Mommy's little helper.
Because they grow up so fast . . . tracking your lil one's progress through the years (or even months) with a growth chart is a fun and low-maintenance activity that you can share together. Gone are the days of ticking off a child's height on the kitchen wall, though. Etsy offers up a garden variety of growth chart options for every taste and style. Read more
"My! Look how tall you are!" It's easy to lose track of just how quickly your tots are growing when you see them every day, but holiday visits with family are sure to remind you. Most modern mothers aren't willing to deface their carefully covered doors with pencil marks like their grandmas might have, but you can still keep the tradition of tracking height alive with a growth chart that won't Read more
Mark your budding bunch's height on an Heirloom Growth Chart ($56), made to move from place to place or house to house. The set comes with twenty tags (ten in red, ten in cream) with space to mark your child's name, age, and date of measurement. It's intended to be hung on the back of a swinging door, but is pretty enough to be displayed in plain view. Read more
Remember standing against grandma's hall closet door while your older cousin marked off your height on the door's edge and then comparing your growth every visit? Most modern mothers aren't willing to deface their carefully covered doors with pencil marks (it's hard to find the perfect paint color!), but you can still keep the tradition alive. The Picture Me Growth Chart ($12.50) offers a more Read more
Nervous about doing a maternity photo shoot? Get our firsthand tips on looking like a celeb cover model during your belly photo session. Get a sneak peek at Diane von Furstenberg's new collection for GapKids and plot your shopping strategy now. Jessica Simpson's not the first star to pose naked and pregnant. See which celebs have gone the pregnant cover model route. Grow, baby, grow! These Read more
When the pediatrician rattles off my son's weight and length stats, I typically have no idea where he falls on the growth chart. Concerned about the rest of the visit, I usually wait until I get home to plot his numbers on the map to see his percentiles. Do you know where your child is on the spectrum? Source Take the Quiz Read more
