Congrats to Valerie (comment #52) who is the winner of our giveaway for the Daddy Diaper Changing Toolbox. Her comment said, "funny funny - hooray for rubber gloves!" Congrats, Valerie. We'll send you an email, so we can send your prize or you can email us with your mailing address.
:: Simpson-Wentz Has a Boy
The pop star has finally popped. Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and her rocker hubby Pete Wentz welcomed son Bronx Mowgli Wentz, their first child together, Thursday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The baby boy weighed in at 7 pounds, 11 ounces and measured 20½ inches.
:: Maguire's Wife Expecting Again
"Spider-Man" star Tobey Maguire is set to become a dad again. His jewelry designer wife Jennifer Meyer is pregnant with the couple's second child.
:: Influential Suri
Forbes Magazine has named Suri Cruise, the two-year-old daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, the most influential baby in Hollywood.
:: Rumors...
41-year-old Nicole Kidman says she is not pregnant again and just has a "little tummy." ... Are Ryan Phillippe and Abby Cornish expecting? ... Is Mariah Carey pregnant?
We'd like to welcome another of Baby Blog Addict's newest advertisers: Baby Bedding Universe. They help make choosing your new treasure’s crib bedding a delight by featuring a range of the finest affordable bedding from trusted manufacturers, so they're sure you’ll find something just perfect! And from the time you do, to the moment it arrives at your door, Baby Bedding Universe strives to make your shopping experience a great pleasure (while their generous return arrangements offer you real peace-of-mind).
By Shera Wheeler
BBA Contributor
I work from 6-8 every morning. Today, at around 7:40, I downloaded a report that was super long! My husband leaves for work at 7:45, so I had to be a neglectful mom for about an hour. I put my son in his highchair with his breakfast next to me. I put my daughter's little table right behind me and gave her markers and paper to color with. She can entertain herself for a very long time if she is coloring. When I turned around to check on her...this is what she looked like. She was pretty proud!!!
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Since our baby boy just turned three, is finally starting to use the potty and just took his first school pictures, we've been a little nostalgic lately. These are a couple of video favorites from our personal collection. Enjoy!
So you have a new baby and want to start saving some cash for him or her since they're too preoccupied with other things right now to do it themselves?
Here are a few tips.
:: Treating a Baby's Fever
Pediatricians often need to reassure parents when their toddler or preschooler has a high fever. Newborns don’t handle infection very well. Their immature immune systems leave them vulnerable to severe infections that can rage out of control. So if fever occurs in a very young baby, the advice to parents is always to call the doctor right away.
:: Milestone Birth
The 100,000th baby was born Tuesday at The Women's Hospital of Greensboro.
:: Victoria's Secret Model Talks About Post-Baby Life
New mom Alessandra Ambrosio gives the scoop on her new body, how she stays in shape, and upcoming wedding plans.
:: Unique Baby Shower
Rather than presenting typical baby shower gifts like bottles and diapers, guests will buy tickets to the event and will be treated to an intimate, world class concert featuring top music artists. The proceeds from the event will be donated to help feed, clothe and care for orphans in Ethiopia.
:: Kidman Stressed About Leaving Baby Daughter
Nicole Kidman has spent her first whole day away from baby Sunday Rose and admits the experience left her "reeling."
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A couple of weeks ago, we spotlighted one of our new advertisers, Peek-a-boo Paperie. They have adorable holiday cards and birth announcements. I love their drag and drop feature where you can see what your pictures will look like on the card and even resize and rotate them on the screen.
Peek-a-boo is giving away 40 CARDS (with a retail value of $66.40) to one lucky Baby Blog Addict reader, so enter here for your chance to win.
Here's how to enter the giveaway:
1. Go to Peek-a-boo Paperie and check out their adorable cards.
2. Come back to this post on BBA and leave a comment letting us know which card is your favorite.
3. Make sure we have your contact info (email or blog address) in your blogger profile or comment itself, so we can contact you if you win. Only one entry per person per giveaway.
This contest runs: Tuesday, 11/18 - Sunday, 11/23 at 7:00 PM ET. We'll select a random winner then post their name here on BBA after the contest ends.
Congrats to the three winners of our Spunky Sprout Giveaway. 
All BBA readers can still enjoy 10% off any purchase until Dec. 24th 2008. Just use the code: babyblog10.
