Don’t you just love when you can throw on one fabulous accessory that really makes a statement? Something that draws the oohs, ahhs & questions about its origin {as in, “Where did you get that necklace? I simply must have one!”} like no other. And when that special something is practical too, well friends, life doesn’t get a whole lot better than that! That is exactly how I feel about my gorgeous new necklace from Momma’s Jewels ! I was very lucky to receive a sample of their gorgeous one-ring sterling silver necklace , for review. As you know by now, we here at BabyElan {especially myself} are real suckers for practical baby products! But after testing out products and writing for nearly 3 years, we’ve also become slightly partial to what we do and don’t find to be practical AND luxurious! Well, Momma’s Jewels certainly fits the bill in our book! Wear it to look gorgeous while letting your sweet little cherub suck on it for soothing teething relief! This is no flimsy plastic necklace ladies. This is a real “push present” if I have ever seen one! The benefits of a Momma’s Jewels necklace are great. Because it is made from 100% sterling silver, it is safe for baby to suck on and play with, and it is easy to clean. The cool silver soothes baby’s gums while teething. It has an endless chain, so there are no loose pieces for baby to accidentally get a hold of. The rings are hollow, which makes wearing the necklace that much more enjoyable; it’s light and refreshing! So there you go, it’s completely obvious that a lot of care and attention to detail went into the design of this collection
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A British woman who discovered she was pregnant gave birth to a healthy girl three hours later. Belinda Waite, 21, knew that something was wrong with her body for several months, but she and the doctors couldn’t pinpoint what was ailing her
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Just when I thought I had tried them all, and I was accepting the fact that my little guy was just not into being a “sling” baby, Baby K’tan comes along with a fabulous carrier that Harrison actually loves! My initial reaction to Baby K’tan was that it seemed like too much fabric & I wouldn’t know what to do with it all. That said, I’ve had several weeks to play around with the sample that I received, and we’ve found SO many practical positions, so the extra fabric isn’t such a big deal after all! Available in a ton of great colors, including several organic color choices, made of 100% cotton {or 100% organic cotton}, the Baby K’tan carrier is as comfortable as it is cute! A cross between a traditional pouch sling and a structured baby carrier, the Baby K’tan gives you a ton of carrying options {literally, choose from eight different ways to carry your baby}! What do “we” love about the Baby K’tan carrier? We love that we can discreetly breastfeed in it! It has come in handy on so many occasions when I’ve needed an extra “hand” to hold Harrison in place {read, 3 year old calls for help from the bathroom} while he is nursing & it has kept me all contained while doing so. We are also big fans of the front, facing out carry. Harrison is a rather “social” guy, and he loves being able to sit right up in front of me & see his world as I carry on about my day.
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Snuggly, warm and comfortable. That is how we want our little ones to feel when they are napping, right? Well, I have found the most perfect thing for napping that your little ones will just love! Very excited to be introducing you to My NapPak Inc , a fabulous little company that has created the fabulous NapPak , that is easy, convenient, cozy and fun for your little ones! We were so excited when our NapPak sample arrived. We received the awesome Crazy Camo NapPak for our son (above).
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Well they’ve done it again! The fabulous Reagan Moya-Jones and her team have added to an already wonderful collection of classic cotton muslin, organic cotton muslin and bamboo muslin products for your baby! But now,….. the team brings you the Cozy Collection aden + anais has brought the legacy of muslin together with fashion-forward design to create a line of products that are as stylish as they are useful and as simple as they are beautiful. The proof is in every product we make.
