Wee Baby Stuff

How to Take Better Baby Pictures

In his first few months of life most babies are photographed about as often as your average supermodel. It seemed like one of us was there with the camera for Teddy's every twitch, snuffle, blink and lip smack. While the pictures we have are priceless to us, they are not exactly high art. So how does one go about taking better pictures of their pookie? WELL. Sarah Rae Trover over at Ohdeedoh has 5 tips...

Stacking/Nesting Cups - Most Fun Ever?

It turns out that if you're 16 months old stacking and nesting cups are the most fascinating things in the world. Last week Teddy was playing with a set at the Y and it was totally blowing his mind that THINGS STACK UP! I'm pretty sure he'd still be there now if he had his way. So we'll be needing a set for home and these new Stack and Nest Cups from Kid-O fit the...

Sew a Nursing Cushion Slipcover

I've posted before about how life changing we found using a nursing pillow to be. We were given ours by a friend and it made a HUGE difference at a difficult time. So nursing pillows, YAY! Here's a bare naked Boppy, but these pillows have slipcovers, which is a good good thing! Between spit-up and blow-outs we had 3 slipcovers in constant rotation. The official Boppy covers are not bank breakers, and Target carries the...

What NOT to name your baby???

Just as there are lists of popular baby names, there are also lists of the most UNpopular baby names. Of course, you might want to avoid them, or, if you want your wee one to have a unique name--without having to resort to naming her after fruit--you actually might want to opt for one of these fallen-out-of-favor monikers. Although I predict 'Edward' will become popular again once Twilight fans start popping up preggers. ;) Anyhoo,...

How to Make a Baby Bum Sweater

Perfect for babies who ride the cloth diaper train, but also very cute as a cover for wearers of disposables too, these baby bum sweaters are made out of old wool sweaters that have been felted down. To make one, you'll need.... an adult wool sweater a sewing machine thread crochet hook and yarn for drawstring (you could make a simple braid for this step) Assembly instructions, which can be found here, are easy enough....

Unbreakable Baby Food Freezer Trays

We make and freeze our own baby food, it's super-simple, economical and Teddy likes it a lot; but boy do we go through ice cube trays. I buy the BPA free ones from our local kitchen shop and while they don't look like they're made of fairy wings and spun crystal, but we break them ALL THE TIME. Well, by we I mean my sweetie, I'm pretty sure I heard him mumble "Hulk SMASH" as...

Make an Adorable Boutique Wipe Case

Wipes are a fact of life, it feels like I reach for one about a million times a day, (good thing they're biodegradable) and I wouldn't even think of leaving the house without them. So wouldn't it be nice if they were prettier? Why, yes. Yes it would... Enter Kelly of (pretty darn awesome) According to Kelly and her très swanky Boutique Wipe Case tutorial. It's MUCH cuter and more handbag friendly than boring old...

I See London, I See France...

Well I see London and Paris, technically. Everything that is fun, interesting and charming about two of my favorite cities in the world appears in these lovely posters from Famille Summerbelle. They are prints made from an original paper cut-out, which is pretty mind blowing when you consider the level of detail in them. See.... They are $60 each. They come unframed but they would fit into an Ikea Ribba 50x70 cm frame...

How to Make Baby Shower Fortune Cookies

This idea from Inchmark is GREAT for baby showers, but it would be equally fab for wedding showers and even baby's first birthday! To make them you'll need.... this recipe from Martha a Silpat (a non-stick baking mat) white take out boxes (you can find these at craft stores) FORTUNES! These really make this entire project. Brooke's fortunes were things such as "Baby Wite will never cry", Baby Wight will someday speak four languages" and "Baby...

Sew Super-Useful Fabric Baskets

Fabric baskets have got to be the smartest solution to storage issues for little folks. For example, you can jam them full of toys in the evening and not worry about little guys smooshing their faces on hard plastic or wood as they systematically remove every single toy in the morning. You can stash clothes that are just too big close to hand, you can use them to hold dipes or wash clothes or tubby...

Let's Panic! The Funniest Thing I've Seen All Year

Between books, the internets and 'helpful' strangers, most folks are OK for advice and information about this whole parenting thing. But if you happen to be looking for take on it that's ridiculous, hilarious, acerbic, witty and uh, completely factually inaccurate, there is only one place to go; and that place is Let's Panic About Babies! A website that is the seriously funny brainchild of Alice Bradley (of Finslippy) and Eden Kennedy (of Fussy). It...

Hilarious Geek Chic Tees

Geeky is good. Funny and geeky is even better. ThinkGeek has both angles covered with their hilarious baby tees. Like this input/output shirt, $12.99. Heh heh, output. This onesie made my programmer sweetie soda-snort-laugh, and while I don't exactly get the first line I do get the punchline. Mostly IP onesie, $12.99. And lastly pookies and parents can match with these adorable tees, that would, incidentally, make a great new daddy present. version 2.0,...

Sew a Sweet Sun Hat

We've only had sun hat weather for a few weeks here but we've already lost a sun hat. Teddy can whip off a double-knotted-under-the-chin hat and toss it out of the stroller in the blink of an eye. While a spot of duct tape would likely solve the problem it's probably not advisable. So I'll be making a batch of hats using The Purl Bee's 4th of July Sun Hat tutorial. It has, as always,...

Pigeons, Not as Cute in Real Life.

I don't have a lot of love for pigeons; to me they're cannibalistic, flea laden, balcony pooping, feathered pests, to be avoided or shooed. As a life-long city girl I know this. But Teddy doesn't. He, to my horror, LOVES pigeons. He yodels "BeRRR" at them and giggles. "Teddy, those are rats with wings" I inform him, but he doesn't appear to care. In the spirit of 'can't beat 'em join 'em' I've rounded up...

How to Make a Bitty Baby Bracelet

When I saw this little item this morning I suffered a major case of deja vu. Why? Because I just remembered I had one when I was a baby! The only thing is, it was in pieces by the time it stuck into my memory as my mother let me play dress-up with it long after it should have been put away for safe-keeping. Anyhoo, what wee one wouldn't look smashing in a bitty bracelet??...

Bib Kits from Sublime Stitching - Handstiched Hipness for Babies

Sublime Stitching makes embroidery cool, really really cool. Their iron-on patterns are cute and quirky with a large side order of hip. Of particular interest is their Baby Bib Embroidery Kit At $19.95, it includes 2 blank bibs, reusable iron-on transfers, embroidery floss and instructions, everything that even an embroidery virgin might need to get started. Those little owls are super cute but if you'd rather deck out your baby in roller derby girls or...