Mega Bloks are Mega-Popular at Our House

With a toddler who adores and must emulate his big brother, it’s been tricky finding toys that both boys can enjoy. The toys a four-year-old likes are a bit too complicated at times for the little brother, but fortunately an old staple has saved us time and time again. Mega Bloks are a crowd favorite, [...]

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Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Dr. Marc Weissbluth

Known around our house as the Sleep Bible, Healthy Sleep Habits, Healthy Child is by far the most useful baby resource out there for parents of children not naturally prone to solid sleeping conditions. Every parent knows of a baby that sleeps easily and well starting Day 1. But few of those babies continue to [...]

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Shopping Cart Covers: Protecting Baby From Yuck

It’s impossible to pick a favorite brand of something so functional and popular, but as far as I’m concerned any of the full shopping cart covers win my seal of approval. If you’re unfamiliar with the concept of shopping cart covers, the covers are similar to cloth buckets that sit inside a shopping cart toddler [...]

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Baby Papasan Infant Seat

After my first, I’d learned plenty and had a houseful of baby gear. Taking that into consideration, I wasn’t interested in buying any more than I had to when the second baby boy came along. But having browsed the baby stores during pregnancy, I was interested in a few things. The first was one of [...]

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Peter Potty Toddler Urinal: Now Toddler Pee Standing Up

I’ll admit we never had one in this family, even with two boys learning to potty train, but every time I see one, they are truly impressive. The Peter Potty Toddler Urinal is exactly that – a urinal built especially for toddlers. The Peter Potty is an intriguing blend of white plastic accented with blue [...]

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Playtex Drop-In System

One of the hardest things to register for as an expecting mom is the right kind of bottle for a bottle-fed baby. There are so many different kinds of bottles with different characteristics the selection can be overwhelming. I was lucky enough to witness the Playtex Drop-In bottles in action before registering and realized they [...]

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