Oh, mama
No one ever promised being a mom would be easy. But no one ever said it had to be boring, either. In honor of our parental pals, we offer these savvy, silly and politically-to-the-point products you can carry the next time you pay homage to the maternally inclined in your circle.
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Owner’s manual for infants
What parent hasn’t wished the baby came with an instruction book? Pediatrician Dr. Louis Borgenicht and his grown-up kid, Joe Borgenicht, author of “The Action Hero’s Handbook,” have come through with “The Baby Owner’s
Manual: Operating Instructions, Trouble-Shooting Tips and Advice on First-Year Maintenance.” Reissued and packaged with a growth chart, a poster of “essential techniques for the general care and maintenance of your baby” and other fun stuff. We can’t vouch for the soundness of the directions but think you’ll have fun figuring it out. The Baby Owner’s Starter Kit, $24.95
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B is for Bad
For parents who want to take a giant step back from precious, babydagny.com offers its own irreverent alphabet instruction. The “B” is for Beer T-shirt, complete with image of a frosty mug, comes in three colors in sizes from 12 to 24 months for $32. Probably best to hide it when grandparents come calling.
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Romper buzz
You soothed their bums with Roxanne Quimby’s Baby Bee skin-care products, now wrap them up tight in so-sweet 100 percent organic cotton clothing she designed. Sticking to the bee theme she started at Burt’s Bees, Quimby’s lineup of cute rompers are bee-striped in bright colors. You can try them out this week, when she buzzes into Steamboat Springs, Golden and Denver.
Call for an appointment, and you can get a free, 5×7 portrait of you and your little honey – dressed in a Happy Green Bee outfit – plus a sweet little pair of organic cotton socks.
Where:
Thursday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Duck Duck Goose
617 Lincoln Ave., Steamboat Springs
970-879-3825
Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Pickets
1118 Washington Ave., Golden
303-278-1601
Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Grow
1225 S. Pearl St., Denver
303-722-2992
