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Does Obama Make You Want to Have Babies?

LilSugar — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:00:51 -0800

Many moms and dads believe the world will be a better place for our children with Barack Obama as President. A recent Newsweek piece speculated that a baby boom might be a result of this euphoric election. Does our next Commander-in-Chief make you want to have a baby?

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Florida Couple Names Their Baby Obama!

LilSugar — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:00:35 -0800

There have been many Lincolns, Washingtons, and Kennedys; now there are bound to be more Obamas. A Florida coupled decided to make their son, who was born Tuesday, the President-elect's namesake. According to the report, Sanjae Obama Fisher arrived at 8 p.m. While it was the father's idea, unlike the case of lil Sarah McCain Palin, the daddy got the mama's approval before bestowing the moniker.

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Lil Links: Presidential Paper Dolls

LilSugar — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:00:32 -0700

Obama and McCain paper dolls - Ohdeedoh
Woman kidnaps first grader to prove it can be done - Parent Dish
Can't stop the beat for Courteney and Coco - Celebrity Baby Blog
Naomi and Sasha run errands - Celebrity Baby Scoop
Cool Mom to be on Dr. Phil! - Cool Mom
Rainbow jello - Alpha Mom
In search of the perfect nursing pad - The Poop
Cutest cupcake photo contest - Women's Day

Big Sis Piper Palin Has a Mom Spit Moment

LilSugar — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:00:44 -0700

This shot of Piper and Trig Palin is about as good as it gets. The big sister had a lil mom spit moment at the Republican convention while her mama was at the podium. Taking good care of her wee brother, the seven-year-old tamed his hair with a quick lick and slick of her hand. Are you guilty of using this trick fix on your tots?

Would You Swing Your Vote to Put a Mom in Office?

LilSugar — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:00:20 -0700

As moms, when we cast our votes we cast them not only for ourselves, but for our under-aged children. John McCain made an interesting and likely calculated decision when he tapped Sarah Palin to be his running mate. The Governor of Alaska is a parent to five children aged 4 months to 19 years old - Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper, and Trig. While Palin's juggling of career and family (including a son with special needs - her baby was diagnosed with Down syndrome) certainly is admirable, is it enough for the Republicans to win your vote?

Are the 72-year-old presidential candidate and the 44-year-old mother your idea of a dream team?
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Christina Aguilera Rocks the Vote With Max

LilSugar — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:30:25 -0700

Christina Aguilera may not be vocalizing her support for McCain or Obama, but she is endorsing Election 2008. The songstress lent her singing abilities and her son to the "Rock the Vote" campaign. The 27-year-old mama sang, "America the Beautiful" while cradling her five-month-old, Max Bratman, for the public service announcement. And, having her son on board caused the blond bombshell to be a bit more reserved. She said, "Since I'm holding my son, I'm not going to, you know, belt in his face or anything like that. But it was really, really nice to bring it down to a really intimate moment between me and my son."

Would you allow your child to be part of an election PSA?

Childhood Pictures Can Come Back to Haunt You

LilSugar — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:31:05 -0700

Everyone's got childhood photos that come back to haunt them. But, Casey Knowles was a television extra when some footage of her sleeping was shot. Owned by Getty Images, the clip was recently used in an ad for Hillary Clinton that featured lil ones slumbering.

It's not a big deal, except the girl is now a young woman working on the Obama campaign.

Are Obama Babies More Popular Than Clinton Babies?

LilSugar — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:00:24 -0800

Has the Hollywood baby war gone governmental? It's been widely reported that magazine covers of celebutant Nicole Richie and lil Harlow have outsold those of songstress Christina Aguilera and her infant, Max.

But, now Obama babes seem to be rocking the photographers, while Clinton children are barely getting any attention from shutterbugs? Do you think film is any indication of the future?

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Trendtotting: Political Apparel

LilSugar — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 06:00:26 -0800

With the Iowa caucus only two weeks away, it seems everyone is getting in a political frame of mind - including lil ones on both ends of the spectrum. Parents can declare their support by outfitting their babies in onesies, burp cloths and bibs that feature presidential hopefuls.

A recent article in the Boston Globe about this phenomenon called the clothing “just another example of the baby-as-accessory culture that's burgeoned in recent years.” But others believe it is part of their First Amendment rights to showcase their freedom of speech.

Whether you believe outfitting your child in such clothing helps support your candidate through the donation you make to buy the apparel, or you just want to showcase your views, the existence of such products is certainly up for debate. On the other hand, you can simply showcase your little one’s lack of presidential preference in a onesie like the one pictured here from Wry Baby ($24).

Baby Bait For Presidential Candidates

LilSugar — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:00:46 -0800

One of the Presidential candidates will be the future leader of our country, but would you trust them to hold your babe? One dad did.

Darren Garnick, father of two, recants his experience hitting the campaign trail for pictures of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, John Edwards, Rudy Giuliani, Dennis Kucinich, Bill Richardson and Mitt Romney with his 5-month-old daughter, Dahlia in a recent Slate article. He wrote:

"As a resident of the "Live Free or Die" state, I'll concede that the New Hampshire presidential primary gives us ridiculously disproportionate influence. But I love the fact that my state's electoral power comes with a great fringe benefit: It's easy to enshrine the next president in your family scrapbook. A sucker for political kitsch, I set out to photograph my 5-month-old daughter, Dahlia, in the arms of every candidate with a prayer of making it to the White House."

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The quest for photographs took Garnick from a parade to a private party and a sporting goods shop to a bookstore. But, he is no novice when it comes to getting political figures to say cheese with his lil ones. He admitted:

"During the 2004 presidential race, I took a few photos of my then 2-year-old boy, Ari, with Democrats Howard Dean, Joe Lieberman, and Wesley Clark. As a first-time parent, I was overly protective and had most of the candidates pose next to his stroller."