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Congratulations to Carolyn J. of Washington, DC, you are the winner of a new POP stroller by Silver Cross! We would love to see a photo of you and your little one enjoying the new ride! AListBaby readers, please stay tuned for another great giveaway this week!

We want to show you some of our favorite items to make eating and drinking easier for both you and your little one!

 
We love the Thermos new Foogo sippy cup and food jar. The sippy cup keeps beverages cold for hours. And the food jar has the ability to keep food either hot or cold for hours. 

We love drinking out of a glass water bottle—and we assume babies do as well. Your little one can enjoy a safe and classy meal out of a glass bottle. Glass packaging manufacturer O-I , suggests glass baby bottles and baby food jars because of its safety recognition by the FDA. Siliskin glass baby bottles, $12, come with a translucent, silicone sleeve that allows you to see measurements and liquid in the bottle. Baby can grab, hold and avoid slippage when feeding from a glass bottle encased in a colorful Siliskin. They are microwave safe, hypo allergenic and dishwasher friendly, too. Available in 4 and 8 ounce sizes, in a variety of colors.

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Today is another giveaway day at AListBaby! Tiny Prints is offering one lucky reader a $50 gift card! And we adore their new Valentine’s Day line, so check it out! This is a great site for personalized holiday cards, announcements, return address labels and much more.

To win the $50 gift card, just send us an e-mail at alistbabyblog {at} yahoo.com, and tell us which Valentine’s Day card is your favorite! You will receive a second chance to win by signing up for our RSS feed in the top right corner of this page. Finally, you will get a third chance to win if you link to our post in your own blog(!) The deadline is Monday, January 26 at Noon Central.  Good luck!

Springtime is baby shower season! And the centerpiece of a great shower is often the cake! We are excited to share one of our favorite cake companies with you today, Pink Cake Box, based in New Jersey. The owner, Anne Heap, graduated from Boston College with a degree in advertising. She is proof that following your heart (and your talents) can pay off big-time! Anne’s cakes have been featured in People Magazine and Modern Bride. Below are some of our favorite baby shower cakes, along with some adorable cookies that would make great favors. Check out Anne’s blog for more inspiration!

Baby shower cupcake stand

Onesie baby shower cake

 Onesie cookies

Congratulations to Marcy B. from Yakima, WA! You are the winner of a $50 gift card from How Fast They Grow, a fabulous online scrapbooking site! Have fun making stylish pages! 

We are announcing our biggest giveaway yet at AListBaby.net! Silver Cross has crafted iconic baby strollers for more than 100 years. You may recognize the Balmoral Pram as a carriage often used by royal families across the globe. 

One lucky AListBaby winner will win a modern version of the Silver Cross carriage—called the POP, which retails for $149! The Silver Cross POP stroller has an unrivaled push button smooth glide recline to allow the seat to drop effortlessly into the flat position. Compact and super lightweight, the Silver Cross POP is the ideal stroller whether you want to just pop down the road, or across the globe. The winner will receive the chic Pistachio colored model, perfect for a baby boy or girl.

To win, please send us an e-mail at alistbabyblog {at} yahoo {dot} com, and provide us with your name and child’s age. You can receive a second chance to win by entering your e-mail for the RSS feed at the top right-hand corner of this screen. You will receive three chances to win, if you link to this prize announcement on your blog. Good luck! All entries must be received by Midnight Central Time on Friday, January 23.

Today’s guest post is from our friend Karen Sullen at Corner Stork Baby Gifts, with tips on how your baby gift can have a lasting presence in the nursery!

Give Two Baby Gifts In One With Keepsake Containers

It’s all in the presentation!  When an ordinary baby gift just won’t do, it’s often the packaging that makes your gift stand out from the rest, with just as much effort and design being put into the package as the gift.  The unique presentation of baby blankets, clothes and other items have become so cute that you just don’t want to throw the packaging away.  And that’s the whole point of this latest trend in baby gifts, making the entire gift and its components useful keepsakes.

Creative Containers:  Wooden rocking horses ($114), wagons, toys and baby bath tubs are fun additions to any room, especially when they’re loaded with baby essentials like onesies, baby blankets and bibs.  They’re taking gift baskets to a whole new level.

Gifts In Disguise:  Thanks to some very clever designers, you’ll find all sorts of baby items disguised as cupcakes, rose bouquets ($62.50) to slices of pie and even sandwiches.  Diaper cakes were just the beginning!

Like raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens…it is no secret that I absolutely adore newborns. I could not resist featuring some of my very favorite newborn items, perfect for a little Valentine’s Day bundle of joy!

This Cozy Ballerina Cacoon with matching flower hat is a bit pricey at $126….but seriously, is this worth it, or what? It is available here, through Mom4Life. Each piece is hand cut and sewn, so you are truly getting a piece of couture!

The blinky chain pacifier clips from Blinky Baby are a stylish way to keep your pacifiers right where you need them. Think of them as jewelry for your baby, and a big convenience for you! There are several styles and colors to choose from, and they are sure to attract many admirers! They are available here, through Mom4Life. A perfect gift item for only $22.95! They work with several different types of pacifiers.

Today’s guest post is from Karen Sullen with Corner Stork Baby Gifts, a great source for unique baby gifts that will definitely bring a *wow* factor to the baby shower! Also, check out the site’s easy-to-use gift finder.

Baby Couture:  Fun Furs For Baby!

Fashionable moms know that you’re never too young to get glamorous!  And we’ve found a fun way to do it—with fun furs for baby!  It’s just one of the hot baby gifts for this year that trend toward a grown-up look with child-sized cuteness.  From faux mink coats ($44) to furry booties, ($11.99) your petite princess can arrive in style while staying cozy and warm.  Unlike real fur, it’s washable and easy to care for, just like the adorable fur baby booties that complement the jacket so well.  Baby couture can be seen just about everywhere.  So if the faux fur is a little over the top, try some “baby bling” with baby charm bracelets, necklaces and diamond-studded earrings.  How fun!

Scrapbooking and chic are two words not commonly seen together.

But when you check out the new digital applications at How Fast They Grow, you will see how easy it is to make stylish scrapbooking pages to preserve your family’s memories with flair.

The concept is simple: you upload your photos, choose a template, and you receive the high-quality 12×12 cardstock in the mail in a couple of weeks. If you are not a fan of the actual scrapbooks, you can always frame one of your creations: what a perfect gift for Grandma. To win a $50 gift card, just send us an e-mail to alistbabyblog {at} yahoo {dot} com by Noon Central on Thursday, January 15. You will receive TWO entries if you sign up for our RSS feed in the top right-hand corner of this page. Good luck!