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MAM has been making high quality baby products since 1976. They are the leading pacifier manufacturer in the US and many European countries. Today they offer top quality pacifiers, bottles, teethers and infant oral care products that combine design and medical benefits. Over 40 million MAM products are sold every year. I particularly love that…

We are a co-sleeping family. Well, at least when the babies are really small and nursing often in the middle of the night. I have found that having the baby super close makes it so much easier for those middle of the night feedings. One thing I never had with Jude but wished I owned…

Did you know that Car Seats have expiration dates? I just learned this interesting fact while reading the Graco Heart to Heart Blog. Six years is the general recommended life for a car seat. Although, each manufacturer determines the specific useful life for its seats. The reason for these limits involve possible degradation of the…

In a few short weeks we will have another little boy in our house. Baby 2 is set to arrive anytime now and while he will be using most of his big brother’s hand-me-downs I think it’s nice to get him a few new outfits that are all his own. I am particularly excited about…

Right after Joe and I were married about a beautiful print from an artist on Etsy, Arian Armstrong. I bought the My Favorite Thing Print, because Joe and I always say, “you’re my favorite” to each other. We have the My Favorite Thing print hanging in our bedroom and it’s probably one of my favorite…

If there is one essential gift that new moms need it’s diapers. Weather you use cloth diapers or disposables you need diapers.We primarily use cloth diapers but for the first few weeks we use disposable diapers just because we don’t have to deal with washing diapers and for those first few exhausting weeks any way…

Traveling with a toddler can be a challenge. Jude is an on-the-go little boy so sometimes it’s difficult to keep up with him or keep him from running off. He’s getting much better about staying with us but a few months ago it was stressful to take him anywhere for fear he’d get out of…

One of my favorite bonding times with a new baby is bath time. When Jude was little Joe and I would gather around the sink to wash our tiny baby. We would sing to him, gently wash his delicate body and enjoy he’s cuddles afterward. Baby’s skin is soft and sensitive so you want to…