• Monthly Archive:: August 2009

    You know you are officially pregnant the moment you’ve realized you can no longer button up your favorite pair of jeans–no matter how hard you try. And if you’re anything like I am, a good pair is one you treasure and hold on to until that last thread is practically irreparable. When maternity jeans just won’t do, you can invest in Denim Therapy, a service that enables you to hang on to your beloved jeans through those nine months and still be able to wear them once you are back to your pre-pregnancy self. Using a special thread selection process, each pair of jeans is stitched with expandable side inseams to accommodate growing bellies. Then once you’re ready to wear your old blues again, they [&hellip

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    Wasn’t it just yesterday that you mastered your baby’s car seat installation? And now your pediatrician has given you the OK for her to ride facing forward, which means breaking out the instruction manual. (Too bad the seat doesn’t come with built-in GPS for locating that misplaced guide…)If you had your hands on the Combi Zeus 360, this wouldn’t even be an issue. This convertible car seat is designed to rotate 360 degrees without requiring you to re-install it. With so much attention as of late on keeping toddlers rear-facing as long as possible, this car seat accommodates rear-facing babies up to 33 lbs. (and up to 40 lbs. for forward-facing), so you can breathe a little more easily that your child is staying safe [&hellip

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    I can hardly believe how often we lose my 15-month-old’s socks–and that I can’t even blame it on our washer/dryer, which seems responsible for usurping all the grown-up ones in our home! Much to my chagrin, my exploratory toddler has decorated the floor of one too many grocery stores and our local library with her missing socks. Well, we’ll be having no more Cinderella of socks (that’s off, one on) in this house, thanks to Stay With Me socks , which proudly live up to their name. Even the most determined toddler can’t wrestle these stay-put socks off her tootsies; a simple Velcro strap around the ankle keeps them in place, no matter how much your little one tries to remove them. And as your [&hellip

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    After a hectic day with two young children, I’m all for enjoying a cup of tea. A well-deserved treat, hot (or iced, if you’re still enjoying this blissful summer weather like I am) tea is not only a great way to unwind, but it has tons of health benefits. I particularly like the new line of teas from Zhena’s Gypsy Tea–especially its Pink Superberry Tea for Women’s Health. This blend is teeming with antioxidants and vitamins, plus it’s a real palate-pleaser, available in a delicious assortment of berry flavors. If you like to know you are supporting a good cause, you’ll feel good that 70 cents of each sale from the Pink line of teas goes directly to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation this October. [&hellip

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    Breastfeeding your baby is one of the many choices you make as a new mom, and for many, one you may struggle with before you get the hang of it. I decided to bottle-feed both my daughters, but the mom friends who nursed their babies have shared their stories of both the upside–the tremendous bonding–and the downside (soreness, intense commitment and oh, the soreness). When I heard about the Shower Hug, a product designed to give some extra support and comfort to nursing moms, I wondered if it might make a difference. I can remember that even just after giving birth, I was a bit anxious when showering for the first time; the soothing spray that felt so wonderful on my back while pregnant was [&hellip

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