July 23, 2007
Learning how to properly swaddle a baby can make life much easier in those first several weeks after your baby is born. When we were in the hospital, the nurses could practically swaddle a baby in their sleep. If the baby wasn’t hungry they would almost instantly calm down after they were swaddled. It took us a few weeks to master the technique because our kids always seemed to wriggle out of their swaddles but after a while we were pros. You’d think we would remember the fine art of swaddling after having our first but with 2 1/2 years between them we had to re-learn the technique. After a few months, they would break loose because they did not want to be swaddled anymore. Parents.com has some nice illustrations on how to swaddle your baby using The Quick Wrap or The Burrito Roll style. If you are looking for some great blankets to swaddle your baby in, check out Mr. Bobbles’ Blankets! From now until the end of July you will get a coupon code for 10% off of purchases at Mr Bobbles’ Blankets with any purchase of a Baby Manager subscription!
Our daughter with a professional nurse swaddle a day or so after she was born:
Our daughter in her co-sleeper at home with a not-so-professional swaddle.�
We called her the one armed sleeping bandit. 
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May 22, 2007
After looking off and on for over 2 years (Yes TWO years!) for the perfect toddler pillow, I finally turned to the Internet, did an exhaustive search and happened upon Mr. Bobbles’ Blankets. Over the years, I have been in Target, Bed Bath and Beyond, Amazon.com, and pretty much any store or site that I thought might carry them and was often disappointed and shocked that I couldn’t find a good toddler pillow. Target would always tell me to check back just before school started. Of course I would come back only to be told “if we had them, they would be in aisle number X” and they were never there! A friend of mine found one at the Salvation Army store once but by the time I made it there they didn’t have them anymore.
I ordered two pillows…one for our son to use as his nap pillow for school and of course one for our daughter…just to make sure there would be no fighting over the pillows. They have washable, replaceable pillowcases AND you can wash the pillows themselves…with kids the washability factor is key. I liked them so much that I bought two more for my niece and nephew.
I contacted the genius, Renee Sirulnik, behind these pillows and we have been helping each other promote our businesses ever since. It’s amazing the relationships you can build over email and the Internet! If you buy a subscription to Baby Manager, you will get a coupon code to save money on purchases at Mr. Bobbles’ Blankets through the end of May 2007. If you buy from Mr. Bobbles’ Blankets you will get a coupon code for 15% off a subscription to Baby Manager through the end of June 2007.
Renee just shared with me that they are in the process of launching a new line of crib sheets that have zippers for safety and she has added a new line of designer fabrics (funky/retro inspired prints in flannel and percale). She also has a new Pirate theme fabric coming out soon so any of you with kids who get caught up in the Pirates of the Caribbean III movie mania, this fabric just might be for you!
As for the funny name, you’ll have to read her About Us page to get the story! Please check out her site and share your thoughts.
Aruni
