Whether you use your stroller for quick trips to the mall, jogging or – gasp! – strolling, chances are your handlebars have seen better days. Maybe you’ve (a) spilled Starbucks, (b) transferred the likes of sunscreen or random toddler snacks, or (c) dripped sweat all over them (in my case from walking on a hot day; never…
Kiddopotamus TinyDiner portable placemat
Eating with a baby or toddler is a messy business. Before we had kids and moved to rural suburbia, we were big-city dwellers, living the high life: shopping every weekend after enjoying leisurely Sunday brunches, and eating out at great restaurants several nights each week. Although we were never parents-to-be who claimed that a child…
Gabby’s reusable swim diapers
We are water babies. All of us. Big B, The K Man, Miss Q and I would gladly shrivel up like raisins to stay in the water. Now, for me, I limit 95 per cent of my water exposure to pools and oceans – I don’t do lakes, except for those scorching hot days when…
My first Wordless Wednesday: Our fish, Thomas
The Home Depot Kids’ Workshop
It started out as a quick trip to grab an extra can of paint for some benches we’re refreshing. The K Man and I walked into The Home Depot after Saturday’s swimming lesson to find several six-foot tables lining the entryway, parents and young kids hammering and gluing some wooden contraption. “Wow, look, Mommy –…
Matter: mom & baby – Substance Baby Sun Care Creme
Ah…remember the good ol’ days when you could climb out your bedroom window onto the roof and sunbathe, smeared in baby oil? SPF-what? (That wasn’t just me, right?) If you’re like me and escaped with little more than a few sunburns along the way, let’s count ourselves lucky. I’ve wised up since then and rarely…
BOOB Design: The B • Warmer & other best breastfeeding tops
If you told me a few years ago that I’d use my nursing wear for as long as I have – altogether between two kids, going on 30 months (with no end in sight) – I’m not sure I’d have believed you. See, although I always planned to breastfeed, I was met with this recurring…
Rock•ease by Teethease: the fashionable teether
There have got to be babies out there who don’t gnaw on everything in sight. I have no first-hand knowledge of this kind of baby, though. Both of mine mouth(ed) everything. Anything. But both have also been easy teethers; maybe there’s a connection? I remember being at a park with The K Man when he…
7 a.m. Enfant Blanket 212 evolution
I’ve always said that whoever invented winter didn’t have babies. Going out for walks is a daily pleasure for us; barring temperatures dropping below, say, minus-25, we go out every day regardless of the weather. We’re like the postman. But I would get soooo frustrated that it took 20 minutes to gear up and get…
Utterly Yours breastfeeding pillow
If you have perfect, perky A- or B-cup breasts, this post isn’t for you. If you’re a nursing mama, and wear anything bigger than a B-cup, though, you’re probably no stranger to this scenario: lovingly cradling your baby in the crook of one arm, you support your boob with the other hand to ensure a…