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  • October 11, 2006

    Aging gracefully

    This is the kind of “aha” product that makes you wish you’d thought of it first. How often do you find a half-full jar of baby food in the fridge and wonder how long it’s been sitting there. Instead of...

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  • October 6, 2006

    Big skin problems for little babies

    For the most severe skin problems, Mustela is now offering their Dermo-Pediatric line. At first, these superstrength formulas were only available at independent pharmacies and apothecaries, but now they have expanded their distribution to include a number of specialty baby...

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  • Rocking your world
    October 4, 2006

    Rocking your world

    This product makes me laugh. The Dream Mover is a moving platform that will gently rock just about anything – your baby’s stroller, car seat, cradle, bouncy seat. I thought it was sort of silly at first. But suddenly, I...

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  • September 29, 2006

    New arrivals

    This past week, we’ve received a few of the items I’ve previewed here. They are now in stock, and also should be available on our website. Here’s a list, with links to the previous posts. Micralite Strollers – Could this...

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  • September 29, 2006

    What (not) to wear

    In my children’s little universe, independence is treasured beyond almost anything else. I see the evolution in sharp focus now, with a toddler who wants to do everything “by mysewf”, and a pre-kindergartener who confidently tried to make herself an...

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  • Xplory in depth
    September 26, 2006

    Xplory in depth

    The most fascinating part of our whole journey was our excursion to the manufacturing facility that produces the Xplory stroller for Stokke. The first item on our agenda was a presentation that summarized the product development cycle for the Xplory....

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  • September 26, 2006

    My homecoming…

    …did not go exactly as I had planned. The day after I got home, I developed a high fever, chills, body ache. To make a long story short, it turns out I have pneumonia. I’ve spent the last few days...

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  • September 20, 2006

    Heading Home

    I’m about to go pack my bags; tomorrow I leave Oslo and go home. I’m looking forward to getting back to real life, my family, my kids. But this has been a tremendous experience. Today, we toured Oslo, visiting the...

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  • Last tidbits from Kind+Jugend
    September 20, 2006

    Last tidbits from Kind+Jugend

    We’re almost done with this whole topic. I have a couple of other newsflashes, none that really needed a dedicated post. Bugaboo is introducing an all-weather wheel package that will offer replacement tires for the front swiveling wheels. These small,...

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