m kind of lazy. I like…
Have a safe & selfless Halloween
Remember the good ole days, when Hallowe’en had an apostrophe in it and you could take random Ziplocks of popcorn home from the neighbours you didn’t know? With Halloween nearly upon us, I wanted to introduce you to one great new product that will help keep your child safe; one candy alternative with which your…
Wordless Wednesday: Sock it to Me
Dream Designs’ bamboo/rayon all-season duvet #SafeSleep
I’m a duvet kind of girl. My parents gave me my first duvet when I was in university, and I’ve never looked back. I love their versatility, since many duvet weights are multi-season, and I love that lofty look they give your bed nestled into the right duvet cover. When I moved to Europe in…
Motorola MBP33 Video Baby Monitor
Like strollers and swim diapers, I’ve owned more baby monitors than I’d like to admit. I’d heard of video monitors when The K Man was born, but at the time, the quality was spotty and the night vision was poor. So my first monitor was a Safety 1st audio monitor. Crystal clear sound, great range,…
OM Home’s organic cotton crib sheet = sweet dreams #SafeSleep
Throughout this kids’ safe sleep series, I’ve written a lot about the reasons that organic sleep products can be so beneficial for your child – like eliminating off-gassing – and for the earth, by using products that are plentiful. This week, instead of starting off with an anecdote about something noteworthy from my family life…
Guest review: Bobalong
Chantal is a self-described compassionate pediatric nurse, loving wife and (best of all) a proud mother to a vibrant one-year-old girl who we’ll call Baby M. Like Mommy Gearest, Chantal loves products and voicing her opinion about them. *********************************************** I was so excited to do a guest review for Mommy Gearest’s blog. Such a great…
Ouchies Adhesive Bandages: the stylish way to dress a cut
I’ve kissed enough boo-boos to know that even one of Mommy’s “magic kisses” can’t make the tears stop when there’s blood involved. Between The K Man learning to ride a bike and Miss Q learning to walk, we had our share of scrapes and cuts this summer. Some of them were really very minor, but…
Happy International Babywearing Week: the pikkolo carrier by Catbird Baby
I was at a neighbourhood kid’s birthday party a few weeks ago, wandering around the backyard with Miss Q in a carrier. She’d been running about and tuckered herself out and just wanted to be carried for a bit. Another mom – who I didn’t know – approached me and asked how old my daughter…