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One of the first things I bought when our pediatrician said it was time for solids was a splash mat. And I’ve never taken it out of the bag because its so hideous I’d rather clean up sweet potatoes from the floor. Obviously, I hadn't heard of Mimi the Sardine. Mimi the Sardine makes splash mats,...

Maggie Gyllenhaal isn't messing around, and she sure as hell isn't walking all the way back to the coffee shop for a chaser. Ramona, however, looks like she's cool walking anywhere. Yes, I get that one of the drinks is most likely Peter's. Save the outrage. Source

Not long after your little one starts self-feeding, you may find yourself becoming slightly less discriminating about the style and fabric of bibs in favor of something that just keeps you from having to wipe up all the @#$% food every few seconds. While it won't stop that carrot-and-pea mush from...

I have based my life on certain principles. That hard work always pays off, in ways sometimes tangible and sometimes intangible. That you s hould treat others with the same respect you expect from them. And that as long as something has been on the floor for five seconds or less, it's not really...

As you may have gathered from my previous posts , I’m breastfeeding. But due to weight gain problems, we had to supplement for a while – and now, I occasionally have to leave the house for more than two hours, so my husband bottle-feeds him pumped milk. We tried a number of bottles during those first...

The Washington Post runs an article today about a D.C. lactaction consultant so effective, she is known as "The Breast Whisperer." Y es, the woman literally speaks to the breasts of new mothers: "Psst. Hey, boob. No, not you, the other one. I've got a secret to tell you: If you don't...

At least, that's what a recent British study suggests. After tracking 63 mums, researchers concluded that babies who spent 10 minutes at ea ch breast during every feeding gained more weight and were breastfed for a greater number of months. Mothers who let their babies "lead," i.e. suck...

There’s a new French import in town and it just might change your mind about preparing baby food at home. Again, I’m going to file this under, “Why does all the really cool stuff launch in Europe?” Now at Williams-Sonoma, you can get the Beaba Babycook, $139.95 . Not just another kitchen gadget, this...

Leather certainly wouldn’t be my first choice of fabric for a bib, but the more I think about it the more it makes sense. Before having kids I used to think of leather as a delicate luxury. But after seeing how gracefully my leather living room chairs have endured abuse, like sippy cup splashes, spit...