Wee Baby Stuff

According to my sweetie, bacon is one of the four food groups and "Bacon is the secret ingredient in deliciousness". Pork Amour appears to be a genetic trait too, as my Bear is partial to a BLT himself. If you're similarly inclined you could make yourself or your pookie this sweet little piggie (with or without the complete chart of all his most delicious bits!) using Christine from Jane Avion's GENIUS pattern. The really clever...

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It's not something you can buy but it's the most important thing you can do for your baby. Check out this video (it's a tiny bit heartrending, but it turns out OK) about the effects of interacting with your baby or not. It's obvious stuff, but it's encouraging to have something positive to think about when I'm feeling silly about pulling faces in public or playing YET ANOTHER game of peekaboo in the checkout line...

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Ah, the family-oriented restaurant. Notable for their sticky booster seats, frazzled staff, deafening noise levels AND paper placemats that come with crayons for your coloring amusement. I LOVE those things. Seriously. I think they should have them in ALL restaurants. Bars too. What I'm saying is placemats you can color in - YAY! So I figured out a way to bring the fun home. I was inspired by these fellows, they are $30 a pop...

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The fridge is the natural home of kid's artwork, or it is at our house. But it's not the ideal archival situation for the pookies priceless scribbles. AND it can make getting a snack a gauntlet of dropping papers and collapsing crayon scribbles. I dunno about you, but I think that original art looks better in a fancypants frame. What I've come up with is a magnetic fridge frame that should allow me safely store...

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Once upon a time a Big Corporate Nasty company stopped an Etsy toymaker and awesome blogger from selling these little smiley faced fellows. Apparently you can patent folding some ribbon.   Which sucks. The awesome blogger, Holly from Chez Beeber Bebe, decided to sock it to the proverbial man by making her pattern FREE. Which is just cool. To make your own lovely ribbony plushie, You'll need : A 6x12 piece of fleece matching thread...

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Snuggling up with your wee one and reading them stories is FOR SURE one of the fun parts of being a parent. Babies don't have to be old enough to 'get' the story to be comforted by your voice or interested in the pictures. So it's fun, but it's also one of the most important foundations for learning that you can give your kiddo. Which is on of the reasons why new-ish website Readers Are...

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What wee one doesn't need someplace to take a load off, read a book, sip a latte and text their chums? (Ok, maybe not the last two, it just feels like my bear is growing up that fast). A pookie sized couch is just the ticket, but have you seen them? They're, well, lets call them "colourful". And while Dora might be one happening chick she just does not go with my decor. Ditto Lightning...

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Are you as excited as we are about the release of the Where The Wild Things Are movie? Because we are SUPER excited, and by "we" I mean mostly me, I suspect Teddy is just humoring me. Humoring me as I read him the book for the millionth time, hum the Arcade Fire song they're using in the trailer, and jam him into promo cut outs: The movie is released on October 16th, and as...

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Summer is officially over. Which means that the sweet little toesies that have been blowing in the breeze since June need to be safely ensconced. And what better way to wrap up the snack-sized toes than little kimono shoes, made by your own fair hand! Clever Aimee Of HomeSpunThreads has a free PDF pattern! (yay! free!) for these little lovelies (though she would like it if you signed up as a follower, which isn't a...

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One of the best things about baby rooms is that they give you licence to add a little magic. And what's more magical than an enchanted forest? Jennifer Talbot creator of b.delicious is something of a Renaissance mom. Her shop sells lovely little things from onesies to barrettes, but what's really exciting is the custom room design service she is now offering; look how gorgeous these examples are: You can see more examples and find...

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