Designer Baby Clothes: fashion for the "little people"

by FRANK WOODS

Despite the fact that the child will outgrow the garments in very little time, well to do parent love to purchase fashionable items designed by the likes of Christian Dior, Kimora Lee, and others for their child who is completely unaware of the facts of fashion world.

Every year the top designers unveil their latest fashion creations for the little people of the world and fortunately today’s infant have everything from their bonnets to booties fashionable. Keeping in mind the delicate skin of the infant and the toddlers the top fashion houses produce body suits, bibs, booties, and bonnets that are soft to the touch, beautiful to behold, cost many times more than the typical Kmart baby outfit and gentle to the skin in contact.

Perhaps the best known line of designer wear for infants comes from Christian Dior that includes items like the sweet 100% cotton Dior baby body suit with pink or blue snaps, the Dior teddy bear logo on the chest. One of the latest names in the world of designer baby clothes is that of famed photographer Anne Geddes. Getting inspired by the popularity of her famous photos of babies dressed up as bumble bees, ladybugs, sunflowers, and rosebuds, Geddes ultimately launched “annegeddesbaby,” a line of clothing for infants. Such designer baby clothes will allow parents to dress their newborns as, well, bumble bees, ladybugs, sunflowers, and rosebuds. Another designer guru Russell Simmons an American entrepreneur, the co-founder, with Rick Rubin of the pioneering hip-hop label Def Jam, founder of another label, Russell Simon’s Music Groups, and creator of the clothing fashion line Phat Farm. Baby Phat is an urban fashion line of clothing and other items especially for women and girls designed by Kimora Lee Simmons wife of Russell Simmons and creative director of Baby Phat. It is a sibling of the clothing brand Phat Farm that uses a sleek cat as the brand logo and also includes accessories for phones, jewelry, shoes and clothes.

Designer baby clothes though it may look very attractive but it may not be the easiest thing for many parent out there to purchase because they think making such purchase is just waiting money because their child will outgrow the garments in very little time. But still there are well to do families who show their interest in making their child look gorgeous and this could be possible only with these fashionable clothes.

Baby Shower Graphics - Do You Want The Good Or Bad News First

by GRACIE MAY

The good news is we are having a baby and the bad news is all the expense that comes with the upkeep of raising the infant. The funny thing about it all is - how we have to start paying out before the baby is even on the scene. The first part where costs start to incur is with the holding of a baby shower party. Baby Shower Graphics need not cause your pocket sorrow as these can be done by your own creative hand.

Once the host to the baby shower party has organised all other activities like the games and what food is to be eaten then they will take the next steps to securing a successful party by applying the Baby Shower Graphics. It is this part of the occasion that will surely attract the attention from those invited.

If the mother-to-be has decided on a theme for the baby shower get together then the graphics can be implemented right away. Picture graphics to match the décor of the room, on the invitations or engraved on the gift favors will add to your venue what every baby shower has and that is - a colourful atmosphere.

To save on the pennies you should consider printing out your very own personalized invitations. Pictures relating to your theme can be found on the internet which you can use as your Baby Shower Graphics. Designing your own invitations will not only cut costs but give you a great feeling of self worth because of your achievement. By adding Baby Shower Graphics to the invitation or thank you cards you will give the guest an insight to what the baby shower party is all about - also an added bonus is where you get to put your feelings into words on the invites.

If the gender of the new baby has been identified then use coloured card for invites that match the sex of baby- once again by doing this you have helped the guest by letting them know that the new baby is going to be a boy/girl - this will aid the guest in making the appropriate gift donation. In a nutshell - no returning of a blue pacifier should the baby be a girl.

Have your own Baby Shower Graphics movie show by having a projection of images displayed on the wall of your venue where the celebration is to take place. Animated movements and rotation goes down well at baby parties. Scattered cushions around the room with embroidered pictures of different Disney characters will brighten up the whole occasion making the whole scene stand out in saying this day is all about baby.

