Modern Home Modern Baby: Cool Stuff for Cool Moms

Make Hard Cover, Display Worthy Books

Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by Kate.

We love books in our house and have plenty of beautiful hard cover books standing side by side on our bookshelves. Unfortunately (or fortunately) my daughter also loves books, but hers don’t hold up so well. Especially the paper back books. I found this easy way to recover old books by yourself. Basically, you take [...]

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Puffer Fish Mobile

Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by Kate.

After three years and two children, I’ve finally (finally!) installed this puffer fish mobile in the baby’s room. I think it’s worth the wait! Maybe I’m rationalizing my procrastination a bit here, but the mobile fits just perfectly where it is now. Then again, anywhere would be better than all tangled up in the toy [...]

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Fisher & Paykel DishDrawer and CoolDrawer

Posted on 24. Aug, 2010 by Kate.

Have you ever noticed how many glasses one family can go through in a day? Glasses, bottles, sippy cups – all top rack stuff for the dishwasher. Instead of a) waiting for the bottom rack to fill up or b) just running the damn thing half way full, wouldn’t it be great to cut the [...]

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Liam the Little Red Fox

Posted on 24. Aug, 2010 by Kate.

I’m a sucker for offbeat stuffed animals, that’s why this little red fox caught my eye. Don’t you just want to take him home with you, give him some nice warm milk, maybe a little snuggly cuddle? My daughter has a colorful chicken and a tummy side up cow from Melange Collection that help make [...]

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Swimsuit Tips for the End of Summer

Posted on 23. Aug, 2010 by Kate.

Can you believe that summer is almost over? Where did it go? For us recently pregnant moms, shopping for swimsuits is always a hazardous chore. But with the end of summer comes swimsuit sales and I have found some that just might fit the bill. I found a few great styles at Ann Taylor Loft [...]

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Make That Breastfeeding Month

Posted on 23. Aug, 2010 by Kate.

A few weeks ago I posted that it was World Breastfeeding Week and I was wrong. Well, only partially wrong. It was World Breastfeeding Week. Only, come to find out August is also breastfeeding MONTH! So, in honor of lactating women the world over, here’s another breastfeeding story. We’ve all heard that breast is best, [...]

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The Emerson Doll House: Beautiful Fun

Posted on 20. Aug, 2010 by Kate.

We’re looking for a house to buy and I think I’ve found it. The Emerson House. Truly, it’s move in ready and just what we’re wanting – modern, sustainable, eco-friendly. Too bad it’s tiny. No really, like tiny tiny. Doll house tiny. It’s made by Brinca Dada whose slogan says it all: beautiful fun. The [...]

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Hot Digital Dog: Doggone Hilarious

Posted on 20. Aug, 2010 by Kate.

Sometimes I just love my job of finding the nuggets out there amid all the web-crap. When I found this, I was laughing so hard I couldn’t wait to share it with you. Some ingenious (and seriously funny) company makes old-timey photos of your pet. They are called Hot Digital Dog – don’t they have [...]

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Guys and Dolls: Letting Your Son Play With Dolls

Posted on 19. Aug, 2010 by Kate.

Letting a little boy play with dolls will certainly turn him gay. Don’t you think? I mean, when Free To Be…You and Me became a TV show in 1974, ABC thought so because they wanted the segment on William’s Doll cut. They couldn’t take the chance that every boy in America would see that and [...]

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Nicole Brundage “Bandage” Shoes

Posted on 19. Aug, 2010 by Kate.

When I heard about Nicole Brundage’s new line of shoes made of bandages, I thought to myself “right, how utilitarian.” Comfy, yes, but cute – couldn’t be. Boy was I wrong. These new shoes, called Acrobats of God, look totally hip – I’d wear almost every style. Think of is this way: if a Jimmy [...]

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When Your Child Says “I Don’t Love You”

Posted on 18. Aug, 2010 by Kate.

I gave birth to a Daddy’s girl. I don’t know why, but I suspect that it was because the doctor who put my just born baby on my chest, faced the baby directly at Daddy. As I looked down to stare into those perfect blue eyes, I saw her fuzzy damp head instead. Daddy got [...]

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Teagan and Mack Online Store

Posted on 17. Aug, 2010 by Kate.

Yoga pants for toddlers – how adorable! Teagan and Mack (who just opened an online store – yay!) has some adorable 100% organic cotton cargo “yoga” pants that look so comfy. Now, I do question whether or not the toddlers will be doing yoga in these pants, but come to think of it, toddlers are [...]

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Dr. Oz iPhone App

Posted on 17. Aug, 2010 by Kate.

YOU: Having A Baby is a new iPhone app for pregnant mums that actually shows you pictures of your developing baby. While I’m no longer pregnant and, honestly, wish to forget most things about my pregnancies, I think this app could be way cool for moms-to-be. Yes, you could probably find this information out there [...]