New Babies Class Added To Music Together!

Music Together "Babies Class" - Infants under 8 months:

The "Babies" class will start on Weds Oct 21st at 10:30am and will run for 8 weeks, at the First Presbyterian Church, 704 Whitney Ave, New Haven.

For more details, please call 203-691-9759, or visit us on the web at www.MusicalFolk.com

Every child’s music development benefits from early exposure to music and movement. Because the early months are so important, Music Together offers a one-semester introduction to Music Together. The music activities and materials are specially designed for parents who want to learn as much as possible about music development in infants. Meet other parents of newborns and learn some fascinating music activities you can recreate at home with your baby.

Summer Clearance Sale!

Once Upon A Child is having a huge Summer Blow-Out Sale this Thursday!

The sale is from 2:00-9:00 pm. As they advertise, the later you go, the more you save. Here's the breakdown:

From 2:00-5:00, you save 60%
From 5:01-7:00, you save 70%
From 7:01-9:00, you save 80%

If you've never shopped at Once Upon A Child, you are truly missing out! My little family went to a wedding last weekend and my two-year old son had nothing to wear. I ran over to Once Upon A Child and got him the cutest Gymboree dress shirt and sweater vest set for $5.00!

Here are the participating CT locations:

Bristol
Weathersfield
Manchester
Hamden
Milford

Happy Shopping!

Stroller Shopping?

Earlier this year during my pregnancy, my husband and I were living in New York. We bought a Bugaboo Frog on the recommendation of several friends who assured us that it would be the only stroller we needed from Day 1 til our baby would be walking. Well, not so much. Fast forward to a few months later when we were living in a walk-up apartment in New Haven ... the Bugaboo is great to look at, but it's heavy and unwieldy, and not particularly easy to use with an infant carrier. Although the Bug might be great for bumpy city sidewalks, it's not what I'd have purchased knowing that the Graco Snugride infant carrier with the Snap and Go stroller is really all you need for baby's first six months.

Because I am now obsessed with finding a stroller to use after our little one grows out of his Snap and Go, I was so thrilled to stumble upon the Stroller Depot website, which has hundreds of strollers with great descriptions - and prices. Even better, if you call them with specific questions and needs, a nice person on the other end of the phone will take time to provide several recommendations with no annoying sales pitch. This time of year is a great time to invest in a new stroller as many companies are looking to move their 2008 inventory, and many of the 08 strollers are just like the 09 versions with different colors. 

Although we might keep the Frog because my husband loves the inflatable tires (for long walks or trips to Brooklyn), I'm already fawning over the 12-pound Peg Perego Si, a lightweight stroller recommended by Stroller Depot ... as soon as the Si is available, it will be mine!