Today’s challenge is to strap on your fanny pack and be a tourist in your own town with your little sidekick. Ok, I’m kidding about the fanny pack. But how about you two go somewhere only the visitors ever enjoy? If you’ve never taken the time to see your hometown’s greatest hits, choose a destination […]
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Chances are, your cozily swaddled newborn has been compared to a sweet little burrito at one time or another. And now, you can make that link even more literal thanks to a line of genius swaddle blankets from Bon Vivant Baby. Meet the Tortilla Baby swaddle, which is made of a super-soft cotton-polyester blend that looks… […]
There’s just something about those long, effortless, feminine, beachy waves that make us all swoon with hair envy. Luckily for time-crunched mamas (especially those living far from the coasts), you don’t have to hit the beach to get that spent the whole day in the ocean look. We’ve got some great tips on how to achieve beautiful, salt-water hair […]
Good pregnancy style is always something we’re inspired by. And who better to show off six comfy-chic, bump-friendly looks than Amanda Booth? The model, who has posed for everyone from Ellen Von Unwerth to Wildfox to Playboy (she’s Miss February 2014), invited us into her cool L.A. bungalow to try on looks from her own closet for […]
Fact: Kids love to climb onto anything and everything they possibly can. Especially things that weren’t really designed for climbing (cue spill, booboo, and bandage time!). Enter the ride-on toy—kids love ‘em and we can feel a little more at-ease knowing that they are scaling something meant to be climbed onto and rolled around on. So, clear the hallways folks, […]
Women who are trying (or really not trying) to get pregnant might already be familiar with the app Glow. And now the S.F.-based data company, which claims it has helped over 20,000 women conceive, has launched Glow Nurture, a brand-new app for those of us knocked up ladies. Move over BabyCenter, this next-generation app is a daily […]
Nico has one cool mom, and his mom makes some pretty cool clothes. Designed by L.A.-based Sue Tsai, Nico Nico clothing (named after her son) is right up there with some of our very favorite children’s brands. With Tsai’s background in fashion design and styling, her clothes are not only mega fashionable, but easy to wear and […]
We want our kids to wear cute clothes, that’s a given. But what about their underclothes? Why can’t they be cute, too? Enter DOTT, a New York-based children’s underwear line, founded by a husband-and-wife team in May of this year. With a passion for design, style, and comfort, the duo creates adorable skivvies for boys and girls, in cute prints, […]
The Rookie Moms Challenge #35 is Buy some new jeans but I switched it up because I needed a swim suit. I should also probably claim credit for taking a baby swimming, but I’ll tell you more about that later. Ok so I confess, I headed out to Old Navy about week 2 postpartum because […]
Have a baby shower to attend over the weekend? Join the club. With all of the summer babies that are just around the corner and the Saturday and Sunday afternoon showers that are filling up your calendar, it’s good to have easy, pre-planned, or even last-minute gift options for the beautiful mama to-be and her new babe. And, […]
As a fitness blogger, this is a challenge I’d been hoping to attempt every week since I was officially cleared for exercise at Week 6, but it took me until Week 11 to get it done. And, unfortunately, I think it was a bit of a fail. See, my daughter Garrity is in this major […]
Need a date night flick, mama? Then Boyhood just might be your answer (that is, unless you have that whole don’t-talk-about-the-kids rule for the evening). The film, directed by the very accomplished Richard Linklater (Dazed & Confused, Before Sunset, School of Rock), does what no film has done before. The entire cast—including the young boy […]