Just like the fleeting days of summer, there are only a few days remaining to grab your favorite Buy 5, Get 1 FREE deal on bumGenius 4.0 cloth diapers. This great deal ends Friday, August 31, 2012. Whether you’ve recently found out your family is growing by another 2 (or more) feet, you want to add a few new colors to your rotation, or you just want to stock up for all those baby showers you’ll be attending later this fall, now is the perfect time to catch our best deal on bumGenius 4.0 cloth diapers. We recently added another

James Nipper of Knoxville, Tenn. was the winner with the fastest time of 0.59 seconds. James was very dedicated to his training. After attending the launch event at Fluff n’ Stuff, James went back several times each week to improve his technique and time. He was a man with a mission. But what really touched us about James’ story was what happened before The CAN Challenge ever began. James is an army veteran, having served in Iraq, where his unit was hit by a roadside bomb. James is now medically retired from the U.S. Army due to injuries received during

You’ve asked for it and it’s finally here! If you are expecting a new addition in the coming months, now is the time to stock up on bumGenius Newborn cloth diapers. We have two great ways for you to save. If you are building a brand new stash, you’ll want to pick up the Buy 10, Get 2 Free deal. We recommend 24 cloth diapers if you plan on full time cloth diapering a newborn, so this package deal will give you about a day’s worth of cloth diapers. Already have some newborn cloth diapers from an older sibling? Buying

Yay! School is back in session! I mean, I think. I was getting a little worn out being Addie’s cruise director everyday. She learned the fine art of being bored this summer but she also managed to ask enough questions that I began to go cross eyed by the end of July. Addie was an only child for the first six years of her life and she’ll go through most of her life as a somewhat only child. She’ll never be in the same school as her sister at the same time, they’re not likely to have the same group

I love baby dolls! All of my children had baby dolls from a very young age. My first child was about 9 months old when we found out we were expecting our second (well, what we later found out was our second AND third). One of the best pieces of advice we received was to get him a doll. As the time for the new addition(s) approached, we pretended we were feeding and changing the baby doll. Then once our twins arrived, he could feed and change his baby right alongside mommy and daddy. It was a challenge to find

So this week I will leave behind my baby and big kid with my big husband and flew away to New York City for five glorious and exhausting days. However, I’m convinced that the five days leading up to leaving may be more exhausting than the five days I actually spend in New York. (That city makes me SO TIRED.) My husband works full time and I know he doesn’t have time to cook, clean, organize and run the house the way I do, not because he’s incapable, but because he’s gone 9 hours a day and doesn’t witness how

I remember how nervous I was at my first “real” job interview after I graduated from college. I had the perfect professional suit, a leather portfolio with copies of my resume and a legal pad for taking notes and the most effective anti-perspirant I could find on the drug store shelves. It took a few interviews, but eventually I relaxed a bit, gained some confidence and eventually landed a job.   What no one bothered to tell me was that those early professional interviews wouldn’t hold a candle to the interviews I have these days… the nanny interviews. In the

Summer solstice has passed, the olympics are drawing to a close, the school busses are running their practice routes and the sun is setting just a bit earlier each evening. I’m trying to squeeze every last second of free time out of my summer because I know it won’t be long until the community changes, pools close and everyone’s thoughts turn back to fall and the regular routine, whether you have school age children or not. Funny how that works each year. For those of us in St. Louis and many of you elsewhere, it has been a long hot

Did you know we carry more than just baby products at Cotton Babies? This week, we’re sharing some of our favorite new finds for adults- whether it’s mom, dad, grandma or grandpa.   We’re flipping over the newest bottles from Lifefactory. Our favorite glass water bottles now have a new flip top cap. The Lifefactory Flip Top Cap collection offers easy on-the-go drinking from the narrow mouth spout with the convenience of wide mouth access. The 16 oz size fits in most car cup holders and the wide mouth makes adding ice cubes, fruit or tea bags easy.   Moms

I’ll be traveling this week to New York City for the annual BlogHer blogging conference – without my kids! I am so excited about this chance to meet with so many of my wonderful internet friends*, and to be encouraged by all the sessions and speakers. While I’m away, my husband and in-laws will be taking turns caring for the kids, currently 2.5 years old and 17 months. You might wonder, are you worried that things will fall apart while you’re gone? What if the discipline slips? No, I don’t really worry about those things. Here is part of the