Labor Looks - beautiful hospital gowns

One of the fun parts of attending the Birth & Baby Fair was meeting the other vendors, and seeing the new & exciting products that are out there.

These gowns really caught my eye.  Three times I wore those boring, used, hospital gowns.  Wouldn't it have been fun to have something stylish & just for me.  A perfect accompaniment for the Push Pack if you were doing a baby shower gift basket!!

I met Ashley co-founder of  Labor Looks.  Here is what they wrote about their company / gowns on FB.




Our gowns are designed specifically for the laboring and recovering mom. They have been designed by Ashley, a Labor and Delivery Nurse and Brittani, a Certified Nurse Midwife to meet the needs of moms and hospital providers.

Our gowns are made of comfortable, high quality 100% cotton (Amy Butler and Robert Kaufman). They are designed specifically for pregnant and recovering women and are available in S/M (0-8 pre-pregnancy), M/L (10-18 pre-pregnancy) and now XL (20-28 pre-pregnancy).
Each gown has a main fabric and a border trim. The border trim fabric coordinates with the grosgrain ribbon trim used to tie the gown closed at the neck and around the waist. The wrap around fabric and ties allow for full coverage and comfortable movement throughout labor. The shoulders have snaps in order to ensure simple access for skin-to-skin, breastfeeding, epidurals, etc.

Our gowns have a pocket in front, as does a hospital gown, most often used to keep a phone or camera close by during the recovery period. Gowns are machine washable, dryer and iron safe and are made in the U.S.A.

That's Ashley on the right.

Check them out today!  Order your expecting friend Push Pack & Labor Looks gown ... be the talk of the baby shower ... or treat yourself & be the talk of the maternity ward.  You can also get them at the Prego Palooza in Santa Clara Oct 16th.  We'll both be there.

Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe Ever?

Have you ever had a chocolate chip cookie you thought was the BEST EVER?  I did once.  I was staying at the Ritz Carlton in Lake Las Vegas.  I was with two of my girl friends.  We all agreed.  I think we ate ... well, a lot of them, over the several days we were there.  We knew the pastry chef and asked about the recipe.  He attributed the amazing cookies to the altitude & convection ovens.

As I sit & write this post, the kids are in bed and I am watching a French movie, Jean de Florette.  Maybe more importantly, I have a large glass of whole milk and three large freshly baked chocolate chip cookies.

I love chocolate chip cookies.  For some reason, I have always been a Nestle Toll House Cookie girl.  I've never tried a new recipe.  Recently, I've grown a little dis-satisfied with the results.

Having thought about making some cookies for a few days, I decided I'd try a new recipe.  I googled: best chocolate chip cookie recipe ever.  I came up with several blogs / websites but after reading this one from Savory Sweet Life  I thought I'd give it a try.   I love that her recipe is very detailed, even in the amount of time you should mix!  I am also a sea salt fan and love that it is in them.

So: Are they the best EVER??  Well, they are pretty darn good.  They are chewy yet crispy.  Ones that you could easily eat several and then crave them the next day.  But, the BEST?  I don't know.

I've decided sometime in the next two months I'll have a chocolate chip cookie recipe contest.  If you live in the Bay Area & think you have the BEST recipe, leave a comment below.  I'll be sending out an evite with the details in the next two weeks!

Bloglovin

This post is not for those of you who follow a lot of blogs, or who are not new to this world of blogs as I am.  I know, it is odd isn't it?  I write a blog and yet am daily discovering new things about blogs and everything blog related.

This morning, I got up pre-kids at 5:45 am.   (Helps that I crashed at 8:55 last night!)  I found the website Bloglovin.   It is a site (excuse the simple definition) that allows you to easily search for, find, and follow all kinds of blogs.  Interested in French antique sliver?  You'll probably find someone blogging about it.

I found some really great blogs on all things baby.  Since my weekend was filled with Baby Fair preparations, I decided to take a look.  I really need to stay on top of all things trendy & available for new moms.

If you have some spare time, check out Bloglovin and while you're there, LIKE my blog: www.pushpack.blogspot.com (see, now you can just cut & paste the address).  Having followers attracts followers.

Favorite stroller

Here it is.  My stroller.  When we were living in SF with just one baby I had a very light, one child, easy to collapse stroller.  It was great for city living, especially since I lived on the 4th floor of a walk-up (which means no elevator).  I put hundreds of miles, literally, on that stroller.

When I got pregnant with #2, I knew I would have to get another stroller.  These Phil & Teds were everywhere in the city.  I started asking everyone who had one what they thought.  No one ever had anything negative to say.   We moved out to the burbs and my little stroller just couldn't cut it.  For one thing, it had very small wheels.  The city I live in doesn't have sidewalks everywhere & these wheels were not made for gravel or dirt.  I quickly ordered my Phil & Ted's stroller, with double seat and was on my way.

I have now had it for over two years.  I still love it.  I have used it in every version that they brag about.  No, the back seat kid doesn't feel "slighted" sitting staring at the back of a stroller, a comment I hear once in a while.  My girls even fight over the back!

One of the big pluses of this stroller is that you can really maneuver it.  It is narrow which works especially well when you think of going into a store.  You just can't with the side by side strollers.

So, if you are thinking, should I put out the big bucks for this guy, I would say if you can yes.  They are worth it.  They hold up really well also so the used market is a great place to look, then when you are done you can resell it as well.