BOB Revolution Duallie Jogging Stroller: Good for Everyday

The Bob Revolution Duallie Stroller is a good buy. Okay, it's a bit expensive, but I've been using this sucker as my everyday stroller, and with an infant in tow, it's been great! I can fit my toddler in one side and the infant car seat on the other side and I'm on my way.

You have to purchase an adapter bar so that you can attach the baby's car seat to the stroller in order to make it baby proof. The attachment also doubles as a cup holder for my toddler on the other side, and when my baby is ready to sit up right, it turns into a double cup holder.

The stroller looks really big, but it will fit through any standard door and wheels around very easily. My cousin had a jogging stroller that I borrowed one day to take to Disneyland. It had two wheels in the front and those wheels would lock up every hour or so and the stroller would not budge. I thought about how dangerous that would be if you were jogging on the road and that happened. So I decided after that trip to Disneyland that when I get my own double stroller, it would only have one wheel in the front.

Another thing I'd like to mention is the fold-up. You have to have an SUV or mini-van to fit this sucker in the trunk. That is unless you have a huge trunk. The first time my husband tried to fold it up, he didn't realize how to fold it in half, so he told me it couldn't fit. Then he went online and studied the fold-up process and got it. So that part isn't really intuitive, but it will fit, so don't let your husband tell you it won't.

If you are interested in purchasing a BOB Stroller, they are available at Joggermom, one of Bookieboo's sponsors. Joggermom is having a sale until February 8th, so get over there!

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Sara Holiday's Prenatal Yoga Workouts Good for Pregnant Moms

Sara Holiday, with FitbySara, has great 2nd & 3rd trimester prenatal yoga workout videos. They are called Sara Holiday's Prenatal Yoga series. I received her videos during the very end of my 3rd trimester and tried them out a couple of weeks before delivery.

Okay, I get a little crazy with the high intensity Taebo workouts, but my last two weeks, I really slowed down. I was having alot of hip pain and could barely walk at times with something called Pubic Symphysis Diastasis. Sara's dvd came at the right time, because her yoga workout at the beach was a welcome change for me. I needed something that was a a little easier and gentler on my sore frame. In my 38th week, my doctor told me to take it easy, and recommended that I do Yoga instead. I've never been a big fan of yoga, but let me tell you, it really helped me push through the soreness and get a workout.

Sara Holliday's Prenatal Yoga series are useful for increased muslce tone and strength and decreased stress and muscle tension. Exercises such as these are guaranteed to reduce the amount of labor pain you experience, and I can attest that with all the work I did (not all with this dvd, but working out like a fiend in general) I was able to make it to a 6 without killing my husband. Last time I only made it to a 3.

I'd recommend Sara's Prenatal Yoga series to any pregnant mom who is interested in staying in shape and haivng a fit pregnancy.

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Birth Annoucements from Little Piddles

Jennifer from Little Piddles was gracious enough to do my birth announcements. I'm so glad she offered, because my older son's third birthday party is coming up and I was getting overwhelmed tending to a newborn, catching up on work, and trying to establish some sort of routine.

Here are the adorable birth announcements I received from Little Piddles boutique. The names have been changed around, but you get the idea.

Thanks Jennifer!

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Babbacover Car Seat Cover--I Love This Thing!

Here is another baby product my husband gave me for the newborn, the BabbaCover Car Seat Cover. As you can see, it's adorable. It's a car seat cover made from warm fleece that looks like a little car. I use it all the time.

Every time I need to take the baby somewhere, I just put him in the car seat and cover him up. He stays safe and warm, and strangers don't have the opportunity to breathe all their germs on him. It's like he's in a little cocoon. When I need to put the car seat in the car, I just lift the flap (no need to take it off) and stick the car seat in the car.

This product is sold as a way to keep the baby warm in cold weather, but I live in sunny California and it works fine for everyday use here too. Also, since I have a toddler as well and need to go to his classes with him, I just bring the baby in the car seat and sit him down. You can open the window and see the baby inside without having to unwrap the cover. It's really convenient.

This would be an awesome baby shower gift for a new mom. And just because it's so darn cute, I've gotten so many compliments on it! So I would recommend the BabbaCover Car Seat Cover to any mom with a newborn.

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Amuse Me Nursing Covers--The Best!

I'm a big boobed girl. When it comes to breastfeeding in public, I was a bit afraid because the last time around with my son it was impossible to do without exposing myself. I couldn't find a way to do it without showing the world my goods, so I ended up pumping like a fiend and bottle feeding my son breast milk in public. Well, this time I was determined to learn to breastfeed in public. My husband asked me if there was a special nursing cover that I wanted and the first store I though of was Amuse Me. Lisa from Amuse Me is a member of Bookieboo and I loved the patterns on her nursing covers and aprons.

I'm in love with my nursing cover and am finding it very easy to use out in public. Okay, I had one last time, but it wasn't his cool. Amuse Me nursing covers have a flexible soft wire on the rim of neckline. It opens the nursing cover for your eyes only so you can see what is going on down there without giving everyone else a show. That was what drove me nuts before. I couldn't see anything and would have to go with my gut. So if you have to guide the newborn, you can see exactly what you are doing. This makes me a happy camper. The nursing covers also have ribbons and large geographical prints on the inside so the infant has something exciting to look at and play with when they are in there. The neck strap is adjustable and easy to get on and off.

The first day I used the nursing cover it was windy. I was a bit worried about what would happen, but the cover worked flawlessly. It was thick enough to catch the wind and my son didn't even notice. The flaps didn't blow up to expose everything, and I went from being afraid to nurse in public to as confident as the other moms who have been doing it forever.

Lisa's nursing covers from Amuse Me are great quality and I would recommend them to anyone who needs to breastfeed in public.

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