dapper snapper

i am in love with the dapper snapper


the dapper snapper is an elasic wonder belt.  pants are easy on, easy off which is a MUST for potty training.  it keeps pants on skinny kids, so they can wear the right length.


pros:

• small
• comes in a billion colors and patterns
• washable
• keeps pants where they should be without your kids having to deal with a pesky belt.
• adjustable, so it grows with your kiddo. (4 size possibilities)
• one size fits all

cons:

• small- easily lost in the clutter
• that's pretty much it.

tips, tricks, need to knows:

• take it off in the same place every time.  you'll lose it otherwise.
• i keep one in the diaper bag, just in case i don't realize how baggy a pair of pants actually is, only after noticing i forgot to comb my kids hair, of course.
• the shiny snaps aren't as 'grippy' and tend to come unsnapped easier.  the bronze finish doesn't do that.
• if it seems like the dapper snapper is going slack, wash and dry it.  it'll be like new.

i would most definitely pass this jewel of a product on to my friends with skinny kids.  definitely.

dr. sears pineapple (NOT under the sea)

i really really really like this product.


this product is fantastic if you have toddlers, older kids who are picky eaters, or husbands who have never quite grown up.  the stem of the pineapple can be placed in the fridge, and will keep dips like yogurt or peanut butter cold (and we all know how much kids love to dip). the pineapple compartment is great for all kinds of foods for your little.  and every day can be different, so even picky eaters will be a little adventurous just because this plate is fun.  it's great for picnics, school or for around the house when you're afraid your kid might die of starvation because they're on day 18 of a hunger strike.


pros:

• it's great for picky eaters, because it gives them as much variety as you put in the sections.
• awesome for picnics and school lunches.
• there are 6 compartments  for food, and 3 for dips.
• the dip compartment is insulated and stays cold.
• the tray is two pieces, so you can leave dips at home if you don't want the mess.
• there are lids for each compartment.
• what kid WOULDN'T want to eat out of a pineapple?

cons:

• the lid isn't the most dependable lid there ever was. sometimes it *gasp* leaks.
• only the dip compartment is insulated, so the main compartment will need to be kept cool if you put say, hot dogs in it.
• i would walk, not run with this product in tow.  i've had the lid pop off once or twice, but that was only because my toddler was vigorously shaking the lunch bag while i was tying the boy's shoe.

tips, tricks, need to knows:

• when rinsing your pineapple, make sure your faucet water isn't set to niagra falls. the way it's shaped, it sprays.  like washing spoons, just pay attention.

i would DEFINITELY recommend this product to my buddies.

wubbanubs

i flippin' love wubbanubs.




all of my red heads have used a wubbanub.  my first wasn't much of a paci baby, but he still dug the animal.  my second is a thumb-sucker, but can't survive a day without the tags of this little dude (he has the monkey), and my baby girl uses hers religiously as the good Lord intended.


the wubbanub was designed to keep the paci from rolling away into the abyss during the night, and to keep parents from frantically searching for the blasted paci whilst their young screams as though they're dying.  it's designed in such a way, that even if baby spits it out once he falls asleep, it stays put, and is easily found by above said young.


pros:

• great for breastfeeding babies whose mom's are okay with paci's.  it's the soothie paci (you know, the ugly one they give you in the hospital) and very much mimics mom.
• the paci stays put, and never again will you have to fumble around in the dark, looking for a paci, while cursing your own child.
• it's washable.  as in, the washing machine.  it says to line dry, but i toss mine in the dryer occassionally, because i live on the edge.
• it's cute.  i mean, come on.  a monkey? a duck? a frog? a dog?  what's not to love.
• it makes finding paci, even in broad daylight, easy to do. because you know, if you see the animal, you've found the paci.

cons:

• it's bulkier than most paci's, so it doesn't fit in those cute paci holder things.
• the paci is NOT removable. i cut one off, and now my monkey boy refuses to hold that particular monkey.
• clips for keeping paci from disappearing from your life at target are difficult to find.  they CAN be found, but you've got to get creative.

tips, tricks, need to knows:

• my sister-in-law is a nurse and worked for many years at a long term care facility where they used wabbanubs for their patients.
• your kid may be attached to the animal long after they outgrow the paci.  
• my OTHER s-i-l cut a hole in the tip of the paci of her little's frog, because it was time to move on.  the paci was 'broken' so her little wanted nothing to do with it.

i would TOTALLY recommend this product to an awesome friend.

boon spoon

in short, the boon spoon rocks.

i flippin' love this product.

this product is a-mah-zing.  especially for mom's on the go.  before you leave the house, unscrew the spoon from the bulb, fill the bulb with your baby's food, screw the spoon back onto the bulb, snap the cover on the bowl of the spoon, and throw it (mostly gently) in your diaper bag.  i usually put it in a pocket to stand it up right.

pros:

• you're not wrestling an alligator infant while one hand is holding a spoon and the other holding a jar of food. you actually have an available hand to help corral those precious hands of your baby's.
• you can literally feed your baby while moving, i.e. you're in the biggest hurry of your life, and you can push the stroller while you feed your little.
• the bulb of the spoon holds one entire jar of baby food.
• it comes in four colors so you can color code your food.  i put my veggies in the blue one, and fruits in the orange.
• there's no dirty spoon to put back in your diaper bag.
• easy to clean and is dishwasher safe.

cons:

• the bowl is a little deeper than my taste for beginning eaters (though it's not a HUGE problem).
• liquidy foods (like applesauce or pears) tend to spray out toward the end of the feeding (but there's a way around this, i'll share at the end).
• orange colored foods stain the boon spoon, but does not effect the integrity of the item.
• unless you're able to stand the boon spoon upright in your diaper bag, i wouldn't recommend it. (or get a new diaper bag!)

tips, tricks and need-to-knows:

• the boon spoon works best when it's held parallel to the floor.  when i first got it, i thought pointing it to the floor would be more beneficial, but found it was spraying food everywhere.  if you hold it parallel, the spoon does the work.  
• remember the "end spray" i mentioned in the cons?  at the END of the feeding, tilt the spoon down and GENTLY squeeze.  this nearly eliminates the spray.

hope this helps!

i would INDEED recommend this product to my very best friend.  it's stinking amazing.

 

hello. hello?

i'm here and i hate capitol letters.  please don't be offended.


i have an unhealthy obsession for "mommy gadgets" and am constantly looking for new ones.  and in my search, or when i stumble upon something that might be awesome, i always look for reviews online and usually come up short.


i come to you, world, to share what i've found to be awesome.  and not awesome.  obscure things you might not find reviews for anywhere else on the web.  


like the boon spoon.  when i first made it's discovery, there were NO reviews anywhere, and i bought it on faith.  i'm hoping this blog helps save you money and keep you from buying things that aren't worth buying. perhaps push you to buy something that is.  


aaaaaaaand go.