A good idea to make this baby shower a success is to have all the guests come dressed up in costume relating to the theme and reward the winner with a prize for the best turned out. Warning if there is a possibility of favouritism then have the guests wear masks and ask them not to utter a word so that there is no voice recognition till the judging is done. Do the judging right away as soon as every one has arrived. Guests can personalize their gifts with Baby Shower Graphics also. If the chosen topic is known in advance then blend it into your baby gift. Items like baby mugs, engraved pictures or a baby gift basket filled with goodies will be a nice a gesture.

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Review of Baby Jamz Music

by ALYICE EDRICH

This past week I was fortunate to check out a new line of toys geared towards toddlers who love hip hop music. The toy is called, “Baby Jamz Music Crew” and will be available at Walm-Mart®. There’s even a Baby Jamz music CD available.

From what I gather, the creator, Matthew Knowles, was inspired by his grandson, Julez, to create a product line that reflected the interests of today’s kids. The music CD contains some old favorites set to hip hop beats and is rather entertaining. In fact, I found my thirteen year old daughter playing the CD while browsing YouTube the other day. There are thirteen songs on the CD:

1. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star 2. Wheels On The Bus 3. Hush Little Baby 4. Brahm’s Lullaby 5. There Was An Old Lady That Lived In A Shoe 6. Buckle My Shoe 7. Bingo 8. Mary Had A Little Lamb 9. Old MacDonald 10. Skip To My Lou 11. This Old Man 12. Three Little Kittens 13. Mary Mary Quite Contrary

The toys have a great concept: match the bottom of the figurines to the top of the boom box correctly and you hear a 20 second song. The sample I received played, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. There is one drawback, the song only lasts 20 seconds. I would have much preferred that the entire song be played when correctly matched.

I had a music teacher who swore that children learned best when music was introduced into their lives. She’d make a little game out of everything we needed to retain and put it to song. Makes sense, after all, how do children learn the alphabet best? By singing the ABC song.

If your children are into hip hop music and you cringe every time your toddler hears an inappropriate word, it may be time to switch to something a little more friendly.

About The Author: Alyice Edrich is the editor of the award winning online magazine, The Dabbling Mum®. Visit her website, http://thedabblingmum.com, where you can gain a wealth of wisdom from parents just like you! Or stop by her personal blog, http://alyiceedrich.com, to learn more about life on the prairie.

Baby Blankets Can Make Memorable Baby Shower Gifts

by DONALD SAUNDERS

It is never easy to come up with a great gift for a baby shower but a baby blanket can be just the answer to earning yourself the "most popular gift" award at the party. With a wide range of original and clever designs available today you can't go wrong here.

But, what could possibly be more ordinary than a baby blanket I hear you ask? Used for many thousands of years to wrap a baby and to provide needed warmth, it is hard to imagine someone coming up with a new idea in this area. think again. Baby blankets have found whole new heights of fun and creativity.

One example is "Pigs in a Blanket" that combines both a clever design and a practical gift. This two-piece gift set will produce lots of "aahs" and "oohs" when the proud mother opens the beautifully decorated gift box which comprises an enchanting vintage container surmounted by an organza bow.

Inside the box she will discover a plush blanket that can be printed with a lovely phrase or even personalized. The blanket is wrapped around a gorgeous teddy bear-style pig that will soon become the baby's favorite. Made from stain-resistant polyester which will last for years, it might very well even be handed down to the next generation.

This particular gift also comes with a child's story book rhyme which is designed to complement the other two items. "This Little Piggy" which is printed on the reverse was never such fun and the five little piggies dancing on the front agree.

Another fun gift is the JoJo Giraffe toy that also comes with its own very special blanket inside its own keepsake box. At 20 inches high it will sit proudly in the corner until the baby can no longer resist the temptation to play with it... which will take about three seconds. With his arms and legs wrapped around a multi-colored keepsake box which is done in similar style, JoJo is undoubtedly a perfect toy.

