Product Award

Craftybabies.com just received a product award, presented by 5minutesformom.com. 5minutesformom.com is run by twin work at home moms. They must be some of the busiest women I know. In addition to helping other moms promote their websites, they also own an adorable website selling ride on toys, educational toys and kids furniture. You must check out this great store, www.a-rocking-horse-to-love.com/. And, since I'm a sucker for all things crafty, I wanted to highlight some of their products that will definitely get your children excited about arts and crafts at an early age... easels, art tables and my favorite, the artist rocker!

"No Singing Mommy"

I started taking my boys to a new "mommy and me" class. During this class, there is music time. Today, while all the other kids were singing with their moms, Zachary was covering my mouth and saying "no singing mommy." This isn't the first time that he's asked me not to sing. I know I'm not a great singer, but I can't believe that I am that bad! He's only 2 and already embarrassed by his mom :)

Nursery Rhymes

We have a very old nursery rhyme book (copyright 1959) that has been passed down to us. There is one rhyme in the book that makes me wonder why this nursery rhyme was ever popular. Here it is...

Little Polly Flinders
Sat among the cinders,
Warming her pretty little toes!
Her mother came and caught her,
And whipped her little daughter
For spoiling her nice new clothes.

It just makes me laugh because nothing like this would ever be acceptable now a days!

AllyZabba Blankets

We've added two new styles of baby blankets to our site!

AllyZabba Camo and AllyZabba Aloha

Both baby blankets are made of raised plush fabric and silky satin backing making them very soft and cozy!

Wet Bags

We've had these bags on our site for awhile now, but since it's summer, I wanted to make sure to highlight this summers must have!

Wet bags are perfect for all those times you need to separate your wet items.
This bag is made with a whimsical and thick cotton outer print, then lined with a Polyurethane Laminate, called Baby Dry. The bag is great for storing used diapers, wet clothing, or bathing suits. Click here to see all the great fabrics that the bag is available in.

Twin Confusion

My boys seem to get confused as to who is who sometimes. One will look in the mirror and think that he's looking at his brother rather than himself. And, the other day, Ryan went pee pee on the potty and started clapping and saying "yeah Zachy." It's cute to watch them interact. They have such a great bond that I hope lasts forever!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Slip Covers for Baby Front Pack Carriers

A couple weeks ago, a friend of mine came to our mommy group with her son in a baby bjorn. But, it wasn't just any baby bjorn! The bjorn was covered in the cutest slip cover. When I saw these, I knew immediately that I wanted these covers for my site!

Introducing our new line of slip covers for baby front park carriers made by Baby Bella Maya. For one week only, I'm offering blog readers 10% off this product. During checkout, use code: carrier

Offer expires 8/25/07

Happy Father's Day!

I woke up with my boys this morning so that Daddy could sleep in. I was trying to practice "Happy Father's Day" with my kids so that they could greet daddy when he woke up. My son Zachary said "cake" instead. I guess it reminded him of "Happy Birthday" and assumed we would be having cake!
Happy Father's Day to all the amazing dad's out there!

New Product- Baby Slings

We've added to our line of baby slings! The mom who created this line of baby slings talks about the benefits of baby slings... "For infants, being in the fetal position and snuggled right up against mom is what they like best. Starting around the age of 3-4 months your infant is curious and learning all about his or her body and the world around them. This is typically when your baby wants to be held but also wants to have a great view of his surroundings. So adjusting your baby's position in the sling is easy and natural from the cradle carry position into the kangaroo or tummy to tummy position. When your baby can sit up on his own you may find that the hip carry or the back carry to the way to go. Many of todays baby carriers only offer 1 to 2 different ways to carry your baby. These baby slings offer an affortable and practicle way to carry your infant or toddler, not to mention the versatility!" Check out the entire collection here, baby slings

"Thomas and Friends" Recall

FYI... More than 1 million of the popular "Thomas & Friends" wooden railway toys made in China are being voluntarily recalled because some may contain lead paint. Read more about the recall here.

Summer...

I was thinking back to when I was younger and how anxious I would get when it was getting close to summer break. I could barely get through those last couple weeks of school. And once summer finally arrived, it was great to be able to hang out with my friends and go on fun outings with mom and dad!
For all the parents that have school-aged kids, here's a great article on summer activities for your children: Article

Mommy Struggles

I'm having two recurring problems that I've been struggling with. First, my son Ryan is spitting whatever we give him to drink. He walks around with his sippy cup, takes a drink and then spits it out. He thinks it's hilarious. I, on the other hand, do not think it's funny and he's in multiple time outs daily because of this! The second struggle is nap time. Rather than going right down like they use to, they stay awake in their cribs trying to find anything to keep themselves entertained. Unfortunately, the last 2 days they've been entertaining themselves with taking off their diapers and peeing all over the cribs. It's so frustrating! I don't think they are ready to give up their nap because they still get really sleepy. And, I'm certainly not ready for them to give up their nap because I need the break! The joys of motherhood!

New Product- High Chair Covers

We've added a line of high chair covers to our site!

Now you can replace your old high chair cover with a stylish STAIN RESISTANT and washable cover! Check them out... High Chair Covers

Congratulations Debbie!

Debbie has won the pack of handmade greeting cards! Thank you for participating!