Unique Advent Calenders


The best part about getting ready for Christmas is the countdown!! Here are some handcrafted advent calendars that could start a new tradition in your house.

1. Luxury advent calendar from Lilliputians - measuring a spacious 85cm x 70cm. The 25 numbered pockets are spread around the calendar and each one holds a different fabric tree decoration with plenty of room for an additional chocolate should you wish to put a little treat in too (not supplied). The double thick felt fabric will last year after year and can be hung up by the three thick loops at the top. Due to the generous size you could even remove the days decoration and replace it with a small toy or gift for an even bigger treat. £39.99

2. LL Bean Personalized Log Cabin Calendar - This unique calendar is great for your outdoorsy child that can’t miss a weekend up at the cottage. It is personalizable up to 10 letters and helps bring some enchantment to you Christmas countdown. $99

3. Wooden Advent Christmas tree - This wooden tree has 24 numbered doors. Behind each door there is room for small surprises (not included) such as sweets, toys, or other small gifts for your child to open each day as he or she counts down to Christmas. $76.99.

4. Wooden Snowman Advent Calendar - This wooden Advent Christmas scene has 24 numbered doors. With brightly painted snowman on the front, this calendar has enough room for a treat, toy, or other small gifts ro be found as Christmas grows near. $76.99.


Suri’s Fancy Feet!


Ok! Magazine is reporting that Miss Suri Cruise will be the youngest client that Christian Louboutin has ever custom made shoes for.

The fashion house will, for $2,500, create a mold of your foot to hand-craft footwear to your exact specifications and for an additional charge of $500 to $5,000, will also create a pair of shoes for you from that mold.

Katie has apparently had a mold made for her feet and now so has Suri.

Could you imagine spend upwards of $5,000 on a pair of shoes for a child that will only wear them for 2-4 months? Me neither…


Christina Bares Her Bump in Marie Claire


Mom to be Christina Aguilera shows off her flawless bump in Marie Claire.


The “Sexy Mama” shoot, featured in the January 2008 issue of Marie Claire, reveals that the baby was an unexpected surprise for the singer and husband Jordan Bratman.

The couple was planning on starting their family after her tour, but discovered she was pregnant when she still had a month left on tour. In order to take extra care of the baby she wore a heart monitor on stage during her performances.

I was paranoid,” she reportedly admitted.

“There are so many things that could go wrong—somebody could slip, somebody could fall, I could fall. There was no way in hell I was going to jeopardize my baby for my show.

“I didn’t want to make the audience uncomfortable, like, ‘Pregnant lady onstage! Is she going to be OK?’ But I had to announce it to my band and my dancers, because I wanted to make sure they had my back.”

Aguilera also reportedly spoke on the fact that her pregnancy was announced to the world by the less-than-discreet Paris Hilton.

“Because I hadn’t said anything, people thought I was trying to keep it this big, bad secret, and that’s not the case at all. I just wasn’t commenting. I’m not being like, ‘Hey, everybody, I’m pregnant!’ I’m not that girl.”

She looks fabulous!! SOURCE


Was Your Birthing Experience Positive?


If you answered yes than you feel the same as 54% of new Canadian mothers who rated their labour and birth experience as “very positive”. The survey - the first-ever national snapshot of maternity experiences in Canada, was conducted by StatsCan on behalf of the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Birth happiness by the numbers:

  • 54 per cent of new Canadian mothers rate their labour and birth experience as “very positive”
  • 26 per cent said the experience was somewhat positive
  • 20 per cent ranked it as neutral or negative
  • 57 per cent described the year prior to giving birth as somewhat stressful or very stressful
  • 71 per cent rate their experience with their midwife as very positive
  • 65 per cent were very satisfied with the compassion shown by their caregivers
  • 62 per cent were happy with the information they provided

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YouTube Bans Breast-feeding Video


It seems to be a growing movement to label breast feeding videos or photos as inappropriate.

Many high profile websites such as MySpace and Facebook have already started to ban nursing images, according to The League of Maternal Justice.

The League was upset when YouTube banned their clip, The Great Breast Fest Montage, which was viewed at least 68,000 times before disappearing.

“…I am surprised that YouTube continues to allow explicit videos of women stripping, physically hurting themselves, and starving themselves, all of which are easy to find using simple search terms,” League co-founder Kristen Chase said in a statement on group’s website.

The league asked why YouTube didn’t just flag the video as explicit. YouTube stated is doesn’t comment on specific videos, but offered an explanation.

“It is our community that polices the site and flags content they find inappropriate. Once it is flagged, YouTube promptly reviews the content and removes it from the system if it is in violation of our Community Guidelines,” YouTube said in a statement sent to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

In an attempt to deal with any copyright issues the League of Maternal Justice is reworking the video and plans to resubmit its new version to YouTube.

I didn’t find the video offensive, but you can see for yourself here.

We have been over this subject no less than a thousand times. Some people just don’t get breastfeeding. They can’t get past the fact that a breast isn’t a sexual thing when a baby is hungry. These people should just keep that fact to themselves and work their own issues out privately.

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