The blanket that accompanies the gift adds enormously to the delight that both mom and baby will receive from this beautiful item. Very easily personalized with the addition of the baby's name, the sunshine yellow fleece of the blanket is both warm and soothing. Also, at 40 inches by 30 inches, it is a good size for a a decorative bed cover or a baby blanket.

But baby blankets that are standalone items can also make for perfect gifts. The Maddie's Meadow is a wonderful example. Brightly and colorfully decorated with butterflies and flowers on a pink background, it is most inviting. The gift box itself also carries the same theme with fluffy pink clouds and bright green grass that serve to remind mom of the joys of spring. Personalization is also easily achieved thanks to the generous satin border which surrounds the soft fleece.

Visit Parenting4Dummies.com for more great ideas for everything from unique baby shower gifts to designs for baby shower cakes

Baby Sleep Problems - Can Feeding Have an Effect?

First-time Mums and Dads and even parents with several kids, regularly find that their baby isn't always sleeping as well as he or she should.

Many parents try to find the reasons for the problem, hoping to find a solution. This also leaves countless parents wondering if feeding may have something to do with the problem.

The idea of this article is to explore further into the different aspects of feeding a baby and examine the effects that feeding could conceivably have on a babys sleeping routine and habits.

First, we should list the particular feeding areas that we will be considering. These are: Mixing Breast-feeding and Bottle Feedings Feeding your child to sleep What are YOU eating and may it affect your babys sleeping pattern? Could solids help your baby sleep?

Mixing Breast-feeding and Bottle Feedings

It is believed that the crossing of bottle and breast in feedings could cause sleeping problems. There are a couple of different reasons for this when you are breast-feeding your baby. With each feeding, the breast is signaling to the brain that more milk needs to be produced for the subsequent feeding. When a bottle is incorporated into feedings, this process could be affected. The breast will start to produce less milk due to the less frequent breast feedings.

Furthermore, during the times when you do breast-feed your baby, he or she will not get as full with the breast-feeding because of the reduction in milk supply. The result of this is that your baby will need feeding more frequently which will mean his or her sleep patterns will be interrupted by the need for feeding.

Feeding your child to sleep

Feeding your child until he or she goes to sleep may be causing a problem with their sleep patterns. Your baby will soon begin to realize that you feed him or her when it's time for bed. This will become something they depend on and expect. normally, this will be the situation with each waking throughout the night as well.

There are of course, techniques you can use to stop your baby from depending on feedings to fall asleep.

First, change the time or the length of time you feed your baby when nearing his or her bedtime. Doing so will gradually disconnect the association of bedtime with feeding.

Another option to try is feed your child earlier in the night instead of as a bedtime routine. When you do these things your baby will not associate eating with bedtime. This will help your baby learn to fall asleep on his own accord.

What are YOU eating and may it affect your babys sleeping pattern?

The simple answer is yes. As a breast-feeding mom*, everything that you drink or eat affects your breast milk. If you are not eating the correct amount of foods and calories each day, your breast milk is greatly affected. It is important that you eat the recommended three meals each day and most likely a few snacks in between. Your milk needs to have sufficient calories in it in order for your baby to feel pleasantly full and satisfied. If it does not, he or she will want to feed longer until he or she is full.

You need to eat healthy foods and try to eat them more frequently, as well as having plenty to drink throughout the day. This will help your milk supply, therefore benefitting your baby and his or her sleep patterns. The fuller your baby feels, the better he or she will sleep.

Will solids help your baby?

Many people believe this will help, but studies have never associated any change in those who were fed by the breast and / or bottle and those who are fed solids. This has not been proven to help the sleep patterns in babies at all. Doctors usually suggest not adding solid foods prior to six months old.

