Category Archives: Fun stuff for parents

Photo Cuff

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Moms are always looking for ways to show off their kids, right? What about wearing your kids right on your arm!?  Smoy photo cuffs are a fabulous way to show off your kids without having to pull out your wallet, handheld, or cell phone and search for your favorite photographs of the kids. Just show curious friends your photo cuff!

You can choose from several photo cuff styles including vegan leather, or leather and then choose

how many frames you want your photo cuff to include from one frame or four frames.
Getting photographs in your photo cuff is simple. Just use your favorite photo editing program on your computer to print small photographs (about 1 inch by 1 inch) then slip them in the photo slot on the back of the photo cuff.

There are some awesome styles for Dad too! The photo cuff is a great gift idea for the holidays.

Where to buy: SMOY.net

Lullabub crib rocker

Age 0-1 year, Age 1-3, Bedtime, Fun stuff for parents,

The Lullabub is a remote controlled, automatic crib rocker for babies.. and their parents. No, you can’t get in the crib with your baby but you will get more rest and more done in general when you have a Lullabub.

The “Lullabub” consists of four décor designed modules, which are simply placed under each leg of a cot.

The Lullabub simulates four relaxing motions including the mother’s womb, mother’s heartbeat, drive in the car, or a boat on the water. Each motion is very soothing. When I put Madelyn’s Lullabub on the "car" setting and cover her with her blanket, she rolls her eyes in the back of her head and lulls off to sleep.

Tim, my husband, loves the Lullabub as much as I do for reasons that I wouldn’t have thought of… the Lullabub raises the height of the crib just enough to make it easier to reach baby without bending over if you are on the taller side. We both love the remote control activation which makes it easy for us to start the Lullabub when Madelyn gets fussy without her seeing us. The remote control can be attached to the wall for easy access.

I was amazed at how easy the Lullabub was to install. We have a standard American crib for Madelyn and all I had to do was hold the crib up, one side at a time, so I could place each Lullabub piece under a leg.

Our Nanny was thrilled when she gently leaned on the crib one day and it rocked! Not only does the Lullabub have pre-set automatic settings but you can rock it yourself with the touch of a finger. Madelyn loves it when we rock her in her crib!

The Lullabub uses a standard outlet and the remote control uses AA batteries.

Besides all of the above great features of the Lullabub.. I LOVE the fact that it doesn’t make ANY noise! Really!!

Where to buy: Lullabub

Baby Daze

Fun stuff for parents, Organization, , , ,


It never fails… when my husband takes care of Madelyn (now 5 months), as soon as she starts to cry he tries to hand her to me and says "she’s hungry". That’s not always the case, and now I can tell him to go look in the Baby Daze book so he can find out when she ate last and when she slept last before he comes to me!  I love the Baby Daze book. It has actually helped out marriage because I don’t roll my eyes at my husband anymore when he tries to hand Madelyn off to me thinking that she is hungry or tired when she’s not! Now he knows! Anything that helps new parents helps a marriage!

New parents can keep track of their baby’s feeding times, sleep, doctor’s apointments, milestones, gifts baby has received, foods tried, contact information, and mom can even keep track of when she pumps, how much and how she stored it.

Baby Daze was created by a mother and father team, one a professional organizer and the other is the founder of nydads.com. They have a beautiful daughter who was the insipiration behind Baby Daze.

I highly recommend that new parents purchase Baby Daze as early as possible and this is a great baby shower gift!

Where to buy: Baby Daze

Custom Birth Announcements @ PB Kisses

Age 0-1 year, Announcements & Stationary, Fun stuff for parents, Personalized, Store Reviews,

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It is every parents wish to have the cutest baby announcements ever, right?  Well, it was mine.  When Sebastian was born (now 7), we went to the ‘paper shop’ in the mall and ordered baby announcements there. They were cute… but they weren’t custom. This time around, I got lucky and received the most wonderful custom baby announcments from PB Kisses. My wish came true! PB Kisses announcments are not your everyday announcments. You can’t order anything like these from a ‘paper store’.

When shopping at PB Kisses, parent start by choosing from several designs. Mom and Dad can customize the color of their announcments.  Parents can even request to have their color photograph turned into black and white or sepia which I think is just beautiful. The process is simple.. you simply choose the design you want from a page full of designs, click the Order button on the website and fill out a quick form that gives Angela all of the information she needs to design your custom baby announcments.

What’s even better? You can have custom mailing labels, thank you cards, party invites, holiday cards, baptism invites, and change of address cards made too!

Way to go Angela!!

  Where to buy:
  PB Kisses

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Personalized Sterling Silver Jewelry

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As if we don’t get enough of our kids 24/7, we need to wear their names on our jewelry?  YES, we do!!

Alli’s Originals gives moms a way to show off their "momminess" on beautiful sterling silver pieces that are customized with your childs name, initials or a symbol. You choose.  Alli offers several designs including the "Wear your heart out" (left) that I love! I have Sebastian printed on one side (my son) and Madelyn printed on the other (my daughter).

This is a great gift for new moms. You can have baby’s name printed on one side and her birth date on the other.

Also available are personalized bracelets, gifts for teachers, pet ID tags, and a la carte ‘disks’ to add to your Alli’s Originals piece.

What a great idea!

Where to buy: Alli’s Originals

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