Baby Gear

I love that the trend these days is not just towards great baby gear, but great mommy gear as well. Designers are realizing that moms are the ones carrying the big diaper bags with cartoons on it and pushing the clunky strollers and they are changing the designs, making things more stylish and trendy. Mom inventors are leading this new trend, and thank goodness for that!

Goober Baby is no stranger to this idea. Goober Baby is the inspired offspring of two moms who wanted stylish everyday items to care for new little ones. They make awesome products like the Goober tote, a tote for the dads, gift sets and changing mats. Each come in great, bold modern colors and styles, perfect for moms! I had the pleasure to review the tote bag which is a great item for smaller things that tend to ‘disappear” in the bottom of your diaper bag or purse. It is great for things that can leak like lotions or medicine. I think it is great for transporting wet or messy clothes too. Don’t just use it for the diaper bag use it for your makeup or toiletries when you travel!

The change purse is perfect for when you want to run out of the door without the big diaper bag. Just the right size for a few diapers and some wipes. Goober baby has some of the greatest things for moms that they never knew they needed!
Thank you Goober baby!

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Thank you all for entering our Sleep Baby CD giveaway, the CD is really great and I am happy I have one to giveaway. I really have enjoyed reading all your sleep tips for baby and I learned many great tips and tricks.
Keep reading reviewing baby gear and parenting our children for more great gear reviews, parenting news and giveaways!

Congratulations to Samantha #28, our Sleep Baby CD winner!

If I don’t go into labor sooner, I will be having this baby via c-section this morning. Since I won’t be around for a while, while I take care of my newborn and five year old twins, I decided to share with you some of my favorite baby gear. Here are some reviews on things that I cannot live without and things I know you will enjoy:

I love this monitor and will use it for years, they are not just for newborns!

There is nothing like a good swaddling baby blanket.

This nest egg has helped me sleep at night which is a luxury when you are nine months pregnant. I think it will be a great help with breastfeeding too. Go get your own with the coupon, even if you are not pregnant this is great for kids or for travel!

We are trying to be more green in our house and what better timing then when a new baby comes!?

I love these products for Mom. The names and packaging are so cute that I would buy them for that alone! They really smell good too.

I think this is great for the summer. I know I would have to get it if I lived in a state that was hot all year round.

I love this thermometer and couldn’t live without it. Plus it is so much cheaper then it was new to the market and I bought it!

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I have open spots for reviews when I come back from maternity leave.
Currently I am looking to review: diaper bags, breastfeeding tops, toys, stroller accessories, strollers, eco friendly baby gear and clothing.
If you have something you want me to review, please email me using the contact form on the right.

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Britax car seats are still one of the best around. They are costly, but very popular for their safety and name. There is a Britax sale going on now at Amazon.com and other web sites. Britax car seats, strollers and other gear are discounted up to 20%, which is a really good deal for a brand that rarely goes on sale! Babycenter.com has all britax on sale for 15% off which is not as good, but you can pick the fabric choices you want.

These are the regular prices for these car seats for comparison:
Few Regular Prices:

Marathon: around $269.

Roundabout: around $219.

Boulevard: around $300.

Decathlon: around $285.

Companion (infant seat): around $200

Check out sale prices on amazon.com, babyage.com and babyuniverse.com for all of these car seats.

There are not many things I needed this pregnancy. I saved all the twin’s old things and gear and besides a few things that couldn’t be saved, I have most everything I need. One thing I didn’t have last pregnancy and I wish I did, was a pregnancy planner. I had so many doctor’s appointments, ultrasounds and testing plus I was working full time, it would have come in very handy. I got one now though, and I couldn’t love it more.

The nice people at Braelynbountybug.com sent me one of their terrific pregnancy planners for my pregnancy. The prego planner is loaded with great tools and is organizing heaven for a person like me. It has a twelve month undated calendar, space for all of your doctor’s business cards, space for notes you need to make for yourself, and space for all of the information you need for forty weeks of pregnancy.
I especially love the sections, they have sections for all of your OB/Midwife information, pediatrician, labor and delivery including a space for notes from your birthing class. They also have a handy checklist of everything you need for your little one’s arrival, and even a space for you to write down what gifts you received and from whom. It even has a pocket in the back which I love for all of my lab forms that I have to carry around until my appointments!

The planner comes in three different styles and is only $38.00. I can’t think of any way I could improve this product! You may want to also check out their tot tags. I think this is an amazing resource for all expecting moms and I will be using it even for the first few moments of the baby’s life with pediatrician appointments, checkups etc. I will suggest this for all newly pregnant moms.

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I love deals and being a stay at home mom, I have to find good deals to help my husband’s paycheck last even longer. Babies, though small, sure cost a lot of money. Any deal I can get, I appreciate it. Today I will be sharing some deals I have found on the internet recently.