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Tiffany Rose/WireImage Baby’s on his way! Lisa Leslie — sporting a “ baby under manufacturing process ” tee — cradles her belly on Friday at the GBK and HealthyTrim.com Luxury Gift Lounge, held at the W Hollywood in California. The former basketball star, 37, expects a son in May. She and her husband plan to name their baby boy Michael Joseph Lockwood, Jr
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“When your child is ready to potty train it will happen over a weekend,” my friends said. So patiently we waited, choosing a potty and leaving it casually sitting in the bathroom hoping our son would take an interest. He didn’t
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Holding On
Courtesy Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves There were no last-minute lists and baby name books lying around the hospital when Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves welcomed their daughter Vida in January — the couple had already chosen a moniker long before they discovered they were expecting. “It was the only name that we had for a girl even before [we had our son] Levi . We had many male names but we only had Vida,” Matthew tells Jay Leno of their choice, which means life in both Portuguese and Spanish
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Every parent should visit Tots On the Go before going on any type of trip or vacation. Besides offering some of the newest nessesities and luxuries for families with children Tots On the Go also offers personal consultations to help every busy parent select the perfect travel accessory for their family! I was sent two fabulous travel items for my family to use during our recent trip to Disneyland! My kids and I loved both of them so much I purchased them so we would be able to use them on future vacations! The picture above is of my youngest son Will who is 9 months old. Tots On the Go sent him the Air Play {also pictured}to use on our vacation! This is a great toy that slips over an airplane’s tray table very securely and is covered with toys on both sides. There are peak-a-boo flaps with a mirror and another with a picture album where personal pictures of baby’s favorite people can be inserted! There are also several Velcro toys and balls attached as well. Will looks tired in the picture above but I promise you he had a fabulous time with his Air Play during our four hour flight. I loved that everything was attached so I did not have to pick anything off the floor. My two year old daughter fell in love with her Trunki as soon as she saw it. While she had fun scooting on it around the house she LOVED being pulled on it through the airport! Being a big girl of 2 {and almost 3} she thinks strollers are for babies but still gets tired of walking sometimes. Her Trunki was a life saver for us. Not only did it provide entertainment for her and an easy trip through the airport for us, it doubled as her carry on. The Trunki fits perfectly under the seats on the plane and has room for all of the important items little gals and guys need to stay busy on long flights! Tots On the Go is great for purchasing everything from Strollers and baby carriers to some of the great items I have outlined above. Another great feature Tots On the Go offers is their rental program. {Check their website to see if they offer rentals in your area please.} They will ship many items parents need to take care of baby and big kids to certain locations. Mom and dad will have the peace of mind that that each item will be clean, sanitized, safe and will arrive at your home or travel destination. Choose individual items or go for one of their package deals! Visit Tots On the Go to see all the products they have for families with an on the go lifestyle! Happy Shopping!
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Baseball practice started this week. Machine pitch for the 8 year old, first tee-ball season for the 3 year old {he’ll be 4 in 3 weeks}. This means that life has officially gotten even more hectic for the Blakes, if that was possible! Also means snack-time, dinner-time, and weekend lunches for about 4 days out of the week will be served on the baseball stands or lounging in the grass behind the dugouts once the weather gets a bit warmer. Reusable snack totes, here we come!!! I will NOT, will NOT, HAVE NOT bought plastic baggies for our lunches and away meals in quite some time thanks to all the reusable baggie companies out there! I’ve tried my fair share and have never had a complaint! Today I want to introduce you to the sturdiest ones I’ve found so far, plus the most “educational” for my pre-schooler. No fancy designs from Graze Organic and that is totally not a bad thing! When it comes to a hectic life and three very territorial little boys, simple and “the same” is what matters most! So when I say, “Connor, grab your snack bag…” he’s learned which Graze Organic bag has “snack” on it. Of course, they still fight over the “surprise” one {little do they know that one of these days I’m going to fill it with broccoli…SURPRISE!!!} See, Graze Organic bags are educational like I mentioned. My 3 year old knows the difference between them all, the pictures helped him learn the words and I have the confidence that when I’m watching T throw the ball at 6:30pm and chasing A as he heads for the port-a-potties and C is whining for his sandwich {AKA dinner on the run} I point him towards our cooler {which yes, is reusable too} and he knows which bag to open to find his sandwich! Same goes for his {daily} pre-school lunch, all the bags are pre-labeled for us and easy to open for C so there’s no prep work for him or his teacher. And what compliments I’ve received!! Everyone is in love with reusable everything now a days but the simple “fruit” baggie from Graze Organics has gotten me the most comments while out and about {first was at a hockey game while the boys shared Goldfish from the “snack” bag and the family next to use was enthralled by Graze Organic bags!}. Oh wait…I mentioned how sturdy they are right? I’ve tried several other companies and these are the thickest, most durable ones yet! Made in the USA from 100% certified organic cotton & hand silk-screened using water-based inks BTW so no worries on the material that is storing your child’s food. I’ve been ever so impressed with our set of samples from Graze Organic and I thank them for easing my woes as baseball season crashed down on our family!! GO PS ROYALS! Organic Cloth Napkins too!! Take 15% off your orders through March 14th with the code babyelan15! Heather and Lesile have a fabulous story about how they got started, about being green and having a healthy lifestyle with their families, check it out here ! I’m sure you can all relate! And if you are ready to learn something today…here’s your educational green facts from Graze Organic in their why organic section!
