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1.The Life of a Baby Model? Not That Glam. (jezebel.com)
Last week, I was taken aback to hear a friend, recently unemployed, tell me sheepishly that she was thinking of making her son a baby model. "All the parents say he's the cutest one on the playground," she said defensively.
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2.Saving Big Bucks on Baby Stuff (babycheapskate.blogspot.com)
Pampers big packs are $19.99 at Kmart. You'll pay about a quarter a piece for size 3 Cruisers with a $1 manufacturer's coupon. You can make it a bit sweeter if you shop early, though, since you can get $5 off a consumables, health, beauty etc purchase of $50 or more at Kmart (see circular for details and coupon). Exp. 6/30.
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3.Women More Likely Than Men to Reject Unattractive Babies (www.forbes.com)
Women are more likely than men to look away from less-than-cute babies, according to a study that challenges the idea of a mother's unconditional love.
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4.Andesigned releases Total Baby 1.0 for iPhone and iPod Touch (macmegasite.com)
Total Baby will help you log and time all aspects of your child’s care through a smart and sleek interface that makes tracking easy and fun. Inspired by my own family, I built this application from the ground up to support multiple children (especially twins) with unmatched features on any computing platform. Total Baby combines 11 separate timing and tracking functions into a single complete solution. Total Baby will help answer important questions, such as how old was my child when they had their DTaP shot? Or when the baby’s last feeding or doctor visit was.
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5.Digital Dictionary (parentingbydummies.blogspot.com)
Kickin' it on the Internet's equivalent to Compton. Not that Compton does not provide a plethora of multicultural experiences, it just sorta has a "reputation" thanks to various gangsta rappers of the mid to late 90s. My Space has earned its self a similar hood rep. Any place where this is okay, sorta deserves to be referred to as the Internet's ghetto.
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6.Should Babies Take Swimming Lessons? (www.parentdish.com)
Most of us, whether we live near the water or not, want our children to learn to swim as early as possible. Not being able to swim is a safety concern and a valid one at that. But how early is too early to start the lessons? Judging by the readers at Cafe Mom, there is no such thing too early.
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7.Cellphones Are For Babies, Too (www.moconews.net)
Increasingly the iPhone is also being used to babysit children, who are easily soothed by noises or simple games that they can make.
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8.74 Babies Born at NYC Hospital in 48 Hours (www.blisstree.com)
Hospital spokeswoman Eileen Tynion says that veteran staff often swap stories about spikes in baby births, but couldn’t recall such a tyke-storm as the one that began on Tuesday. She says once or twice a year about 65 babies are born over 48 hours.
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9.Kick-Ass New Baby Shower Invitations (www.planyourbabyshower.com)
When we say these are the best of the best, we're really not talking out of our diapers. And oh yeah -- free. But see for yourself.
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10.March for Dogs vs. March for Babies (www.pkmeco.com)
Homeless Dogs 150, Premature Babies 75. Ah, but how much money did they raise?! Premature Babies $17,000, Homeless Dogs $15,000.
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11.Do You Object to Nude Babies at the Beach? (www.lilsugar.com)
In America, most people keep themselves and their kids — even wee babes — covered with a pair of swim trunks or a bathing suit. Does it bother you when youngsters soak up warm weather in just their birthday suits?
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12.Bo Obama Beanie Baby Selling Fast (www.huffingtonpost.com)
The presidential popularity of the Obamas' new puppy Bo is complete. The company that makes Beanie Babies has released a shaggy black and white version of the dog named "Bo" -- and he's selling fast.
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13.Preparing for Babies in Your Food Storage (preparednesspro.wordpress.com)
While preparing main dishes for your family is necessary, it’s important to consider food for the non-nursing babies as well. Due to the lack of preservatives in most baby foods, it’s not feasible to have enough baby-friendly foods stored in the event of survival living.
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14.Great OS for babies? (www.boingboing.net)
I'm on a quest to find a good free OS to put on a beater laptop for the baby (15 months, obsessed with computers!) to play with. Sugar is a little too old for her, I think.
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15.WiFi gets clobbered by baby monitors? (www.boingboing.net)
Ofcom, the UK equivalent to the FCC, has a new report that identifies baby monitors and other wireless devices as serious interferers with urban WiFi. I've got WiFi and a baby-monitor in my tiny London flat and I can't say I've ever noticed the issue -- on the other hand, my spark-gap generator seems to really do some interesting stuff to the network.
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16.Is Your Dog Ready For New Baby? (www.wfsb.com)
Parents-to-be should be prepared for their dog to act out when the baby is getting all of the attention, Douglas said. "The most annoying behavior that new parents complain about is attention-seeking behavior," she said.
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17.Babies! Babies! Get'cher Babies Right Here! (shakespearessister.blogspot.com)
Yesterday the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform approved a bill for paid parental leave for Federal Employees—4 weeks leave following the birth, adoption or fostering of a child. This means the US might just leave the company of Lesotho, Swaziland, and Papua New Guinea (the only other countries in the world without parental leave for their government employees) -- if it manages to pass the House and Senate.
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18.Bristol Palin on Bringing Up Baby (www.truthdig.com)
It’s definitely “do as I say, not as I do” material, but Bristol Palin showed up on NBC’s “Today” show Wednesday morning with dad Todd and baby Tripp in an effort to prevent other teenagers from becoming parents before they’re ready. Matt Lauer snuck in a question about babydaddy Levi Johnston, but Bristol totally wasn’t having it.
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19.Babies for sale - A story of surrogacy and poverty (www.babychums.com)
Indian clinics have become baby making factories in a multi-million pound business that pay surrogate mothers to have children.
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20.Unborn Baby Kicks Its First Tweet On Twitter! (weloveviral.blogspot.com)
It's never too early to twitter. Thanks to a new device, babies who aren't even born can let the world know they're alive and kicking.
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21.The Babymoon (babymakingmachine.blogspot.com)
We've all heard of a honeymoon, but what about a babymoon? Nowadays, people do it while they're pregnant, before the baby is born as a "last hurrah" before parenthood.
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22.12-pound baby boy born in Newport Beach (www.ocregister.com)
NEWPORT BEACH – Jack William Davis might need a little extra time to burn off his baby fat.
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23.URGENT NEED: Formula Needed for Malnourished Babies in Ethiopia (tomdavis.typepad.com)
This month, in honor of mother's day, I want to raise $12,500 to provide specialized baby formula to this transition home for these malnourished babies.
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24.Octomom Sued for Exploiting Her Babies (www.clevelandleader.com)
Nadya Suleman, the mother of octuplets born in California earlier this year, is being sued. A new lawsuit filed in Orange County, CA claims that Octomom is exploiting her children without proper consideration of their interests.
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25.babies. please more babies. (jodified.typepad.com)
I got to revisit finn and jack today to try to get a few more POSED shots. Yes yes yes. I know. Although my passion is to just CAPTURE LIFE I also really love to get those shots. You know the ones.