We've recently become converts when it comes to pregnancy photo shoots, but when San Francisco-area photographer Erena Shimoda told us about her maternity specialty — underwater photography — we didn't quite know what to think of it. Your baby spends nine months surrounded by fluid, so we can kind of see the connection, and yes, Erena's photography (shown above) is pretty amazing, but even Read more

It's every tiny fashionista's dream: wearing an outfit of her own design. Only 3-year-old Sienna Jade, a tights-obsessed lil lady, actually gets to live it out! After searching for cute, brightly colored tights for Sienna — and seeing the pictures she often drew of her dream tights —  her parents decided to make their daughter's artistic vision a reality, collaborating with a small knitting Read more

I was recently gifted with a bottle of Poo Pourri Little Stinker ($13), and besides being initially a little offended (are my daughter's diapers that bad?), I was also intrigued (um . . . yep, they are). After a trial run, I have to say the stuff works, replacing the eau de poo with the potent smell of essential oils like bergamot, lemongrass, and grapefruit. Pou Pourri isn't the only diaper Read more

Just in the last week, I've experienced a new phenomenon of motherhood: whatever I have, my daughter wants. She's only nine months old, but whether it's my sparkling water, hummus, pendant necklace, or magazine, if mama's eating, wearing, or using it, she'd like it, too — and she knows how to get it. (I'm already terrified for her teenage years.) Before she can raid my jewelry box in a few Read more

This is a tech world! Our kiddos are growing up in the digital age, where everything in our lives is digitized — and the truth is that many toddlers are able to manage technology with much more ease than their grandparents. And what is a toddler's coveted tech toy of choice? Mama's iPhone. Since tots love iPhones so much, many companies have jumped at the lucrative opportunity to manufacture Read more

The idea of buying matching outfits for you and your daughter might make fashion-conscious mamas cringe, but admit it: you've picked out your lil one's outfit one morning, only to realize midafternoon that you're both in red sweaters, leggings, and boots. Or perhaps in bold navy stripes, like Jennifer Garner and Seraphina (how cute?!). Call it a coincidence, mommy brain, or just plain sweet. So Read more

Especially during colder months when the heater is on full blast, it can be a difficult and exhausting battle to help your kids make appropriate clothing choices. Have your lil ones resisted putting on an additional layer of long underwear only to complain later about being cold? The Apparel Indicating Weather Thermometer ($21) is geared toward kids to help them learn how to read a thermometer Read more

"You have no idea what this feels like!" This phrase has likely been uttered in every different language since the beginning of time — wives angrily berating their husbands for not being appropriately empathetic to their big, achy, swollen pregnant selves. The Mommy Tummy hopes to enable men to give an authentic, "Yes, I do know how it feels!" in response. It's a Japanese project currently in Read more

Step right up folks, and win a baby! Well, not a baby exactly, but an increased chance at baby via free IVF treatments. Last month, a private Ottawa radio station ran a Win a Baby contest, offering $35,000 worth of IVF treatments to the couple that convinced both listeners and a panel of judges that they were the most worthy of the prize. For desperate would-be parents unable to afford the pricey Read more

Every mama has her routine when changing her lil one's diaper: without taking her eye off her tot, she can grab a fresh nappy, pull out a few wipes, and dip her finger in a pot of diaper cream. Imagine if it could all be done with the benefit of pivoting drawers and the comfort of a body-molding mattress. Castor & Chouca, the design firm behind the baby bassinet that converts into a trolley, Read more