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You need to only take a quick look at this site to know why I love it so! ALL For BOYS…tees both short and long made for our rough and tough little fellas! Sarah recently chatted about starting an “all boys club”, and this would be one of the companies to join us as mothers of boys world wide search high and low for those perfect boyish tees, perfect for any age {infants on up}, perfect for all seasons, and fitting for any itty bitty masculine personality! Trucks and robots, bikes and good old fashion boomboxes….that’s what little boys are made of! Sure they are sweet {but there’s no sugar and spice it’s more like dirt and fresh grass}, sure they are nice {but they are also loud and often bruised and bleeding from endless hours of non-stop rough-housing}…little boys are made to be strong and sturdy, with dinosaurs and helicopters as their mascots…and Two Blue Cars has the clothing line to bring out the pure boy in all our little men! Of course super cool girls will want to wear these tees too…and we can’t blame them for lovin’ the look! Our sample was the short sleeve orange tee above for our 4 year old Connor. I can not say enough about the color for starters! Orange is in right? I see it everywhere and on blue eyed little boys, it’s the most precious color in his wardrobe to date! The classic, crisp designs are not overpowering…they are stating through simple, unique graphics “I LOVE BIG TRUCKS”, “I LOVE DINOSAURS”…hear me roar!!! Color after color, design after design, there is nothing better for a mother of boys than a favorite pair of blue jeans and the perfect tee on your baby {or big} boy. I hope you’ll agree, that perfect tee is here at Two Blue Cars ! These tees wash and dry very well, retaining the bright color with no fading on the image. It’s not even Spring yet and we’ve gotten plenty of use out of ours! Check out the tanks too…some {including my husband} are not fans of tank tops on little boys…I LOVE them, boys get just as hot as anyone else in the heat of the Summer, let those little arm pits breathe!! Totes from Two Blue Cars too, gotta love it! You know I adore a good tote {for me OR for the kids}, and if sporting one shows what an awesome and proud “Mother of Boys and only Boys” I am, I’m all over it! For lunches, school bags, library books, beach gear, whatever your little man {or little lady, tomboy or not…} needs to carry around, these totes are perfect! How about giving away TWO totes, winners pick?? Simple comment back to use which graphic and color you would pick. Contest ends in one week, good luck to all! EXTRA ENTRIES FOR ALL GIVEAWAYS! Make sure to comment for each extra entry! Become an email subscriber Fan us on Facebook Tweet {daily} Follow us on Twitter { @dluxebabyelan } Blog about this giveaway and provide us the link {do any of the above about this giveaway for 1 extra entry each}
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Would you entrust your child to the man who made the cannibalistic splatter-fest Sweeney Todd ? That’s what Disney was hoping when it put the beloved children’s classic Alice in Wonderland in Tim Burton’s slightly sinister hands. As it turns out, it’s a perfect fit.
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Christa Renee for PEOPLE for use on CBB As Stanford Blatch, Carrie Bradshaw’s gay confidant on Sex and the City , Willie Garson was always unlucky in love.
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Stephen Lovekin/Getty Real Housewives of New York star Bethenny Frankel ’s wearing her bump curves well. She stylishly stepped out in Trina Turk ’s sparkly Payne sweater dress ($114) and gold open-toe Christian Louboutin pumps to Thursday’s premiere of Discovery Channel’s Life .
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Stephen Lovekin/Getty Real Housewives of New York star Bethenny Frankel ’s wearing her bump curves well. She stylishly stepped out in Trina Turk ’s sparkly Payne sweater dress ($114) and gold open-toe Christian Louboutin pumps to Thursday’s premiere of Discovery Channel’s Life
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Albert Michaels/Startracks Having made her name as part of the Kardashian family on E!’s hit show Keeping Up With the Kardashians , eldest sister Kourtney Kardashian , 30, is facing a new reality: motherhood! After delivering son Mason Dash on Dec. 14th , Kourtney and boyfriend Scott Disick have tackled parenthood head-on — and in full view of television cameras.
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We cannot, cannot decide on a name and the baby (boy) will be here in less than a month. At first we enjoyed coming up with ideas and looking at name books , but now that it’s so close, all of the names just feel wrong or weird. What am I going to do
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I Need a Name for My Baby – Today!
EVERY DAY SHOULD BE LIKE SATURDAY… ahhhh who agrees with that? I do, I really do! In our house we LOVE Saturdays! It means family time, personal time, leisure time… It’s March 4th, Spring is almost here. Lets do some Spring shopping today just for us Do you want a new Spring bag? One you can use for everything, I mean everything, the pool, the gym, shopping, the kids swim gear, playground toys, hobbies, your book sunglasses and water bottle.
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Head on over to Children Inspire Design this week to enter their fabulous “Think Spring” Giveaway and while you are there, take 20% off your orders with the code march20! Details here , and did I mention it’s a $375 value prize?? You’ll fall in love with Children Inspire Design if you have not already, ENJOY!
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Albert Michaels/Startracks Kourtney Kardashian possesses a maternal quality that her own mother never had: serenity. “She’s just a great mom,” Kris Jenner told PEOPLE in Las Vegas over the weekend.
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