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Chocolate faux-fur baby blanket

Roll your baby up in this lucious chocolate wrap. This luxurious faux fur wrap can be used as a wrap, a blanket, or a throw. It is lined with 100% cotton and is the perfect gift. One rounded corner makes it ideal as a wrap and will make all the babies on the block envious.

$120 [+shipping] at Belly Dance Baby

Petit Bateau Pea Coat

This is definitely not bargain basement shopping, but what my wife and I have discovered with three children is certain pieces of clothing can be worthy hand-me-downs, ultimately saving you money. One of those key items is a good winter coat. Check out these beautiful Petit Bateau pea coats for both boys and girls.

On sale for $96 bucks at TrendiChic.Com (they have a clearance bin as well)

Adorable Toddler Hats

Just because you’re going out in the cold doesn’t mean you can’t look good!

I will point out right here that I reserve my use of the word “adorable” for few occasions, but these hats force me to say it. They’re adorable, dare I say traffic stoppers! As a dad, I would say expect serious rubber-necking if your kid leaves the house with one of these caps on.

I like them.

$24 bucks at Jamie Rae Hats

Affordable Organic Baby Clothing & Bedding

The web is wonderful when you have discriminating taste and you are trying to find that specialty item that the boutiques don’t even carry. Organic clothing and bedding for babies is certainly not one of them, even Target carries organic baby items. Wake up and smell the cotton buds, be smart and bargain shop.

Yes, your choices of stores narrow and the price quickly rises, when it must be Merino Wool or in that beautiful pattern, but for most of us can save a lot of cash just be doing a couple extra clicks, when surfing the web. I did some comparative shopping as a sort of lipnus test for some of the more common organic infant and baby items (*I am fully aware there are differences in thickness and quality of some of these items, this is really to make my Readers more aware of the popularity of organic clothing and home-ware products, don’t expect to pay a premium anymore.

Organic Baby Bedding [crib]:
Walmart | Safari Adventures Organic 4-Piece Crib Bedding Set – $70 [+ shipping]
(compare to this set, which is upward of $500-600 dollars!)

Organic Infant Receiving Blanket [cotton]:
American Baby Company | Organic Thermal Receiving Blanket – as low as $9 [+ shipping]
Tadpoles | Organic Receiving Blanket with Cap – as low as $17 [+ shipping]

Organic Infant & Baby Onsies:
Pure Beginnings | Long Sleeve Organic Onsie
Pristine Planet | Various Organic Onsies – as low as $4.50 [+ shipping]
(compared to $32+ per piece here!)

Mod Diaper Bag Option for Dad

On a never ending search to find a men’s diaper bag that caters to my non-maternal taste [read; no polka dots and no flowers, please], I have stumbled across the JJ COLE Essentials Bag. It has the right balance of modern tech and basic appearance (i.e. it does not scream, “diaper bag”).

Simply put, it’s a cool looking basic bag that can be used for Baby’s necessities, or not.

$35 bucks [+shipping] at ModernMimi.Com

Leg Warmers for the Baby- A Natural Fit

With our second child (boy) we discovered the many benefits of leg warmers for the tots. Sure they look cute but they are also a significant “parent hack” as listed below;

• Makes diaper changing a breeze
• Perfect for airing out diaper rashes when the child needs nakedy butt time
• Promotes independence while potty training
• Keep legs warm; great with carriers & strollers
• Protect soft knees from harsh surfaces
• Allows barefoot walking to help your baby develop balance
• Light-weight sun protection
• Great protection against bugs, i.e. mosquitoes
• Toddlers will love them for playing dress-up
• Extends wear of childrens clothing (knees and elbows)
• Arm warmers for all! (Road Bikers, Kids, Adults, etc.)
• Soothing for eczema and other skin conditions
• Wear over bandages to keep child from removing
• Provides compression for ice or heating pack
• Wear over a cast to protect & individualize outer layer
• Wear under a hospital gown to keep arms/legs warm

Listed below are a number of online shops that have a decent selection and reasonable prices. Leg & arm warmers have caught on as a baby accessory in the recent past so you can find them in mainstream stores as well, but with a limited selection of styles and colors.

Related Sites;
Paisley Monkey (Organic Leg Warmers & Arm Warmers)
Baby Snazz (Great Selection)
BabyLegs.Com [*Photos above courtesy of BabyLegs.Com]
Jaminga.Com (Unique selection, a bit more in price)