No Stress Tablecloth

Now that our little guy is on to solid foods, I can already see the stains and messes that will plant themselves on my tablecloth. Looks like Mimi the Sardine solved that problem for me with this acrylic coated tablecloth. Clean lines, goes with everything, and easy to clean!

Country Life Naturals

When recycled looks this good, I wonder why we can’t recycle everything for everything. Love this linen sack cozy from Country Life Naturals. Two words: Waterproof lining and Washable. Two things in my life that have become so important now with a baby.

Velvet and Tweed

Ok, I wish I could splatter this whole blog with the adorable clothing from Velvet and Tweed, so you’re going to have to go to their website to look at their entire collection.  Remember when clothing used to be charming without those charming words written all over them like, “Spoiled,” or “Brat,” or “Diva?”  Velvet and Tweed is sweet, pretty, handsome, and most of all, timeless.   Man, I can’t wait until our little guy can be a ring bearer!  Anyone getting married?  anyone? hellooooo out theeere?

Yellow Owl

I went to Twig and Fig in Berkeley recently and saw these lovely stamp sets from Yellow Owl.  After seeing these, I went to Michaels and was so underwhelmed by their huge scrapbook section.  Should’ve gone to Twig and Fig last.

Nelly Stella

So smitten with these adorable playsuits by Nelly Stella. I mean, check out the bubble shorts on them… so freakin’ cute!

Hello Hanna

I think that these pop-up placemats from Hello Hanna, are so perfect for a kids party. It can be a tea party, slumber party, or birthday party, these placemats would be a hit! Each mat comes with a set of stickers to dress up the pop-up figure of your choice. Can make any mealtime fun! (Although, I always have fun eating at mealtime. Yum, food!)

The White Sofa Dilemma

I often see questions about finding a good looking white sofa that is stain resistant.  A friend of mine got a couch from Crate and Barrel and I love it. It’s called the Petrie Apartment Sofa and it is super comfortable, beautiful, and makes any room look awesome. Most importantly, it has an awesome stain-repellant system that is actually in each fiber! Of course with one dog and one baby, I know that I will soon need a couch too, but not until mine is thoroughly destroyed. Hopefully by that time, there will be more choices out there so that I don’t have to be twinsies with my friend!

No Couch Potatoes Here

Funny how we weren’t born to be couch potatoes.   You don’t see babies sitting around drooling in front of a TV for hours and hours.  Or at least they shouldn’t.   They move, they crawl, and soon, they walk.   Plan Toys puts a lot of planning into their toys. This green company uses great style for their toys that promote physical and intellectual development for kids.  I love the Woodpecker Walker and their new Walking Elephant.  When your child learns to balance and move from side to side, this elephant starts a walkin’!

A Pair. Yes, a Pair.

I think every parent knows that it is nearly impossible to keep track of baby socks.  Them darn things just keep falling off!  We were given a pack of Trumpette socks and guess what? We still have all six pairs. Yes folks… PAIRS. The baby has not been able to kick these little socks off his feet. Their new Skater Johnny Socks are so cute, but I wish they carried them in the bigger size. Our little guy has outgrown his 0-12 months and on to the next size already, so we went for the PeeWee argyle ones. I don’t know how they do it, but these are the only socks that stay on. I always get comments from other moms saying that the Trumpette socks are the only ones that worked for them too. It’s a flippin’ mystery.

Peep, Peep!

I went to the baby store over the weekend to buy a baby gate. Yes, we have to get not one, not two, but three baby gates for out living room. Not only that, they will all have to be within 7 feet of each other. It’s going to be baby gate bonanza. I wasn’t looking forward to this, so I grudgingly went into the store to buy ugly gates. Suddenly, I saw this cute mobile by Boon in the corner of my eye. You mount it on the wall over the crib. Then I ran around the store looking at all the other cute things they had before I bought the baby gate. Made me feel a lot better.

Cocoon Couture

This Little Foxy Bean Bag from Cocoon Couture can lure children to sit on them and read their favorite books. In addition to their cute bean bags, they carry bookends, art, height charts and these wonderful Enchanted Trees. Makes me want to be a kid again.

When You Need To Learn Your Organs

Go to I Heart Guts.  The hubby and I were on their website for an hour looking at all the different organs and learning about them.  They have organ plushies, pins, and t-shirts.  I figure we can jump start our kid on becoming doctor! ;)

When Designer Clothes Break the Bank

Ok, so I featured some designer kid clothes that are super cute.  Time for something that looks trendy, cute, and also more affordable!  So where to I go for this stuff?  Well, I sometimes call it “FOB-ie,” but I also call it awesome.  Going back to my roots, here are great styles on the the website, YesStyle. The jumpsuit and the cropped pants are from a Japanese company called Kid Republic.  They have mommy and me styles as well if you’re into that sort of thing.

What I wish I knew when I was preggers, is that they have a maternity section!  I’m a little curious that they have only “One Size” for maternity wear.  Maybe all the Asians over there are all stick skinny with a basketball in front when they’re preggers.  Arg.  But if you’re a one size fits all preggers gal, then this may work for you!

