Help Stop Gapiosis!

Gapiosis: The space between the sock and the bottom of the pant, often accentuated by being held in arms or by being placed in a carrier or stroller.

Sweet little baby legs all over the world are being exposed to the chilly air because of gapiosis. Protect their sweet little legs from wind burn and chill with BabyLegs!

BabyLegs ...

• Make diaper changes a breeze
• Protect soft knees from harsh surfaces
• Keep legs warm year round
• Provide light weight sun protection
• Make EC'n & potty training easier
• Jazz up any dance class
• Make a fun fashion statement with styles for every occasion

Feet remain free to allow for successful crawling, walking and dancing. BabyLegs also help keep socks on! They fit most kids from newborns to size 10. BabyLegs will warm your little ones for a long time. They're fun to use as arm warmers too!

Start Thinking About Father's Day!

Women love cuddles and men love praise. Maybe that's over-simplifying things or maybe it's old-fashion, but I do know that my hubby loves it when I tell him how much I appreciate him. Trust me, life in our household is much easier when I am praising and not nagging! That said, I still have strong nagging tendencies...sometimes it's cathartic to be a bitch.

With Father's Day coming up, I thought that you girls would be interested to hear about a fun and cute gift that you could get the "new father" in your household (or, if your child is still in utero, then you might want to get this for your expectant dad). A shirt, mug or apron that tells the world that he's a great dad will do wonders for his ego! And he'll also love the fact that you think that he's a great father! You can get these shirts and other funky items at The Funky Stork Shop.

Monkeemoos Gives us a Little Fashion Help for our Boys

Don't get me wrong - I love my son. He's cute and he's cuddly and he has personality! But let's face it, dressing a baby boy isn't half as much fun as it is to dress a baby girl. I am always amazed by how many adorable outfits there are for girls and how sparce and plain the baby boy section is.

Finally, there is a fashion-forward line of clothing that has that has thought about our previously plainly-dressed sons. Monkeemoos.com is an online boutique for baby boys. Their clothes scream personality with their funky and fun graphics. They have super-cool shoes, bibs and burpies, as well as a timeless classics collection. Talk about eye-candy! Everything about this boutique says adorable and, most importantly, it says BOY! Thank you Monkeemoos for giving us fashion-fiend parents a place to shop for our sons.

R&R Makes Things A Little Easier for Parents - Hint: It's a Bag with Fins!

We all know how essential diapers bags are when you are out with a baby. We also know how vacuous a diaper bag can be - how many times have you had to unpack everything in a desperate search for your tot's binky or some other baby essential. Or sometimes you don't even need all the space that your regular diaper bag affords and yet you find yourself lugging it around anyway.

Our friends at Reef and Reed have also found themselves in a similar conundrum. Industrial designer turned father, Gene, the creator of Reef and Reed Shoulderbags with Fins™, wanted a bag that was not too big and not too small. It needed to be practical (easy to find and hard to lose), but also fun and stylish. After many trips to the local aquarium, he came up with the perfect idea - A Shoulderbag with Fins™.

It's true - It really is the perfect addition to the day-to-day diaper bag. Instead of rooting around in that big o'l diaper bag of yours, the R&R bag is perfectly-sized to carry your most important stuff – just drop your keys, cell phone, credit card and sunblock into your fish, and you and baby are good to go! If you are on vacation, then just drop your room key into your fish and you are set for the day!

They're safe and practical - plus you'll catch the big fish trend that's set for this summer. Available in six styles, so we're sure you'll be able to Find Your Fish™. I personally love the Tomato Clownfish Bag - But that's only because I have a thing for Nemo. Check it out, you'll see what I mean.

Outfit Your Baby Like a Star with Personalized Garments from Tiny Sprouts

While many things about TomKat are questionable, one thing is for sure - Father Tom and Mother Katie have a great sense of style. Both are known for their looks and their fashion sense, and they have made it clear that they want their daughter, Suri, to carry on their fashionable tradition. Already is already decked out in the cutest high-end baby paraphernelia, according to Rachel Florio, celeb trend expert. Topping the list of Suri's possessions: A customized hand-embroidered baby blanket by Tiny Sprouts.

Tiny Sprouts has more than blankies, they also offer onesies, pjs, nightgowns, bibs, bathrobes and more. The coolest thing is that all of their embroidery is custom made by hand & all of their garments are hand-dyed - With that kind of treatment, your baby will look and feel like a celeb baby.

You can also customize everything about anything you buy. You choose the product, the color of thread & what you would like on it...and they'll ship it to you for free! It really is that simple!

Check out the entire line at www.tinysprouts.com.

Deep Thoughts on Mommyhood

I'm the first to admit that I am not crazy about kids. Don't get me wrong, I love my son, but I still have a hard time relating to other munchkins. That said, as my son gets older, I find that I am warming up to the broader community of children.

There are a lot of other things that have changed since having a baby - I find that I have a much more positive outlook on life and that I find incredible humor in the silliest of things. I also find that I am much more laid back than I used to be. Don't get me wrong, I am still incredibly Type A - but to a lesser degree. My son has taught me that I can't control everything...especially him! If he wants to sleep through the night, he will. I can't do anything, not even Ferber, to force him to sleep or not sleep. He has a mind of his own. If he wants solids one day and none the next, then he'll make it known. Short of stuffing a spoon in his mouth, I am at his mercy. He's small and cute, but his personality is getting larger every day! (That's him in this picture - it was his first swing ride!)

Oddly enough, I miss the days that he depended entirely on me. Don't get me wrong, he's only 11 months old. So, it's not like he's packing his bags for college yet. It's just that he doesn't need me the way he used to - he can entertain himself, move around and hold his own bottle. When I stopped breastfeeding him when he was 7 months old, I was overjoyed by my renewed sense of freedom. Now, I find myself longing for that dependency again.

Who knew that I (of all people) would be going through a sort of separation anxiety as my son nears his first birthday. Oh, motherhood is truly an enlightening experience! Enough of my "deep thoughts"...I think I am going to do something "rebellious," like eating Haagen Dazs for breakfast. Not quite the same as skydiving, but it's still a thrill!

Pregnant, Not Fat!

If you are in your first trimester, then you probably know what I am talking about. You don't quite look pregnant, but you definitely don't have the svelte body that you used to have. Up until I was about 18 weeks pregnant, I looked like I had a bad case of the "gunt" - you know, the ponch that sits in your lower abdominal region. It's the worst kind of belly ponch. I felt desperate to explain to everyone, including strangers, that I had a bun in the oven and that I had not pudged out. I don't know why I cared so much, but I did. So, if you are like me, you will be happy to know that we have a couple of t-shirt designs that effectively explains to everyone that you are working to repopulate the world and that you did not eat more than your share of chocolate cake.

You can find our "hot shirts for her" at our mothership website, www.thefunkystork.com and at www.cafepress.com/thefunkystork. You'll also find the rest of our clothing line at these sites, including some cool shirts for your dad-to-be and hip onesies, bibs and shirts for your baby.