Chris Towland

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Your Baby Deserves The Best, So Send Magnetic Birth Announcements

by ROBERT BARBER

There may be some that are cuter than others, and there are even a few out there that I wouldn't want to claim as mine, but there simply isn't such thing as a baby that makes anyone flinch when they see it and say, "Oh crimeny...that's an ugly baby!" Unless it is born with webbed feet and antlers, it's a cutie.

Who Has the Cutest Kids?

I have 3 children. They aren't babies anymore. My oldest is 28 years old, and the twins...one is 13 years old and the other is 15. (Think about that.) Anyway, the National Cute Baby Association of the Northern Hemisphere rated my children as being in the top 3 cute babies of all time. Yes, I'm the head judge at the NCBA, but I can assure you I was completely impartial.

You Can't Dislike Them

I guess my point is this: Your baby is the most loveable and adorable creature on earth. It can cry and squawk in the middle of the night and you don't mind getting up to comfort it. A baby might make a scene during a sermon in church, but still it is your favorite little person. Even when he fills his diaper with something that rivals a noxious smelling hazardous chemical that a terrorist would consider too nasty to use as a weapon, you still...well, maybe not then...but for the most part he's wonderful.

Tell The World About Your Baby

When you have a baby, you need to let all your family and friends know, too. Send a magnetic birth announcement to them. Have the supplier put a photograph of your child, or maybe one with you and your spouse holding him, on a quality magnetic announcement and mail them to everyone you know. Unlike a paper announcement or a photo printed on your inkjet printer, a magnetic announcement will last for years. They won't get tossed into a pile of junk mail on the kitchen counter. Instead, they'll find their way to the refrigerator or a computer case or a toolbox in the shop. People will see your baby on a daily basis and think of how lucky you are...unless he's filled his diaper, of course.

They're inexpensive, and just as easy to mail as a letter or conventional photograph, so why not do it up right? Send a magnetic birth announcement.

Robert is currently working for Promo-Force a supplier of top quality magnetic promotional products. He lives in eastern Kansas. A retired police dispatcher, he now resides in the country with his wife and 2 of his 3 sons.

Magnet Birth Announcements for Your Baby

Magnet Birth Announcements for Your Baby

by ROBERT BARBER

Birth Announcements! Everybody loves babies. Everybody! There are people that won't admit it...but they really do. Big mean looking bikers probably won't admit it, or professional wrestler types, but deep down inside they want to hold them and talk baby talk to them. Nature made babies so darned cute that you can't help but like the little creatures.

The Date Is Nearing

Now that you are about to have a baby, you need to start thinking about how you are going to announce to the world that there has been an addition to your family. Obviously you can't send a picture of the kid to anyone until after the birth, unless you decide to send a copy of an ultrasound photo. (Only kidding!) Seriously, even though you're still pregnant it doesn't mean you can't start planning on ways to tell your friends and family about your child once he/she arrives. Magnetic birth announcements are becoming the most popular method of mothers nowadays. The advantage is that a refrigerator magnet or other magnetic product is durable and is generally placed in a spot where people see it all the time. They become keepsakes and mementos of your child's birth that the recipients will enjoy for years. They will appear in the kitchen, at work, in the shop, in lockers at school, and on computer cases.

Customize It The Way You Want

With digital photography being the norm, you can take dozens...or hundreds...of photos of your newborn and pick the best one for your birth announcement. A competent company will be able to work with you on adjusting any photo so it looks great on the magnet. Make sure that the supplier you choose has staff that will assist you with designing the item. You might want to use a pre-designed magnet, but in case you don't, the company should offer the option of a unique, one of a kind magnet that you design. Whatever route you take, people are going to ooh and ahh over your baby's picture on a quality magnetic product.

Robert is currently working for Promo-Force a supplier of top quality magnetic promotional products for the Health Care Industry and Business. He lives in eastern Kansas. A retired police dispatcher, he now resides in the country with his wife and 2 of his 3 sons.