Baby Gear Guru

Whether you’re looking for a keepsake or a great baby shower gift, the folks at eternalmaternal.com have belly cast kits for sale. 

Baby Daddy has officially put in his vote for “Best Looking Rocker”. Here you have it. Does he have some good taste or what? I have to say that this rocker by Modern Tots would go perfectly in our den. I couldn’t have picked a better looking one if I tried.

Okay, so this little duck isn’t made out of rubber, but just look at him. He’s the perfect little Easter gift for your neice or nephew.

He’s not just for Easter time though. What if you’re about to read “The Ugly Duckling” as a bedtime story? Bring him out.   This little guy will definitely come in handy.

It was a hard decision whether this swaddle blanket should be showcased on Baby Gear Guru or on Baby Clothes Hound , since it’s kind of a cross between clothing and a blanket. But the decision was made, and I’m sticking to it.

I actually think it would be really fun to be swaddled as an adult person too. Of course you would have to be in a safe place or it would be a little scary, but it’s probably really really comforting.

It seems that the jury is still out on whether pacifiers are good for babies or not. Personally, my little one and I use them every once in a while, but they’re by no means a staple. I think that when she starts teething we’ll move on to teething toys like the organic Baby Buddie from SeaShore Baby.

Until then, we’ll use them every now & then.  Most things are okay as long as they’re used in moderation. At least that’s what I tell myself every time our homemade ice cream maker comes into play.

I love that bag! Don’t get confused and think she’s just carrying an oversized handbag either. That bad boy is a diaper bag. I know, a diaper bag! Isn’t that crazy? I may just have to see it to believe it.

This Fleurville bag sure ain’t cheap ($200), but just look at it. I’m going to splurge “just this once”. It’s the beginning of Spring, a time of fresh starts and new beginnings. It’s white diaper bag that looks like a purse time. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

How cute is this sling I found at Maya’s Wrap? I mean seriously. They’ve been toting the little people around like this for years everywhere else in the world. It’s high-time we followed suit.

My Little Lady dwinks up every time, now that her Baby Rice Dreams & 100% Mango Juice Boxes are kept safe and sound by an adorable $5 dwink pwotector.

I don’t want to encourage her to have a lisp or anything, but just this once, I think it’s okay. I should probably get used to making exceptions anyway now that I’m a mother.

I don’t mean to be “one of those bragging moms”, but I simply must say that I think I may be raising a future Alicia Keys over here. Beautiful Baby has some serious skills on the keyboard.

Nana & Pop Pop bought this baby piano for her on Ebay, and she’s been banging away playing beautifully ever since.

   The painful truth is that your baby will grow up to be cooler than you.  It’s inevitable.   The reality will probably dawn on you like this:  One afternoon in the year 2020, you will be getting crunk in the living room to your favorite CD of the Notorious B.I.G, or maybe you will be rocking out to Bright Eyes.   You will be under the impression that you are awesome.  

However, it will be at moments like this that your teenager, desperately embarrassed by your very existence, will be praying fervently that you will be called away on some sort of extended business trip that will miraculously, mercifully, last until his freshman year of college. 

Studies have proven that this will happen.  There’s just no way around it.   The only thing you can do to get a few cool points later on is to play this CD of punk rock baby lullabies.  Who knows, you might even like the lullaby version of White Riot. 

Punkrockbaby.com also offers a Hip-Hop Baby CD, for the more urban parent.

Of course, there’s always the risk that your little one will break into a rendition of White Lines or P.I.M.P at the supermarket.  That one’s gonna be hard to explain.