Category Archives: Age 0-1 year

Sept. 10th Thursday Baby Must-Have: Muddy Piggy Gift Set

Today’s Mommy Must-Have, actually a baby must-have, is the Muddy Piggy Gift Set from MyFamilyTies’s Shop on Etsy.
Adorable handstitched pig applique with muddy spots on a hand dyed spring green bodysuit with coordinating pacifier pal-great gift idea for a baby shower!

The bodysuit is available in sizes: 0-3, 3-6, 6-9, 12 and 18 months.

At just $10.50 this cute onesie and pacifier holder gift set is a steal!

Muddy Piggy onesie and pacifier holder

Alicia Hagan, TMI Editor

Vincent Shoes: Back-to-School and Fall ’09 lines

Vincent Shoes - back to school shoes for kids

How cute are these shoes?

My kids have been wearing Vincent shoes for almost 3 years.. not the same ones. I am always amazed at how freakin’ cute they are and how well they hold up.  Sebastian wore his OSKAR‘s forever.

Vincent Shoes:

  • are stylish shoes for kids
  • are durable
  • provide comfortable protection for little feet
  • wipe clean with a damp cloth
  • are available for babies through school age kids
  • true sizes (not sized by month/age)
  • available in lots of cute styles and colors

Madelyn is wearing the Susan style in the photograph above. The Susan is a low cut boot with soft inner padding that protects her little feet and will surely keep them warm on cold days.  She LOVES them and wore them for hours the first day she had them despite having no where to go to show them off.

Visit Vincent Shoes to check out their Back-to-School selection and shop their latest styles.

Alicia, Editor TMI

NUK BPA Free Learner Cup

NUK Learner Cups - BPA Free

The Nuk BPA Free Learner Cup easy grip handles are ergonomically shaped with anti-slip soft grips, making it easy for your ‘learning to hold a cup’ baby to hold.  My son, now 9 years old, was holding a cup by the time he was 2 months old.  Just kidding.. I was trying to be funny like the competitive moms at those kids gym classes. Madelyn however, was not quite as coordinated from what I remember and didn’t hold her cup until she was a little older, like 3 months.  Ha!

The soft, spill-proof spout is gentle on baby’s gum and is top rack dishwasher safe.  No more hand-washing cup tops!  Available in a variety of colors, NUK Learner Cups ease the transition from breast or bottle to cup while baby enjoys the colorful cup.

  • The NUK Learner Cup is part of NUK system and compatible with NUK wide neck bottles
  • Top rack dishwasher safe. Handles are removable for easy cleaning
  • offer a variety of colors: blue, red, green, in 5oz size

Gerber NUK accessories are now BPA free. Look for the BPA free logo on package.

Learn more about NUK Learner Cups here.

Alicia Hagan, editor

Bond with Your Baby Before Birth: How to Communicate with Your Unborn Child
Book review + Giveaway

Bond with Your Baby Before Birth by Kim O'NeillMy way of bonding with Sebastian when I was pregnant with him was to play Enya right next to my big, huge, gigantic pregnant tummy. I’m not sure how much that facilitated our bond but now, 9 years later, we have an incredible bond even though I wondered if it would fade away after his baby and toddler years.

Kim O’Neill, author of Bond with Your Baby Before Birth: How to Communicate with Your Unborn Child, helps pregnant moms tap into the deep intuitive powers of pregnancy and meet their unborn child before birth. If you are pregnant and are wondering what your baby will look like, what her personality will be like, or want in life, this book is for you.

This book introduces you to the phenomenon of communicating with your baby before birth and will help you receive messages from your unborn child, discover your child’s life purpose and destiny, and interpret pregnancy dreams.. I would have loved that!

For more information about Bond with Your Baby Before Birth: How to Communicate with Your Unborn Child visit Amazon.com here or Kim O’Neill’s website here.

GIVEAWAY!
We have 2 copies of Bond with Your Baby Before Birth to giveaway! Enter the contest here. Ends July 10th.

Lil’ Tag Alongs baby blanket
review + giveaway

Lil' Tag Alongs baby blanket with link attachmentsWhat new mom doesn’t love a product that makes life a little easier? I certainly do and I recently learned about Lil’ Tag Alongs, a blanket that is sure to make any new mom’s life easierreally!
Lil’ Tag Alongs blankets perform several functions including keeping baby warm, cozy, and Lil’ Tag Alongs ensure that your baby’s favorite toy won’t fall on the dirty grocery store floor as long as it’s attached to a link on the blanket. You wouldn’t believe my reaction when Madelyn dropped a toy onto a dirty grocery store floor.  First I would gasp, then my super speedy reflexes took over as I picked the toy. Madelyn wasn’t allowed to touch it again until I sanitized it making for a miserable remainder of our grocery trip.  You’ll be happy to know that I’m not that crazy anymore… maybe in different ways but I’m not a “germaphone” (what my son used to call me) anymore.

Obviously, I would have benefited greatly from a Lil’ Tag Alongs blanket during Madelyn’s infant months.   The ability to attach Madelyn’s favorite toys to her blanket would have saved me time running from room to room looking for her favorite rattle or teething toy that I could have attached to a link on her Lil’ Tag Alongs blanket.  Toys attach to Lil’ Tag Alongs blankets using links sold at Wal-Mart and Babies R’ Us like those in the photograph here.  A lot of infant and baby toys snap right onto the links.

Lil' Tag Alongs blanket with links attached

Benefits of the Lil’ Tag Alongs:

  • Attach your baby’s Lil’ Tag Alongs blanket to your stroller using links
  • Lay the blanket on the floor and your new baby will playing with and reaching for the links.. great for doctor recommended tummy-time!
  • Your won’t have to go from room to room looking for baby’s favorite toys because they can all be attached to her Lil’ Tag Alongs blanket!

Lil’ Tag Alongs are available in large ($48) and small ($29.95) and in lots of colors and patterns.

GIVEAWAY!
One winner can choose a large Lil’ Tag Alongs blanket of their choice. Leave a comment below telling me what your favorite design is (use the link above) and you are entered to win! Contest ends July 10th.