Shopping
Oct 16, 2009
Here in Los Angeles, it’s all about the wheels you drive. And when you’re a mom in Los Angeles…? It’s all about the ’stylin wheels in which you push your child — like this new Mutsy Transporter.
Oct 15, 2009
A couple weeks after giving birth to my gorgeous daughter, I strolled into Starbucks feeling rather good about myself. Wearing a pre-pregnancy dress and high-heeled boots, I felt like — dare I say it? — a hot mama. While I waited for my latte, I chatted with the barista about my baby and noticed that [...]
Oct 14, 2009
ERGObaby Carrier in Cranberry, which is — YES! — ergonomic, ergo the name ($105)
Playtex Insulator 9-oz. Cup ($5.49)
Clothes: Straight off of a Gap billboard
Tweed Newsboy Cap (Available in my 80-year-old Great-Uncle John’s cedar closet)
Oct 14, 2009
Save your child the embarrassment of having other babies sneer, “Your car seat is soooo 2009!” and check out Graco’s new SnugRide 35, which will be replacing the SafeSeat and Snugride 32 Platinum in January 2010. It helps protect children up to 35 lbs. and 32 inches, keeping them rear-facing longer. Not only is that [...]
Sep 28, 2009
Passing gas is not something that was ever done openly, or discussed openly, in my house while growing up. Rather, it was done behind closed bathroom doors — OR something my dad did in his sleep, causing him to wake up with a start and look around for the loud and offending intruder: “WHO?! HUH?! [...]
Jun 16, 2009
I’ve gotten a couple of cheap, cute pieces in Gap’s maternity department and just saw they’re having a June sale. Personally, I find their clothes run on the bigger side; so I’d recommend sticking with your pre-pregnancy size or even a size smaller if you’re on the fence, unless you plan to recycle that Flutter-Sleeve [...]
Jun 11, 2009
I purchased my diaper bag — a sweet leather purple metallic bag that allows me to cling to my notions of being a “cool mommy” — from a Not Rational sample sale (less than half-price! woo-hoo!), so I thought I’d pass on this sale tip to my fellow L.A.-based baby mamas. And, yes, baby daddies! [...]
Apr 17, 2009
Moms who choose not to commemorate their pregnancy with a scrapbook, blog or what-have you still often have another lasting memento: stretch marks. Yay! A pregnancy roadmap forever etched on your breasts! How wonderful. Or… not.
Personally, I’m not too keen on my stomach looking like the New Jersey Turnpike, although [...]
