Celebrity Babies and some more Britney

Britney Spears and son Sean took a trip to Ralph's grocery this week in Malibu. Sean road in the baby cart, while Britney shopped. The above picture and some more can be viewed on RTL's website. RTL is also doing a special on celebrity babies, with loads of neat pictures.

Nostalgic in California

When shopping for my children's boutique, Recurrent Dreams, I always seem to revert back to my mother's instinct. Once I decided on our spring look, "Nostalgic Beach Living", the rest seemed to fall in place. Let me share with you, my mother's instinct criteria:

Comfort: too many times my children have complained that the beautiful dress I had bought them was too itchy & confining!

Emotion: call me sentimental, but it makes my heart sing to see my children dressed for Easter.

Quality, Uniqueness and Price: I would rather pay a little bit more, and have something that does not fall apart after the 3rd washing, however there is a limit on how much I will pay.

This spring, I was blessed to find all my criteria met from small California companies, such us Kumquat, Nobody's Business, Reflectionz, and Barefoot Dreams (although they are not so small since Oprah discovered them!). I invite you to post, your Mother's Instinct list too.

Visit our spring collections on-line at: http://www.recurrentdreams.com

Right Start to carry Stokke seat for baby

The Right Start now carries the baby seat attachment for the Stokke Kinderseat. The small rail attachment allows babies as young as 6 months old to now use the chair, whereas without it the child must be 18 months old in order to sit in the Kinderseat. Not sure what colors it comes in, as there is no picture available on the website yet. However this is the first I have heard of the seat attachment being sold in the United States.

Denise in Malibu

Actress Denise Richards was seen having a grand ole time on Wednesday. She and her two daughters were photographed at Malibu's infamous Country Mart, known for it's celebrity shoppers and it's upscale boutiques. Denise is shown trying to feed Sam, while Lola sits next to her on someone else's lap. And while only Lola's foot is exposed, that's all we needed to see. She's wearing Trumpette's Ballerina socks, available at Kitson.

Malibu Country Mart is also home to quite a few nice baby stores including Planet Blue Kids, Shabby Chic, and 98% Angel.

Russell Crowe and his Mountain Buggy

Actor and sometimes fighin' man, Russell Crowe, was seen out and about with his son Charlie, taking Charlie's cool new ride for a spin. Charlie has added a Mountain Buggy to his collection of wheels, sending the Stokke Xplory off to the garage. No word yet on what stroller the Crowe family has selected for their second son, due later this year. However, you yourself can pick up a Mountain Buggy at Buy Buy Baby.

Jacadi has a new website up

The American website for Jacadi has been updated. The online store, which now features the spring line, is much better this time around. I don't think they are sending out a mail order catalog anymore but if someone knows, please contact me because I love those. They've also got a contest going where you can win a $200 dollar gift certificate, so check out their site when you get time.

Cakes Made with Love

I first met Sylvia about 6 years ago, at work (pre Recurrent Dreams). Soon we became friends, and I came to know her as a very spiritual positive person. One day she brought a wonderful cake in for a co-worker's birthday. Much to my admiration, she told me that she had baked it herself. As a hobby, she had been taking cake decorating classes, and she loved it!

Well her love for baking developed into a passion, and shortly after she was making cakes for her family & friends, and their family & friends . . . & naturally for all our fairy events and birthday parties at Recurrent Dreams. If you ask Sylvia what makes her cakes so incredible, she simply says "They're made with Love".

Well, she is going to take a leap in faith, and open her own storefront in Downey, California! The name of her shop will be "Made with Love". She will continue baking & decorating cakes (& delivering them too), but will also be teaching classes and selling baking supplies, so you can create your own edible masterpiece! I wish her well, as she builds her dreams.

To contact "Made with Love', you can email Sylvia at smedina791@aol.com

New Boppy Slipcover

Boppy came up with a pretty cool idea for a new slipcover. The Giggle Gadgets Slipcover comes with two linked Sassy toys and additional tabs on the sides so that you can link any toy you please to the Boppy. Look for lots of other neat things from Boppy this year too. Available at Buy Buy Baby.

Lots of products on People's website

People Magazine has a special section up on their website about Celebrity mothers. Lots of pretty pictures and some nice quotes, and of course some posh products for the babies. Here's what they've got, in order:

Britney Spears: Sean is wrapped in a white chenile blanket from Little Giraffe

Michelle Williams & Heath Ledger: Matilda has a Graco carseat, Little EDA booties, and a Bloom Love poncho

Heidi Klum and Seal: Henry rides in a Body Glove carrier and wear Robeez

Bo Bice: Aiden wears a one piece from Babystyle while the dog eats his Pooh Pacifier from Target

Meg Ryan: Daisy drinks from a Gerber bottle

Soleil Moon Fry: Poet wears Janie and Jack clothing

Rod Stewart: Alastair rides in a Bill Ameberg shearling papoose

Denise Richards: Lola weara a shirt and pants from Babystyle

Jerry Seinfeld: Shepard has a Dr. Brown bottle


If anyone can see another product in any of these pictures that I forgot, contact me.

Best & Co. Sping

Greenwich store Best & Company has their spring line out now, on their website and in their two stores. Lots of cute tradional clothing for kids. I really like the baby stuff. The store, owned by Susie Hilfiger, sells their own line of clothing along with stuff from Marie Chantal and Baby CZ. You can visit them on Greenwich Ave, in Greenwich, CT or at Berdorf Goodman in New York City.

New Oeuf Bouncer

I was so happy when I saw this. Oeuf has updated their bouncer, um....I mean baby lounger! It comes in a quilted, deeply padded canvas version now, and the cover is machine washable too! But of course they also kept some great features too like the satin-chrome steel frame and the pretty design. Available in raspberry and blue at giggle.

icandy

I found an ad for this company in the UK magazine Junior (the baby version). Icandy is a new baby gear company in England and so far they have three very cool products. The ic2 is a travel system, complete with car seat and lightweight stroller. And my favorite, the icandy apple, which is pictured above. The apple is similar to the Bugaboo in many ways, but also looks a lot like Quinny strollers. You can attach a Maxi Cosi Cabrio to it as well.

No word yet on where they're sold, but that appears to be coming soon on the website.

True Religion Knits

True Religion recently launched a new area of clothing: knits. I was invited to attend their launch party to cover the kids' knits, however I couldn't go (too much at work). However, they did send me a link to the images of the party on Wireimage. If you have an account there, you can see all the cool stuff. M. Fredric's hosted the event and will carry the line.

Gwen digs NOM

When singer Gwen Stefani was in need of a really hip dress for Grammy night, she knew where to turn. Naissance On Melrose, better known as NOM, has dressed pregnant stars and regular moms alike for years. NOM made Gwen this beautiful white dress for the show and it was featured in Hollywood Daily along with an article on NOM. NOM was started by a former public relations executive in LA and has since spread across the country, with their designs in many stores.

If you're ever in LA, do check out their original store on Melrose.