Archive for May, 2006

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has released its annual report of the past years top 10 baby names for the previous year. The lists for 2005 are: Boys: Jacob Michael Joshua Matthew Ethan Andrew Daniel Anthony Christopher Joseph Girls: Emily Emma Madison Abigail Olivia Isabella Hannah Samantha Ava Ashley The SSA database also has lists [...]

I’ve always been a fan of good, functional design. This can be anything from an iPod to a bath toy storage bin. It was the latter that I saw in Target a few months ago. The Frog Pod (pictured) stood out from the other products not only because it was shaped like a large, green [...]

After posting about modern cribs a few posts ago, it’s only fair to show a modern take on the iconic symbol of dads everywhere: the recliner If you’re not really getting into your movies, despite the huge HDTV and 7.1 channel sound, you need the Armed Chair from Sybaris. Basically it’s an amusement park motion [...]

When the batteries in our baby’s chair gave out this morning, I decided to break out the the Baby Einstein DVDs that we’d received as a shower gift. Our little one was soon smiling and giggling again as we played to the music. The bright colors would occasionally catch her attention, but no more so [...]

As new parents, we are anxious about putting our child into day care. One site we found along the way was the Bureau of Child Care Licensing. It includes a function where you can look up each licensed center in NH and check to see if they have had any major or minor violations recently. [...]

The Park and Rec Department of Nashua has announced the calendar of events from their Summer Fun 2006. The Park and Rec site has some of the events on their calendar – which you can check out at www.gonashua.com. We’ll also start to add some of them to our calendar as well. Looks like lots [...]

Several federal departments have partnered to launch onguardonline.gov, a website with tips and advice to help protect individuals against common Internet crimes. Although the site does not cover topics specifically focused on children, it provides parents with a decent overview of issues that can affect all computer users, including spyware, P2P file-sharing and identity theft. [...]

An MIT scientist, Deb Roy has wired his house with 11 cameras and 14 microphones to better monitor the way his baby develops. Watching up to 14 hours/day, he hopes to gain insight into how children develope language skills. To preserve privacy (and sanity?), Roy and his wife can review and delete video before it’s [...]

Every wondered what your baby really sees? Thanks to Tinyeyes, now you can see for yourself. Simply select an age, viewing distance and upload an image form your computer. In no time you’ll be able to compare the original to what your child sees. It’s definitely worth checking out. Now I know why our daughter [...]

Cleaning out my bookmarks and found these two: The Eco Crib is made of cardboard, folds flat for storage, and is rated for babies up to 3 months. I’m not sure about using it every day, but I think it would be great to keep at the grandparents’ house or have around if you have [...]