Parenting & Pregnancy Tips
b*Green tip: Get a cool reuseable water bottle

I’m on a personal crusade to reduce how many petroleum-based products we use in our house. Since plastic is petroleum-based, using reusable water bottles will help us reduce how many plastic bottles we use in this house. My husband coaches, so he needs portable water, which has caused us to use way too many […]

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Best baby gift: good habits from the beginning

I came across THIS article from CNN.com / Partenting.com about changing your little one’s bad habits. Since a lot of our customers and readers are soon-to-be parents or new parents, I thought it might be some timely advice as far as curbing the habits before they start. We escaped a couple of these bad habits […]

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Unique Baby Names and Where to Find them

Baby names are always a hot topic around here - especially since we see so many of them for the personalized blankets. We are big fans of unique names, and here are a few we’ve seen over the last year that you might find interesting:

Harlem
Kennadi
Serenadi
Kingsley
Bey lih
Kailani
Alden

If you are looking for a unique baby name, click […]

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Play that baby name game and other baby naming tips

We have seen a lot of unique names since launching the Name in Brights personalized baby blankets. We also get a good feel for what names are popular by which names we see over and over again. Even still, I don’t seem to get very far playing the baby name game you can find here […]

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Quick b*Glam tip for busy moms and moms-to-be

As a mom, I know how hard it is to stay on top of things and stay glam at the same time. Especially when you’re a new mom. It’s enough to change the baby’s clothes five times a day, much less do anything for yourself. However, I also know what a HUGE difference it can […]

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Valentine’s Day Crafts for Kids

We should have the valentine’s done for the kid’s school parties this week, but I have to admit, it’s still on today’s “to do” list. Since I’ve spent my morning checking out different fun ideas for Valentines, I thought it would be fun to share with you what I’ve found.
These Valentine’s are my favorite from […]

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Keep your family healthy with the new “super foods”

It’s cold / flu / fever season, so I thought it would be a good time share the article I found on “new” super foods. These super foods will help to keep you and your family healthy by regularly including them in your diet. The good thing is that some of them are actually easy-to-like, […]

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Oh, what to do with that fussy baby?

Screaming. Crying. Not Sleeping. Colic. Teething. Growing Spurts. Many of us have had to deal with fussy babies for one, or more, of these reasons. For us, our daughter had colic. I know I’ve written about it before because events like that really stick with you. I could drive all the way across town with […]

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Tracking your pregnancy week-by-week

Just five short years ago, I was starving for week-by-week pregnancy information, and there was maybe one website that had weekly fetus development and pregnancy progression information. I wanted so much more!
Luckily, now you can get so much more information on each week of your pregnancy. One really great website - 3dpregnancy.com - even […]

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b*Green tip: Living a “Green” Life with Baby

It’s so important for all of us to become more eco-conscious - to b*Green. While my family has made small changes around our own home, there is still so much more we can be doing. Which is why I’m always looking for new “Go Green” tips.
Since we run a baby business, and I’m a mother […]

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