Baby Gear Guru

Look at these adorable piggy banks from Modern Seed…It’s never too early to start saving! 

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!

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 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 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.

And that’s okay with me. She could be a professional hackey sacker for all I care, as long as she’s happy. I guess you don’t really understand until you have a child yourself that his or her happiness suddenly becomes of the utmost importance and everything else is so secondary.

I once babysat for this little boy who loved to put on his pink ballerina tutu and “cook” in his little Fisher Price kitchen. His mom would just laugh too. Her attitude, which I’ve now adopted, was “hey, whatever floats my kid’s boat.”

If my little girl wants to wear two-toned shoes and bowling shirts, then more power to her. You can find Beautiful Baby’s first bowling set ever at Oompa Toys. What happened to the Loompa I guess we’ll never know.