I still remember the first time I put a bib on my first child and attempted to feed her mashed avocado. The bib was tiny, and the burp cloths were across the room, and I panicked. We both ended up in the bathtub afterward. On the plus si…
I've considered feeding my one-year-old naked. (As in, naked one-year old, not me.) Though there is art in the way he manages to splatter his outfit with every color and texture of the foods on his plate, I'd rather not change his cute o…
As much as I love how far bibs have come since my oldest was born 7 years ago, my biggest complaint has always been that they rarely stop food from getting on a kid's collar--which also happens to be the hardest part of their clothes to …
The thing about bibs is that they are made to get dirty. So I've never really cared much about what they look like. But I just discovered a collection of bibs that blends practical and chic. The stylish baby bibs from Ah Goo Baby come wi…
When you enter the solid food stage of babyhood, you see how messy a tiny baby can really be. Newborn spit-up has nothing on mashed bananas and avocado, right? The Moxie Bib is one of those why-didn't-I-think-of-that mom inventions that …
Like so many moms, I'm obsessed with those feather-soft muslin swaddle blankets from the beloved aden + anais line. I use the beautifully printed blankies for everything from hiding my nursing newborn to protecting him from the sun and, …
Yes, chalkboards are huge right now. From mugs at Starbucks to the chalkboard wall decals we've covered here, scribbles on black is hott with two wobbly, handwritten T's. And here's a unique and adorable way to jump in on the cuteness, w…
I've had a rash of friends and family having babies lately (welcome to the world little Drew Micah!) so I've had baby gifts on the brain quite a bit. I tend to get something off the registry for the shower, plus a little something-someth…
We get outrageously excited when see some of our favorite small brands hit the big time, and it's no surprise that our perennial top pick Aden + Anais has done just that. They've created a line of their awesome muslin baby blankets and s…
After getting two kids through the messy eating phase and currently dealing with one who's in the thick of it, I might just be a bib expert. And I have to say that the bibs from JJ Cole are some of my all-time favorites. It doesn't hurt …
In honor of our friends up in Vancouver, we thought we'd celebrate the 2010 Winter Olympics opening by helping the littlest among us to get into the spirit - with the fantastic leather maple leaf bib from Mally Bibs. It's a great way to …
The more time I spend around other people's babies, the more I realize how lucky I was that my own weren't the types to end up with more peas on their bodies than in their mouths at meal time. For those kids who like to get a little more…
It's the first things you look at when you have a baby: The bedding. The bibs. The gear. If only those humongo stores with the fancy registry guns had some of these picks in their repertoire, more moms would be a lot happier. (Eh, good t…
Ever since I was introduced to the Aden & Anais muslin swaddlers, I've anxiously awaited (and subsequently been blown away by) their new products, most recently the baby sleep sacks. So I'm not surprised that I was instantly smitten with…
It's still a little depressing to put a really ugly bib over a really cute outfit, if not as depressing as staining the really cute outfit with carrots. Problem solved: b amici's beautiful cotton bibs are like wee accessories themselves.…
I know, organic cotton is cool, plastic is not. But cotton gets ... wet. With the drool. And the spit-up. And the yams. I'm grossing myself out just thinking about it. Never fear, though -- Wow Baby has a new line of US made, double-line…
You know how you have your everyday jeans and your "fancy" jeans? (Or is that just us suburban moms.) Well these personalized burp cloths from Blume are like those, perfect for when you want your baby to spit up on something a little mor…
Since discovering so many fabulous baby bibs here, I've crossed over to the dark side and now I love dressing my daughter in them. Good thing too, since she's teething and starting solids, making them more of a requirement, and less of a…
I admire the smart momtrepreneurs out there that have created alternabibs that don't look like bibs. Because as I've made very clear, I really hate bibs. But I hate changing my 4-month old's clothes three times a day even more than I hat…
If there's one thing that I love in a bib, other than the fact that it actually works, is not having to fight with my baby to get it on. And thanks to Cheeky and Swank's magnetic baby bibs , I don't. Sure, the bibs' magnet closure makes …
I guess you could say that I'm the token eco-skeptic among the Cool Mom Picks writers. Before you start throwing rotten tomatoes at me, consider what this means: If it's green and crunchy and I rave about it, then it really is spectacula…
We've all been there: You stop for an unexpected bite to eat with your babe, and find your only bib stuffed at the bottom of the diaper bag, crusted with food from a forgotten feeding last week. Enter BIBS To Go , a large tear-off pad of…
Blankets Kristen : The blanket we have from Ellabalou is a favorite of both my children. In fact, I should probably grab a second one and make my life incredibly easier. Liz: Hooray for Martha of Blankets by Martha , who makes funky lovi…