Wagamama

Wagamama means “spoiled rotten” in Japanese.  Your baby will definitely be spoiled rotten in this great playpen/portable crib/play mat from Wagamama Baby.  This Baby Zabu mat is super plush and the sides fold up and tie for the walls.   They can also fit into a standard size playpen!  Roll it up like a yoga mat and you’re all set to go anywhere with your wagamama baby.  And the mat too ;)

kicokids

We have tons of trucks and dinosaurs in our closet.  So it’s very nice when I find awesome clothing for boys.  I like to think that I’m a common sense kind of gal, so I know it’s not very practical to buy expensive clothing for our little guy.  But, a few original things in the closet brings a nice touch to the many trucks, dinosaurs, and overalls in there.  Might as well dress the kid in clothes I like now while I can!   Kicokids has all the right ideas for boys  Oh yes, and for girls too.

Octopus Alpaca Throw

Another one for our friend, “Aquaman and the Giant.” This Octopus Alpaca baby blanket is new from Thomas Paul.

Cute Lunch Totes

I just saw this little tote when I was out and about today with the family.  I grabbed and said, “awwwwww…” as my husband just looked at me and said, “what is it?”  and I replied, “Does it matter?”

Cute little baby tote from Apple and Bee. It’s big enough for a lunch, or just a sack to put toys and snacks in. There are three prints, giraffes, ladybugs, and yachts.

Cosas Minimas

I love the art prints by Blanca Gomez of Cosas Minimas. A Spanish artist, her prints and the wall decals makes me feel like a kid again.

Polar Bear Rocker by Netto

My sister loves polar bears. She loves to buy things with polar bears on them. She loves to talk about polar bears, so I just had to post this Polar Bear Rocker by Netto. This one’s for you, sis.

Up in the Clouds

I always do this.  I always find something that I want and wait, wait, wait, to get it later.  Then when I really want it or go to buy it, it isn’t there anymore.  Another design from Estela Lugo, this cute cloud shelf has function and character.  Unfortunately, it’s no longer sold at Fawn and Forest and as always, I was so disappointed that I didn’t get it. Alas, I did find it here at Modern Dose! They just got a new shipment in.  This time, I’ll get my butt in gear and finally get the darn thing.

Snotsucker!

Baby woke up almost every hour to two hours last night.  We just couldn’t think of what was going on with this kid.  He was a little fussy yesterday, but had been pretty normal otherwise.  Then my husband heard it.  Baby couldn’t breathe well through his nose.  Oddly enough, I bought this nasal aspirator from NoseFrida at Wholefoods the day before thinking that I might as well get it because we’ll eventually use it.  So we busted it out early this morning and voila!  He’s sleeping like a… well… baby.  He’s still sleeping and it’s almost 11am.  Poor little guy.  

How does it work?  You put one end against the baby’s nostril, and the end with the red tip in your mouth.  Yup, your mouth.  You suck out the snot yourself.  You have perfect control of the suction and can see through the clear tube what is coming out.  And no, there is no chance for the snot to go in your mouth, geez.  There’s a sponge filter that prevents this from happening.  Easy to wash for the next use.  Love: NoseFrida.  Hate: bulb aspirators.  

This is one time when we don’t mind being called a snotsucker.  Nope, don’t mind at all.  

Abe Jones

If I had a girl, I would be broke.  There is so many adorable outfits, dresses, sweaters, skirts…… for girls!  My heart sinks whenever I see an outfit for a little girl that I would want for myself.  The vowels in words begin to extend as well, “Oooooohhh…. sooo  cuuuuute!!” Abe Jones has beautiful clothes for little girls. Although there are slim pickin’s for boys, I did find a couple items from them, like the drum set shirt!

Oh, the French

Luckily, we received some hand-me-downs for our little baby.  Our favorite ones were the soft, practical, well fit, and smart design of these white undergarments and onesies. I checked who made them and it was Petit Bateau. Seems like the French know what they’re doing when it comes to baby clothes. I liked using the undershirts like the one above under outfits, and they were perfect for putting on the baby underneath a swaddle. The kimono style is super practical for the little newbies as it doesn’t mess with going over their heads. I just went on their site and found the snowsuit pictured below. Isn’t that a riot?! I love it!

Spidie!

“is he strong, listen bud, he’s got radioactive blood…” spiderman onesie!! So cute and on sale at Baby Gap. I couldn’t help but to buy this Argyle Sweater One-Piece online too. Who can resist? Well, I sure couldn’t, especially when they send me those darn online coupons. Here, use it until January 7th and you can get an extra 20% off sale items. Type in: gapextra20

No Ouchie

We have an antique, quarter sawn, oak coffee table in our living room. Hubby and I really like it, but it is super heavy and has pointy corners. I think we’ll be needing to store that in the garage for a bit while the little one learns to walk. To replace it, I was thinking two storage cubes would be soft enough. But then I ran into this bench online at Urban Outfitters. I would stash all the toys inside for easy clean up too!