Baby Gear Guru

The Kate Spade store has adorable and unique birth announcements that you won’t find anywhere else! 

                                Cute!               

Here’s something to think about for the future — personalized lunchboxes!  My little nephew started pre-school this year, and we got him his own lunchbox from Ogg Studios in Long Beach, California. And boy does he look forward to taking it to school!

Now he can power lunch with the best of them.

If you’re artsy-fartsy like we are, you want to expose your baby to as much art as possible…fine art, pop art, design. We’ve already tried to explain to our toddler the importance of knowing the difference between a Monet and a Manet. Seeing as she’s a genius and all, I think she gets it!…Which brings me to this Keith Haring rocker I found at Zebra Hall. It’s brilliant!

The website says that this rocker is “the official authorized version from the Haring estate.” So, you can liven up your baby’s playroom and expose him to the arts at the same time. And for only $165, this may be your only chance to say that you own an authentic Keith Haring!

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

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.

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.