Don't miss our giveaway going on now through Thursday, 11/20, for a Daddy Diaper Changing Toolkit. Good luck to everyone!
I came across this great Fleurville Seconds Sale on Hip Mama's Place. I love the Fleurville diaper bags, but they are pricey.
Here's what Fleurville says on their website. "Seconds are bags that did not make the cut during our rigorous Quality Control process. They are all functional bags with all of their components that have cosmetic blemishes which could include but are not limited to: fabric flaws, stains on the fabric, wrinkles, cloudy TPU, and lamination issues. All seconds sales are non-refundable, non-returnable."
Their ONLINE SALE will run from 10:00 am PST on Tuesday, Nov. 18 through 5:00 pm PST Thursday Nov. 20.
Their WAREHOUSE SALE in San Rafael, CA will be open from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm PST Nov 18 - 20 (Tues. – Thurs.)
Tip Junkie is on Day 5 of her 12 Days of Junkie. She even has a Winner Announcement Page set up for this giveaway and future ones, like the Christmas Card Challenge, Christmas Tree Decorating Challenge and a yet-to-be announced giveaway in January.
Don't miss our current giveaways too:
Here's how to enter the giveaway::: Don't miss our other giveaway of 40 Cards from Peek-a-boo Paperie - ends Sunday, 11/23/08 at 7 PM ET.
Actor Adam Sandler is a parent for the second time. Under the headline "Sandler Had A Kid!" on the home page of his official Web site, the announcement said, "Jackie and Adam had a beautiful baby girl, Sunny Madeline on Nov. 2. Everyone is happy and healthy."
Thomas Beatie, the former Hawaiian beauty queen who became a man, caused a worldwide clamor when the transgendered male gave birth to his own daughter in June. Now, he's announced he's pregnant with his second child, due on June 12.
In an upcoming interview with Barbara Walters in a special on ABC, Beatie says that after the birth of his daughter on June 24, he didn't resume male hormone treatment so he could get pregnant again. His wife is unable to conceive a child because she had a hysterectomy. Beatie's story will air Friday. Walters highlighted the interview on her daytime chat show, "The View," today.
"I feel good," Beatie told Walters. "I had my checkups with my hormone level. ... And everything is right on track." (Los Angeles Times)
A columnist for TIME magazine wants your help naming his baby. Here's an excerpt:
"As a pretentious, self-important yuppie hipster, I thought it was a great idea to pay a baby-name consultant, an occupation created just a year ago. For $35, I got 12 name suggestions from Jennifer Moss at BabyNames.com that included four names we were already considering: Elijah, Jude, Dashiell and Edison, which is particularly weird because we totally made up the name Edison, since it's the town I'm from in New Jersey. My main concern with these is that they'll all get my son beaten up. But Moss said, "When we've done our surveys, people say, 'I was teased about being Anna.' Kids will tease about anything if they don't like you. Don't worry about it. Unless it rhymes with a body part." Which, sadly, ruled out my favorite choice: Smesticles Stein."
Snapfish.com is offering The Oprah Winfrey Show viewers (and Baby Blog Addict readers now too) a free 8" x 11" custom-cover photo book! This would make a great Christmas gift for your spouse, your baby, the grandparents or yourself.
All you need to do is create a Snapfish.com account now or log in to your existing account to receive this special offer. This offer is only good for one standard 20-page 8" x 11" custom-cover photo book per household. Coupon dispersal ends at 11:59 p.m. PST Friday, November 14, 2008. Free photo book must be redeemed by 11:59 p.m. PST Sunday, November 16, 2008. Offer does not include customary shipping and handling changes or additional pages. Offer applies only to mail-order delivery to U.S. customers.
**UPDATE: I just received an email saying that they've extended the deadline to create the book. It's now 11/22, instead of 11/16.
By Jennifer
BabyBlogAddict.com
Who Knew that the terrible threes could be worse than the terrible twos. Our son just turned three last month and something happened. We felt pretty lucky to never really experience the "terrible twos." He had melt downs, but no real tantrums where he would throw himself on the floor and kick and scream.
Well that all changed in the past month. No one warned us before hand about the upcoming "Terrible Threes" or as one friend put it, "The Shock and Awe Threes."
Who Knew that this was coming? Well, now you know, so you can be prepared...unlike us.
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