BEST OF 2009: Pregnancy Products

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I spent 2 1/2 months of 2009 pregnant with my second daughter. January, February, and 13 days of March. What a beautiful relief it was when our sweet little bundle of beauty and joy made her debut at 8:30pm in the quiet of the birth center. Instantly, we were in love. Instantly, we couldn't imagine life without her. Such is the wonder of becoming a parent. I reviewed my fair share of pregnancy/L&D products this past year and quite a few of them were really wonderful, but I narrowed … [Read more...]

Sometimes A Mama Just Needs A Hug

I have to admit: when I first saw this product, I kind of scrunched up my eyebrows in skepticism. It seemed like just another useless "invention" that might appear on the Home Shopping Network or in a package with one of those cheesy "As Seen on TV" labels (that somehow always manage to get my attention). Flash-forward to a day or two after birth and you would have heard this conversation in my house: Me: I should probably take a shower. Husband: Okay. Me: Do you know where my Shower … [Read more...]