Does your baby do the infamous “cricket chirp” and rub their feet together whenever they have shoes on? One shoe plops off, then the next. Or have you ever found yourself wandering around in the grocery store with your baby sitting in the cart only to glance down at their feet 10 minutes later to ...
A baby’s feet grow very quickly, and if you do not take the steps to create memories now, they will grow out of their baby shoes and no longer have cute little pudgy feet. It is nice to create crafts with little footprints. They make lovely decorations for the home while providing tangible memories for ...
I have never in my life thought about shoes as much as I have in the past 5 days. I decided on Monday that Ethan should finally start wearing shoes. We went to church Sunday, and he was the only kid with no shoes. When we go out to eat, he’s the only one that ...
Many people are familiar with both the Ergo infant carrier and its well-known competitor the front-carrier Evenflo Snugli. They both are meant to carry your baby in a pouch-like structure close up against their caregiver’s chest, but why is one so much more expensive than the other? Is the generic version a legitimate choice to ...
Having gone through the birth experience four times, I feel the need to inform parents what to bring and what is unnecessary for the hospital delivery bag. There are so many new products out there pushing you to buy them for this and that, but what do you really need and what can you do ...
A study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2004 revealed that parents who earn $70,200 or more per year could expect to spend $269,520 to raise a child from birth to age seventeen. Lower income families who earn between $41,700 to $70,200 can expect to part with $184,320 during the same period of time. ...
Have you ever seen baby shoes which have been bronzed? Aren’t they beautiful? Lots of people bronze baby shoes to preserve them and make them into keepsakes. After bronzing the shoes they actually become a décor item for many people. There is more than one choice when it comes to bronzing baby shoes. Some people ...
Got something to say? Let your shoes do the talking! Shoes don’t talk, you say? Well they’ll say plenty when you spell out your mood, your name, or just the word “Hi”, using alphabet beads and safety pins. The pins can be changed any time so you can say something different every day. Tiny alphabet ...
Back in the “Good Old Days” of our parents’ time, shoes were a “big thing” for babies. Especially when they started to walk. At that time, their feet encased in leather, hard-soled shoes. The shoes were supposed to support their undeveloped foot and ankle bones and muscles. The first pair of baby’s shoes were often ...
Soft sole baby shoes are currently the most recommended style by podiatrists. According to the American Podiatric Medical Association, “Allowing youngsters to go barefoot or to wear just socks helps the foot to grow normally and to develop its musculature and strength as well as the grasphing action of the toes.” It’s all of this ...