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Lil Apparel: Spike & Annie
The holidays may be over, but many of us don't feel as if we've had a vacation, so we're planning an actual getaway for 2009. As most moms and pops aren't able to take a tot-free jaunt, we've got to get them geared up.
The adorable clothing line, Spike & Annie, takes resortwear for kids to a whole new level.
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Shade Your Growing Belly at the Beach With a Stylish Coverup
Once an expectant mama's picked out the best swimsuit to flatter her curvaceous figure, it's time to select something to protect that baby belly. From expensive designer tunics to inexpensive dresses, take a look at some of our favorite beach coverups that are sand, sea, and poolside appropriate.
- This strapless, lightweight Motherhood Smocked Dress ($20) is made of a poly/cotton blend, which can be worn both on and off the beach.
- Lilly Pulitzer's linen beaded beach cover up ($140) features her signature color patterns, one-button closure, and plenty of detail to keep it interesting.
- Motherhood's babydoll swim coverup ($25) can double as a sun dress and is made from a cotton/spandex blend that will dry quickly.
- Old Navy's embroidered tunic ($25) can be worn over a bathing suit or a pair of cropped white pants to create a go-to Summer outfit.
- A Pea in the Pod's keyhole swim coverup ($58) will keep a mama's belly covered while exposing her décolleté.
- The smocked swim coverup ($68) brings a lot of color and detail to the traditional tunic – with bell sleeves and embroidery, as well as a smocked neckline.
Do You Object to Nude Babies at the Beach?
In foreign countries babies strip down to their diapers or bare bums and tear across the beach enjoying the sunshine, water and freedom from clothing. Girls and women go topless and wade in the surf wearing just bottoms and no one bats an eye or does a double take. But in America, most people keep themselves and their kids — even wee babes — covered with a pair of swim trunks or a bathing suit.
Simple or Swank: Tankini Maternity Swimsuits
Memorial Day weekend signals the beginning of Summer — a season filled with pool parties, beach outings and lakeside barbecues. For expectant mamas, it also means shopping for a bathing suit that will take them through the warm months as their tummies expand. Tankini style suits flatter almost every body shape and provide pregnant women with the added benefit of being able to easily use the restroom without completely undressing.
Lilly Pulitzer's Celeb Studded Jubilee Collection
Preppy chic never goes out of style and after 50 years of "Palm Beach" socialite design, Lilly Pulitzer is celebrating its golden jubilee with some of our favorite mamas. The company worked with nine celebrity moms to create "Mommy and Me" looks for bathing suits, tunics, dresses and tops featuring the design house's famed patterned prints. Perfect for Mother's Day, or Summer picnics, the garments reflect Lilly Pulitzer's classic silhouettes.
Kelly Rutherford Battles Ex on Son's Safety Around Home Pool
All a youngster needs to hear is the words, "swimming pool," to dash in and slip into a bathing suit. For parents, an open body of water means entertaining the "what ifs" that can cause stress and panic. Even well skilled wee swimmers fall victim to tragedy in an unsupervised pool.
Five Easy Ways To Exercise With the Kids
As bathing suit season looms, many moms find themselves desperate to increase the fitness regime and lose their back fat or saddle bags. Finding time away from the kids to exercise is often a tough task, and workouts tend to get cut from the "to do" lists. Check our slideshow for ways to get moving with your mini mes.
Parenting Q&A: Getting Son Dressed Is Causing Such Distress!
Q. My two-year-old hates getting dressed. It’s a daily struggle to get him into pants and a shirt.
Interview With Liz Lange: Best Maternity Wardrobe Splurge!
Liz Lange creates designer duds and affordable frocks for the masses. Whether you are pinching pennies or doling out dollars, any expectant mama can afford a piece of the fashion mogul's signature clothing. While chatting about the relaunch of her high end line, Liz dished on wardrobe staples as well as items worth a splurge!
Why Didn't Anybody Tell Me? Bathtub Disaster
Yesterday was a strange day for me. Not a particularly productive day at the office, I was unusually wiped out for some reason when I got home. Hubby had other dinner plans so I was only responsible for feeding my lil one.
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