Monthly Archives: June 2007

Crumb Chum – a mommy must have

Crumbchum_1The Crumb Chum is something we use every day.

I can’t tell you how many times my mother has commented on how messy Madelyn gets when eating. My mother tells me "I never let you and your sister get that messy." My mother said that she always kept a wet wash cloth on hand and didn’t let us feed ourselves because it was too messy.

That is not the kind of Mommy I am. I want Madelyn to experience messes, I want her to feed herself as much as she can, and I don’t want her to be self conscience about getting dirty. The Crumb Chum helps me achieve all of these desires while making it easy and stress-free when Madelyn is finished with her meal.

The Crumb Chum is easy to use, easy to clean, comes in lots of great designs and best of all, it serves a purpose that no one canCrumbchum_pocket deny needs serving. That purpose is keeping baby clean.

The Crumb Chum is one of those things that I think should be included in the "take home" bag when you deliver your baby at the hospital.

The Crumb Chum covers Madelyn from chin to toe. The lightweight material helps Madelyn keep Madelyn cool while keeping her clean and the light weight makes it easy for Madelyn to move around in the bib.  It folds to be very small and can be stored in a diaper bag pocket or purse easily.  The pocket hangs perfectly so that the food that doesn’t make it in Madelyn’s mouth falls right into the pocket.

The Crumb Chum comes in two sizes, 6-15 months and 15 months – 4 years and in tons of great patterns for boys and girls.

Where to buy: Crumb Chum

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Nubar – Fingernail Polish

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I like to pamper myself every once in a while.  I used to go to the salon to have a manicure or pedicure but since having kids, I’ve learned that some things must be done at home… such as painting my own nails.
I was thrilled when I learned that Nubar was sending their ‘healthy’ polish for review on The Mommy Insider. I received several colors and used them all. Before I tell you about my great experience with the polish, I am going to tell you what I LOVE about Nubar polish. Nubar polish is formaldehyde-free, Toluene free, and (DBP) Dibutyl Phthalate free nail polish.  All three ingredients have been linked to some type of toxic effect on humans and/or animals.  A simple question to ask yourself is.. why use a product with these ingredients if you can use a like product without? Especially when the ‘like product’ produces the same result?!

After being touched with the effects of cancer within his own family,
Noubar Abrahamian, founder of nubar, didn’t want to produce a product
that could possibly harm customers so he set out to develop a healthy
alternative for this hard working industry. nubar set the standards
high for this task; they did not want to compromise wear-ability,
durability or strength in the process. Finally, the task was finished,
we are proud to announce to you, nubar, “The Healthy Alternative For Nail Care” exceptional nail lacquers, nail art and nail treatments containing zero Formaldehyde, Toluene or (DBP) Phthalate. nubar’s non-toxic line includes 14 exceptional Nail Treatments, over 180 colors, Moodies-48 color changing nail lacquers. nubar also carries 48 colors of nail art complete with their own individual striping brush and dotting tool.

I’ve used several Nubar nail polish colors and was pleased with the color and "staying" quality of all. As with anyone, I prefer certain colors, and found that I didn’t have any difficulty choosing several of my favorite colors via the Nubar website.  Their ‘collections’ make it easy for a mom to have a few colors on hand. I am a particular fan of the "Natures Touch" color collection but I’m sure you will find the perfect collection or individual color for yourself on the website.

Where to buy: Nubar