Urban Bundle Me

JJ Cole has done very well in the past few years with their Bundle Me collection. Designed to fit stroller, joggers, and car seats, the not-a-blanket cover has been made in every fabric from pink fleece to suede. And now we have the Urban Bundle Me for parents of cool kids. The Urban Bundle me comes in Pink Diva, Green Wasabi, and Ice Grey and has a distinct look with a rich microsuede interior.

Total bling-bling for the little one with everything. Available at the Right Start and lots of other baby stores.

Bjorn makes a cover

I guess Baby Bjorn saw all the baby covers being made for their carriers and decided to get in on the action. The new Baby Bjorn Fleece Carrier Cover will go on sale this winter. The cover conveniently fits over the Original or Active Baby Bjorn Carrier and even has its own hood for the baby. Looks like a very nifty item. Available at the Right Start very soon.

New Peg Perego

Peg Perego has not only made significant design enhancements for their new line of carseats, strollers, and highchairs, but they've also made some really cool new fabrics. Above is the new Primo Viaggio, complete with new headrest for side impact protection and a new weight limit (22 lbs). You can also use the new carseat alone without the base, an added feature for parents with travel systems.

The new Pliko Free Ride matches the Primo Viaggio in design and style. Both come in the new mint and rose colors. So does the newest highchair, the Prima Pappa Diner. Check them all out at the Right Start, along with a lot of other new stuff.

Celebrities shop the virtual shelves

We've all heard of the more common places where celebrities shop for their babies. Babystyle, Kitson, Barneys, etc. But you may be surpized to learn that one of the oldest and best known is also one of the most hard to find. That's because they only have a store by appointment...and online. The Elegant Child of Beverly Hills was founded in 1989 by Teri Weiss as an exclusive gift basket and gift company that caters to the best dressed baby. Since then they have designed gift baskets for quite a few big names. Jerry Seinfeld, Celine Dion, Joely Fisher, Mark Wahlberg, Kelsey Grammer, Eddie Murphy, Dave Chappelle, BabyFace, Blink 182's Travis Barker, Marc Anthony, Denise Richards, Stella McCartney, The Rupert Murdoch Family, Liv Tyler, David Letterman, Kate Hudson, Courteney Cox, Will Ferrell, and Reese Witherspoon have all shopped at their showroom and on their website.


Elegant Child also features some of the top brands of today including Fattamano, Little Giraffe, Mustela, and more. Lots of different baskets and gifts to choose from. They have diaper cakes.

Ballet is in!

If you have a little girl this season, be on the look out. Ballet is the new black. It seems like everywhere you turn, someone has a ballet line. From the more moderately priced Gymborre and Gap to the high end Dior and Simonetta Tiny, its all there. The tutu, the half sweater, the little strap-on shoes. The above shoes are part of Janie and Jack's winter line for infant girls. Very cute indeed.

Even celebrities are getting on the fab. Denise Richards bought matching pairs of these ballet slippers for her daughters at Intuition.

Nick Cage's odd baby

There is a child at the school where I teach whose family is obsessed with Batman. The little boy carries a Batman lunch box, has Batman PJs, and constantly refers to himself as Batman. His father also thinks HE is Batman. The boy has told me his dad is in fact the real Batman and his mother is Catwoman. His father drives the Batmobile, his mother drives the Catmobile. And I thought was joke until I saw his dad's car one day and it was a long, black car with BATMAN on the license plante.

And sadly, I saw one of his dad's commericals on tv for his business recently and it featured...you guessed it! Batman.

I thought these people were a bit odd.

Until now. Actor Nicolas Cage and his wife Alice Kim Cage, welcomed son Kal-el Coppola Cage into the world Monday morning. And as any good Superman fan would know, Kal-el (or Kel-el, not sure on the spelling) is Superman's real name on his home planet Krypton. This is just sad. The only good thing that can possibly come out of this is a possible role for the child somewhere in the future. And even then, people will so make fun of him.

If you too are a Superman fan and don't want to go so far as to name your offsrping after him, fear not. You can still get a cool little Superman costume for your kid.

New Juicy For Winter

Juicy Couture has their kids' winter collection out now and it's available at Fred Segal. I really think this new collection just rocks. This is the kind of stuff I wish they had made when I was a little girl. I espeically like the above top and their winter parka with faux fur. Very instyle, even for the little ones.

Juicy makes clothing for women and girls, starting at toddler sizes. It can be found at most upscale stores as well as some online ones.