We didn’t start off as the parents who kept the house quiet for naps or drew the blinds all the way in the nursery. We started off vacuuming around our babies in broad daylight as they napped in a swing or playpen in the early weeks. But it didn’t matter. Both babies soon demanded pitch-black…
Guest review: aden + anais Cozy Sleeping Bag
Mommy Sarah C. has her hands full with six-month-old Miss H and her three-year-old Brother B. On maternity leave from her teaching job, Sarah had the opportunity to test the “jungle jam” aden + anais Cozy Sleeping Bag, which is four layers of muslin – designed for the cooler weather we just got here in…
Naturepedic waterproof mattress protector pad #SafeSleep
The K Man didn’t move into a big boy bed until he was well past his fourth birthday this year. Part of this was his own hesitation about leaving the comfort of his little toddler bed, which – to him – still felt so much like the crib he’d loved for more than three years…
Joovy Room2 (that’s squared) – the ultimate pack ‘n play
Like many other new parents, I bought a playard (a.k.a. pack ‘n play, playpen) before my first child was born. And, boy, was it fancy. It had a detachable changing station and a bassinet that fit into one corner – suspended. What I hadn’t considered, however, was that The K Man would grow well beyond…
SnoozeShade: SPF cover & stroller nap aid
The K Man stopped motion sleeping when he was about three weeks old. For real. No more long car rides with a peacefully slumbering infant; no more liesurely strolls, winding through shops and bakeries. He slept in his crib, and that was that. Nighttime was rarely an issue (save for a couple of blips). Daytime…
ergobaby Original Carrier: babywearing at its best
I have owned every conceivable type of baby carrier. Let’s start there. Slings, wraps (of both the three-part variety and the nine-feet-of-material variety), facer-inners, facer-outters. I love love babywearing, and the right carrier makes all the difference. I don’t believe that you’re going to find one carrier that works right from birth all the way…
Naturepedic No-Compromise crib mattress
Even as adults, we do more of this than anything else: sleep. Even more so for babies. Although I don’t consider myself an “Earth Mother” who gazes longingly at trees or plans to home-school, we do subscribe to a fairly organic lifestyle. We might even be radical hippies in the ‘burbs for using our green bin –…