Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Monday, July 23, 2007
Newborns and Sleep
Babies younger than four months old have very different sleep needs than older babies. This article will help you understand your newborn baby’s developing sleep patterns, and will help you develop reasonable expectations when it comes to your baby and sleep.
Mommy's Pals
The Five Friends All Moms Need: the role model, the twin, the spur-of-the-moment coffee buddy, the rule-breaker and the best friend's mom.
Sunday, July 22, 2007
The Nursery: For Baby or Parents?
New parents spend anywhere from $5,000 to $15,000 to decorate a baby's nursery, according to the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association, resulting in a $7.3 billion industry. That's a lot of money to spend on a room that the baby can't really enjoy until he's crawling. So, some parents are side-stepping ducks and bunnies and, instead, incorporating their own styles, interests and personalities into their babies' rooms.
Coming Monday...
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Thursday, July 19, 2007
Updates...
>> Addicts Across America (Hawaii, Colorado)
>> Beautiful Babies (Kayden and Kendal in Colorado; Sean and Luke)
Send your submissions to editor@babyblogaddict.com.
Baby-Making Vacations
How about this for a vacation: the entire point of the thing is making babies!
"Sea moss elixir doesn't sound romantic. Neither do endless bowls of pumpkin soup, even when the setting for their consumption is white sand beaches and color-saturated sunsets. But the marine plant potion and beta carotene-packed soup are two of the reasons couples are heading to the Westin Grand Bahama Island Our Lucaya Resort for romantic getaways. Aside from relaxation, these holidays are meant to have an end result--a baby."
Jennifer Aniston Pregnant?
According to OK! magazine that could be the case. It is reporting she and her British boyfriend were caught shopping for baby clothes.
"A witness claims that the couple left the boutique with a $195 cashmere teddy bear. “They were arm in arm. They were acting like a married couple while shopping for various baby-related items like cribs and changing tables."
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
The 'iPodified' Baby
If listening to your iPod isn't enough, you can turn your baby into one. You can order pink, blue or white onesies from the iPod My Baby website.
Buy three and the shipping's free!
News and Notes...
If you're new to Baby Blog Addict, check out our other sections on the right side of the page. Addicts Across America, Addiction Stories and Beautiful Babies are dependent on user feedback. Send your information to editor@babyblogaddict.com.
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Beautiful Babies: Send us a picture of your future addict and we'll show it to the Addict Nation. We only need the baby's home state and first name. Once again, the city is optional.
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Monday, July 16, 2007
Don't Try This at Home...
A couple who authorities say were so obsessed with the Internet and video games that they left their babies starving and suffering other health problems have pleaded guilty to child neglect.
The Well-Equipped Baby
Whether it's a Boppy, Baby Bjorn or sanity-saving DVD, there are some things a baby just has to have, right? Check out this article about a mother's baby budget-gone-haywire and see if you can relate. I know we can.
Editor's note: For what it's worth, the Baby Bjorn (pictured) was a tremendous waste of money for us. We heard all kinds of great things and our son wanted nothing to do with it.
Gender Tests
If you're just dying to know the sex of your baby and can't wait until that revealing 16-week ultrasound, you can order up a test for a few hundred bucks that will tame your curiosity. One woman got her answer just eight weeks into her pregnancy. However, there are some ethical concerns. Since no government agency regulates the tests there is no quality control, and some experts believe couples will choose to selectively terminate early pregnancies based on their child's gender. Another criticism: the test isn't always right.
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