A Neat Little Seat for Babies

I recently discovered a line of seats designed for babies age zero to six months called Snoogie Seats.

I can't recall exactly how I stumbled across these but I'm 99.9% sure it was through Twitter. I tend to find out everything that's going on in the world these days through Twitter.

I'm always on the look out for unique and useful baby products to carry in my store, especially those created by other moms. Well I was equally fascinated to learn that the Snoogie Seat was created by two dads. So since the hubby and I were expecting a new addition to our family and I wanted to test out this seat for Hippo Baby, I ordered one for myself.

Needless to say, the Snoogie Seat arrived before the baby did so in the mean time, my very active and usually destructive 3 year old assumed it was hers to play with, which attests to its durability. Once our little munchkin finally did arrive, I couldn't wait to see how she would like it. Well, I think the picture below speaks for itself.

This is Baby M at 2 weeks old sleeping in her Snoogie Seat which by the way is super soft. The outer cover is made of fleece and is machine washable. It's extremely light weight (enough for my 3 year old to lug it around the house) and it sits securely on our couch as well as the floor.

And there's no need to adjust any levers or bars on the seat. Simply position baby higher or lower based on how upright you want them to be. Right now I'm tickled pink that baby girl is so tiny that she fits nice and snug in the little pouch during naptime.

The Snoogie Seat comes in two colors, brown monkey and pink monkey, and retails for $49.95. To learn more about the Snoogie Seat please visit our website at www.shophippobaby.com

Caution: Pregnant Lady with a Glue Gun!

Some of you may know that I'm currently 9 months pregnant waiting for Baby M to arrive any day now. I have a 3 year old so this is not my first child but I seem to be experiencing something that I certainly didn't with my first pregnancy.

Most moms-to-be at this stage could be experiencing anything from nesting, fatigue, irritability & discomfort, anxiety, and excitement to name a few. I'm certainly feeling some if not all of these but something much stronger has taken hold the past couple of weeks . . .the urge to craft.

After finding out months ago that we were having another girl, I thought about taking a sewing class with visions of making cute and stylish outfits for my girls, but that never materialized. It wasn't until 3 weeks ago, I met a young lady who makes and sells diaper cakes that shortly thereafter I decided I would take a stab at making one myself.

So I watched a few YouTube tutorials on diaper cakes, made a list, and headed to my local craft store. I wandered (or rather waddled) around gathering supplies and somehow ended up in the wedding isle where I had an epiphany. I saw a box of party favor boxes and thought "Why not make a cake out of those?", and after a few minutes of debating with myself, I decided to go with it.

Dumping my original supplies I then waddled around the store for another 15 minutes gathering different supplies I thought would work for my "new" cake idea. At the time, I thought I was a crafting genius for coming up with this original idea of making a cake out of party favor boxes but was brought back to reality after researching it a little bit on the internet later that evening.

Turns out this concept has been done before. It actually derives from an Italian wedding tradition of giving Bombonieres containing five sugared almonds to symbolize health, wealth, happiness, fertility, and long life. Well so much for originality, but I can say the direction I taken with my cakes are a break from the traditional, and I think they're pretty neat.

So after several more trips to the craft store and my husband probably thinking I've gone mad, I've created four favor cakes and have ideas for two more. I feel like I'm at mad dash against the clock to finish these last two designs before I go into labor. It's like a bizarre race that I can't quite explain.

I don't know where this sudden urge to create something, other than the beautiful creation inside my tummy, has derived from but I'm going with it. Once things calm down a bit after Baby M arrives, I plan on adding them to my online store Hippo Baby.

Anyways, if any of you moms have experienced this hormonal crafting urge thing, please feel free to comment :-)

Free BandaBib Give Away from Hippo Baby

So on the fly, I thought I'd put together a quick and fun give away involving the impending arrival of our second baby girl, Makenzie. My official due date is July 24th.

I am full term so she could make her entrance any day now. The question is "Will she arrival early, on time, or just refuse to come out at all?"

So here's the give-away details in a nutshell:

Prize: One BandaBib, a stylish and functional must have for any baby, in the color of your choice, to whom ever guesses the correct arrival date and time WITHOUT going over.

How to enter:

1. First: Please visit our Hippo Baby page and sign up for our newsletter if you haven't done so already, which by the way also enters you into a raffle for a $10.00 Gift Certificate


2. Second: Give us your best guess on Baby Makenzie's arrival date and time in am/pm (in the event of a tie, the time will help us determine the winner). You can send us your guess in one of three ways. Through our Contact Us page, through our Twitter page, or in the comment section of this blog post. *Please only one guess per entrant*.


3. Final: Once our little munchkin arrives we will notify the winner who made the most accurate guess.

Now time is definitely of the essence so we will take your guesses from NOW until midnight Friday, July 10th 11:59pm CST.

Thanks for participating and Good Luck!