gifts for new moms

Socks in Box

Baby's first crayons

A box of crayons and a coloring book are a staple toddler gift around these parts, but now with the sweet Crayon Rompers from The Baby Bunch...

Baby Burrito - Changing my mind about changing pads

With three kids and only one bag, I've taken to paring down to what I consider to be an essential  to make room for stuff I really need when I head out the door. And lately, that's meant tossing...

Momnesia - Yes, there's actually an official word for "mommy brain"

I reaped so many giggles from If These Boobs Could Talk that I couldn't wait to read Shannon Payette Seip and Adrienne Hedger's follow up book Momnesia. The title alone was enough to make me nod my...

The $25 Baby Layette

I realize that you probably have no problem finding a cute baby layette for under $25, and for that, I salute you. But to find one made with vegetable dyes out of soft pima cotton? Well that creates...

Sending out an S.O.S.

There's nothing quite like those halcyon days with the new baby; the staying awake for hours on end, the endless crying, and--my personal favorite--the occasional complaint from a (usually childless)...

Shower the people you love with love - and baby gifts

After many weeks in the making, we're so excited to launch the Cool Mom Picks Ultimate Baby Shower Gift Guide! You'll find a full 100 of our editors' favorite baby gifts to give in 2009, from the...

Cross packing the hospital bag off your list

We've come across a few prepacked maternity bags and I have to say the idea is generally better than the execution. The bags often have these huge ugly logos on it that say something awful like NEW...

Born with a stainless steel spoon in his mouth

I have to say that the keepsake gifts for boys are pretty slim pickin's. I mean, nothing says "Welcome Boy" like a big plush monogrammed baby blanket, right? So, when I spotted the Baby's First Spoon...

A baby changing pad that stays clean? Well, pretty much. Yeah.

While I don't have a lot of patience for unnecessary baby "essentials" if there's one little doodad I'm a big fan of it's the changing pad. I stash one in the car, one at grandma's, one in a diaper...