If you are looking for bedding for your nursery or child’s room, check out Pottery Barn kids clearance items.
If you like Talbots, Talbots kids is having a great sale on kid’s clothes right now. Check it out.

Are you in the market for a stroller, Maclaren has strollers on sale right now at babye-store.com. From single to twins strollers they have great prices. I love Maclaren and would never buy another brand of stroller.

Morganandmilo.com has great shoes for kids and right now they have a bunch on sale.

Do you need something inexpensive for a child’s birthday or baby shower? try these sailboat bath toys or letter link crabs.

Always check out babycenter.com for great deals. Right now they have sale and clearance items for up to 70% off. They have gear, clothing and toys on clearance.

Buy discounted arts and crafts or school supplies for kids here. You can also stock up on birthday gifts for kids on this one stop web site.
For daily deals in your area on all baby and children’s gear, check out deals on craigslist.com, freecycle.com and ebay.com.

Check out my other site for the latest news on children’s vaccine recalls!

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My daughter took to her pacifier almost immediately after birth. L, my son, hated it and never took to it. R, though, loved it. it helped her sleep, with teething and to sooth herself when she needed it. Three years later and she still had her pacifier habit. How were we going to get it away from her we wondered. Although she only used it at bedtime at this point, she was very reluctant to give it up and we had a tough problem on our hands. You can read about how we finally got it away from her here.

In Copenhagen Denmark though, they have a great way to get those lovies, bottles and pacifiers away from children. Much like the book The Giving Tree (which is my very favorite book) children and their parents go and “give” the tree their lovies. Children go to a public park, Frederiksberg Have (Garden) and was created 300 years ago for King Frederik IV, and donate their favorite things to the tree. Hundreds, maybe thousands, pacifiers hanging by ribbon, some lovies preserved in plastic bags, others hung with care makes for a very moving sight. Some even have letters written attached to them. Children can then go visit their treasures on the tree every time they go to the park. I think that this is such a lovely ritual and idea for kids as well as their parents.

You can see pictures from the tree at this Flickr set.

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Potty training, washing hands, helping with projects are all things little children would love to do but usually are not tall enough. Stolls to the rescue. Don’t buy a flimsy plastic one, and sone stools are just made for older kids or adults.

Kabooster step stools are made of furniture grade birch hardwood plywood. They have handles because kids are always wanting to move around. they also come in three accent colors or natural. These stools are great for kids and will blend in with anybathroom or room you store it in.

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I love contests and here are some I want to share with you:

Want $50 to spend at Kangaroodle? We want to spread the word about how awesome Kangaroodle is, and Kangaroodle wants to help spread the word about the new launch of Mama Speaks, the latest review blog for moms by moms!
Fun!

I try to feed my family mostly organic. I have written about it before. Now you can win $300 worth of organic foods from Horizon Organics and 5 minutes for mom.
What a great prize!

Mamanista is giving away a ton of prizes too, go and check it out!

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Got a great product for kids or their parents?
If you would like to see your product featured on this site for review or your web site listed under my links section, email me by clicking the “contact me” button on the right side of the page.

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Bryan and Victoria tagged me for seven unusual things about me post, so here you go:

1) I hate bananas but love banana bread, muffins, smoothies anything with banana in it, but I hate the texture of a banana.

2) I knew I was going to have twins since I was a little girl. I have no idea why I have no twins in my family.

3) I wear black shirts 90% of the time. I love black, I always buy black, I think everything I like looks best in black. If I love something and it doesn’t come in black I will go for a blue or brown.

4) I know all the words to all the song in the movies Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, Wizard of Oz and Aladdin. Sadly, I knew these all before I even had children.

5) I love spinach and asparagus

6) I have germ phobia and I think I am passing it onto my kids, even though I really try not to.

7) I love buying towels. I hate when my towels are not soft or fluffy anymore. That is when I run out to the store and buy all new towels. Then I donate my old, non fluffy ones to the animal shelter.

So after reading those do you still want to read my blogs? I tag anyone who wants to do this, let me know in the comments so I can read how unusual you are.

I hope your children have all these cute T shirts for Father’s Day!

Daddy rocks and let’s make sure he knows it.

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Victoria from our San Diego blog tagged me to do a meme on 5 reasons why I like to blog, so here you go:

1) I love babies, baby stuff and everything baby, so I have many baby things. I wanted to write here about things a baby needs and what they don’t. I don’t want to read a review blog that has things only Hollywood moms would have. I am a regular suburban mom that loves Target, Gymboree and the Gap. That is why I review what I do.

2) It gave me a creative outlet.

3) Being a SAHM doe snot pay well at all, I thought writing could buy me a pair of shoes or two (hundred).

4) I have a lot to say and my husband has heard it all.

5) Why not??

I tag, you and you and yeah, you. Leave me a comment if you do this meme so I can read why you blog.

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