After visiting the Chicago Baby Show and checking our over 100 different pregnancy, baby, kid, and family brands, I’m sharing some of my favorite products from the show!  Five of my Current Favorite Baby Items! Two weeks ago, The Love Nerds went to the Chicago Baby Show at Navy Pier! It was a fun...

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Getting out of the house for an outing with my toddler is always an adventure, especially with the new temper tantrums that have begun to rear their ugly heads. I’ve discovered my must have items for a successful toddler outing with him that I never leave the house without, including the best compact stroller from OXO Tot....

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  The Newborn Stage Has Nothing on these Baby Messes! When I was pregnant, I was constantly told to be prepared for the baby messes and to accept the inevitably that children and parenting is dirty work. They talked about the immense amount of spit up and the blow outs that I would endure on...

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  Why All Moms Need Kleenex! PLUS, New Mom Gift Basket Ideas! I am often asked how things are going as a new mom, especially with finding a balance between raising him and running my businesses. I normally offer a quick, general reply of “it’s good”, “we’re figuring it out” or “it’s definitely been an...

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The Best Items to Help Ease Your Pregnancy Struggles and Celebrate the Joy! I’m not quite sure how Liam is already 4 months old! I think this time always goes by quickly regardless because they go through so much change in such a short time; I’ve certainly never met a mother who said the first...

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Valentine’s Day has never been a big, dramatic production at our house, meaning there are no gifts, big bouquets of flowers being delivered at my house or fancy date nights at hotels (not that I would ever turn those things down 😉 ). That doesn’t mean we don’t love to celebrate though because, of course, The...

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I know this can be a heated debate in the Mommy Wars, but we are a formula fed family. I have best friends and family members who breastfeed and I respect and honor that decision, but it was not the right decision for us. Being a formula family provides us the medical, parenting and life choices...

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Finding the right baby bottle for your baby can be overwhelming, but the choice for our family was easy! Becoming a new parent is entirely overwhelming with just the amount of products and tools alone out there to choose from. You have so many cribs, swings, car seats, strollers, bottles and more to choose from,...

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Adventure is Out There feels like the right message for Liam’s Coming Home Baby Outfit! I can’t believe it, but we are less than 5 weeks away from meeting our little guy! In some ways, it feels like I have been pregnant forever or maybe that these last couple weeks are lasting forever. I’ve definitely...

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