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Sonia Rykiel Extends H&M Line For Tots

babysugar — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:00:31 -0800

Mommy and me dressing appears to be gaining popularity. While some designers have been creating the look for years, family dressing recently took center stage on Project Runway and is now filling displays at H&M stores across the country.

Sonia Rykiel, the Paris-based "Queen of Knits," is returning to her roots in her new partnership with discount fashion store H&M. The designer, who started her line when she was pregnant and couldn't find comfortable sweaters to cover her growing bump, just introduced her Spring collection for H&M, including a handful of precious designs for tots (18 months to 8 years). The black, yellow, hot pink and baby pink pieces ($4 - $70 each) feature feminine details, such as ruffles and bows that match mama's pieces in the collection.

Check out the entire children's line below and let us know what you think!

To see the rest of these colorful frocks, read more.

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Jennifer Hudson Says She's Got a Mini Me on Her Hands

babysugar — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:30:15 -0700

It looks like David Otunga Jr. may be following his mommy down the yellow brick road and right up to center stage. Though her baby boy isn't even two months old, the star-crooner Jennifer Hudson says he's already displaying a love for music, just like his mama. The talented lady chatted with reporters at the Netflix performance of The Wizard of Oz where she belted out some tunes alongside the Dancing With the Stars gal Julianne Hough. She said:

He seems like he's very interested in music already. The other night he was having a fit screaming, and someone turns on the music and he just stops and calms down. And I was exactly the same way as a baby. . . . Sometimes when he cries, I try to harmonize!

When did you start noticing similarities between your child's and your likings?

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Non Voyage: Bringing the Deep Heart of Texas Home

LilSugar — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:00:39 -0700

As our non-voyage moves across the country, we head on south to the great state of Texas where cowboy hats and boots abound. The destination offers up a number of kid-friendly activities that can be experienced right at home.

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center introduces both kids and adults to wildflowers and other native plants. Pack up the kiddos for a lil hike and see just how many different flowers they can find on the trip.
The Alamo may be one of the main attractions in San Antonio due to its historic place in the Texas Revolution and the role Davey Crockett played in the battle. Help tots re-enact the battle by building a real-life backyard fort. Allow them to eat, sleep and play in the fort for a day and see how creative they can be with their limited space.
Austin is known for its live music festivals like Austin City Limits and South by Southwest. Check your local calendar to see if there are any live shows planned for your area. If not, start your own! Gather up the neighborhood kids, have them each pick a song they want to "perform" and call all the parents around for an evening of fun and music as your tots take the stage. To make the evening even more festive, consider adding some colored lightbulbs to the lamps.
You can't get more Texas than a little line dancing. Grab your tots and swing them round with an afternoon of toe stepping just for them. Either search for some line dances on YouTube, or use a video as your guide.
If the plains of Texas are calling out to you, consider recreating the ultimate ranch-hand experience with these ideas.
Chowing down has never been more fun than when you let your kids build their own meal. Tex-Mex-style items like burritos, tacos and fajitas are delicious and nutritious. See who can include the most colors in their creation.

The Dion–Angélil Family Looking Honorable

babysugar — Sat, 24 May 2008 05:00:34 -0700

Carla Bruni isn't the only singer to catch French President Nicolas Sarkozy's eye. The Grand Master of the Legion of Honor presented the supremely talented Celine Dion with the Legion of Honor in Paris. For a celebmama who is used to the center stage, she usually shies away from the shutterbug.

The family looked lovely en route to the poignant event. Celine was exquisite in her frilly frock while husband, René Angélil was a dapper escort. Their son René-Charles Dion Angélil sported white sneakers and long locks adding some rock and roll to his otherwise buttoned–up ensemble. I've heard people snicker at his untamed tresses, but think they complement the lad's proper attire. I'd bet the lil ladies around town think so too.

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Breastfeeding Babes Infect Mothers With HIV

LilSugar — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:00:22 -0700

Kyrgyzstan mothers who did what they thought was best for their babies are now paying a potentially fatal price.

Seventy-two children were infected with HIV at two hospitals in the poverty stricken village of Osh.

And, since some mothers continued to nurse their tots, they contracted the virus that way.

MSNBC report about the children who were infected by tainted blood and shared needles said:

Although HIV infection from breastfeeding is rare, it is possible, usually when the baby has mouth sores and the mother has lesions on her nipples, according to AIDS experts. Mustafakulova, whose son was 7 months old at the time, said her breasts were cracked and bleeding.

To make matters worse, the mothers are not eligible for free treatment. To see why, read more.
The article reported:

The infected children are getting free antiretroviral drugs, but their mothers have been denied treatment. Erkin Bakiyev, deputy director of the national AIDS center, said the women are not entitled to free drugs if they are in the early stages of infection, as Mustafakulova is. And the women have no money to buy the drugs themselves.

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