Take a quick peak back at the past of baby transportation. Baby strollers began as baby carriages at least 300 years ago. Today there are innumerable choices based on the family’s lifestyle and preferences.

Welcome to motherhood. With over 150 exhibitors awaiting your arrival, what better way to enter motherhood than to be showered at The New Mom Expo? This event is for you, whether you are planning to adopt, starting fertility treatments, or expecting your third child. Seize the opportunity to meet fellow parents who have more in common with you than you know.

When:
Saturday, June 13, 2009, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM and Sunday, June 14, 2009, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Where:
Anaheim Convention Center – Arena
800 West Katella Avenue
Anaheim, California 92802
(714) 765-8950 Phone
(714) 765-8965 Fax
www.AnaheimConventionCenter.com

Tickets:
Tickets available at the Arena Box Office
Adults: $10.00
Children: 14 years & under free

Be a part of the premier ‘kid-licious’ event for babies, toddlers & Tweens, where the hippest moms meet the hottest companies in one of the nation’s coolest cities! Baby & Tween Celebration L.A. offers a unique opportunity for new and expectant moms, dads, and “young” grandparents to explore and shop for state-of-the-art gear, fashions, technology, furniture decor and more for babies, toddlers & tweens!

It’s fun, it’s friendly, and most of all… it’s effective.

Event Details:

Los Angeles Convention Center, Hall K
1201 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 741-1151 – www.lacclink.com

Saturday, April 25, 2009 10:00am-6:00pm
Sunday, April 26, 2009 11:00am-5:00pm

Tickets available at the Convention Center Box Office.

Adults: $10.00
Children: 12 years & under free

For more information visit Seascape Productions

This event will be held on March 21st, 11-2p.m. and is designed for those expecting or considering conceiving. Belly Sprout will have a host of midwives, doulas, childbirth educators, lactation specialists, chiropractors, photographers and henna artists to answer questions you may have. There will be a raffle, refreshments and goody bags for those who attend. This is a free event, but you must RSVP to alyce@birthingmemories.com

The 1st Official His Boys Can Swim Contest featuring 31 Prizes worth over $1,594! ends today, February 28 at 3:00 p.m. CST. It’s your last chance to win FREE photo birth announcements or party invitations from Scrapless Press.

To add to the craziness of 31 prizes, Tarzan and Jane will be hosting a live video broadcast to choose the winners. This will all go down at 6:00 p.m. CST once Random.org has chosen the winners. To watch, you can go to hisboyscanswim.com or visit their ustream.tv channel.

His Boys Can Swim is launching a HUGE contest Saturday Feb 21st! Register for FREE today by going to our Pre-Register Contest Page. 31 Prizes worth over $1,594! 31 winners! And yes, it is 100% free to join in!

And yes, one of the amazing prizes you can win is a gift certificate for Scrapless Press birth announcements or party invitations!

Congress has passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 which will put many moms in business out of business by February 10, 2009.

If you sell children’s clothes, accessories or toys this act will impact you! You will no longer be able to sell any product that has not been tested by a certified testing lab. Yes, that means all of your inventory cannot be legally sold without testing. As you guessed, testing is very expensive.

Here are some links regarding the new law:
Digital Journal
LA Times
CPSC.gov (PDF)

Rachele Dressler-Sweetser of Monkey Baby (www.monkeybabyclothes.com) has contacted a lawyer and is working to ban together businesses owners to create a Class Action Suite to delay the February 10th date with hopes of having the law re-looked at so it will be less destructive to business owners.

You can reach Rachele at 949.916.9288 or www.monkeybabyclothes.com.

I encourage you to take action right away.

You can also lodge an objection no later than January 20 2009 to the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Office of the Secretary, email Sec102ComponentPawrtsTesting@cpsc.gov or fax (USA) 301 504-0127

Xander Riniker, surrounded by sister Chloe Shumacher, 11, and father Chad Riniker, was born at 8:08 a.m. on August 8, 2008 and weighs 8 pounds, 8 ounces.

Meet Hailey Jo Hauer and Xander Jace Riniker, both born at 8:08 a.m. on 8/8/08, weighing 8 pounds, 8 ounces, in neighboring states.

Xander, born at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is the eighth grandchild for his mother’s parents. And he’s not the only one in his family with an unusual birthday: His 2-year-old brother, Kael, was born on 4/5/06.

Lindsey Hauer thought staff at Lake Region Hospital in Minnesota were joking when they told her the time of her daughter’s birth. And then she got a call from the birthing suite noting Hailey’s weight.

Nurse Jenny Harstad joked that she tried to shrink the baby to 18 inches from her actual 19.5 inches.

Several hospital staff members in Minnesota pledged to buy lottery tickets. And Chad Riniker, Xander’s father, said that eight hadn’t been his lucky number before, but that now he was thinking about buying a lottery ticket.

“I just might,” he said. “If nothing else, with four children I should probably play the lottery.”

Precious and Sweet – She’s precious and oh so sweet, from her head to her tiny feet. Announce your baby girl with brown and pink polka dots photo birth announcements by Scrapless Press. Our completely editable designs can be customized and will accommodate any information, siblings and your vertical, horizontal or multiple photos.

Choose bg001a from the design pulldown menu of our order form.

Way before the birth announcements and even further away from birthday party invitations the mom-to-be will need a baby shower. Let Scrapless Press help you do the inviting.

A blend of vintage and modern, timeless and today, unique and eclectic baby shower invitations. Customized for one baby or multiples. Shown here with the folding option, printed on the inside.

Design code: bs004c