Umbrella Strollers – The Simplest Things Are So Useful

One of my absolutely favorite baby items was the umbrella stroller I bought from a discount store for less than $10. It went everywhere with me once my baby was old enough to sit up in the stroller properly. I’ll admit I didn’t especially car for the gigantic strollers with compartments and cup holders. I [...]

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The Best Teething Ring: It’s Not What You Think!

I learned something very interesting when my oldest cut his first tooth. It seems that first tiny tooth is rather sharp. Sharp enough, in fact, that it might just pierce the soft and squishy plastic that makes up all of baby’s teething rings. I was instructed by countless baby books to remove the liquid-filled teething [...]

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Color Wonder Markers to the Rescue! Kind of.

The Crayola Color Wonder collection of art supplies has grown considerably, but it began with its current bestselling product, the Crayola Color Wonder Markers and corresponding coloring pads. The Color Wonder markers are unique in that they don’t actually color on anything but the Color Wonder coloring books and pages. Should the markers find their [...]

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Huggies Pull-Ups Night Time: Take ‘em or Leave ‘em

I have a heavy wetter in my household, and several years of urine soaked diapers have made me a bit cynical about the supposed value of night time diapers. Are they really worth the bit extra you pay and the hassle of having two separate sets of diapers? In some cases, I think they absolutely [...]

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Britax Marathon: A Massively Wonderful Carseat

When I started shopping for a full sized carseat for my oldest, I wanted something he’d be in a while. The boy was exceptionally tall and it seemed silly to get a seat he’d be out of in just a year or two. Fortunately, I struck gold with the Britax Marathon. Not only is the [...]

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Hyland’s Teething Tablets – Tackling Teething Nightmares

As a new parent, I was rather concerned about teething. You hear so many horror stories and chapters of parenting books are devoted to making baby feel better when faced with the most excruciating pain of his young life. Being concerned is understandable. When the first signs of teething appeared, I knew I was right [...]

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