Penelope Peapod

OHhh my! Our newest item to the storefront and webstore are Penelope Peapod Dolls and accessories.

Incredibly sweet and definitely surely to please, I have discovered my current favorite item.

They have been a MASSIVE hit with the staff’s children. And who better to test!!!!

My own son spent 1 hour today at the display playing with Penelope Peapod and her highchair. Referring to her as ‘Baby,’ I can’t resist buying him one to help him learn about new babies on the way and what that may mean.

I do believe that the age range of appeal is broad, as well as her versatility. Not to mention her portability at 6″

On being Pregnant and a Cuddly Bunny

Here I sit at post at the Cuddly Bunny. 3 and a bit or so months pregnant.

When I began working at the Cuddly Bunny, my son soon to turn one year old. After shifts went by and always I left work with a small bag of SOMETHING for him, I realized that in essense I was paying the store for me to work!

When i became pregnant again, my colleagues and fellow Cuddly Bunnies of course are nothing but excited for my family. My biggest supports thru this pregnancy I would gander.

This being Baby 2, theres not a whole lot: if anything: that  I need. But there are some things I would do differently and KNOW would make life a whole lot more efficient.

With Baby 1, I feel we were fairly frugal. We didn’t buy the baby furniture, or fancy big strollers, or a load of clothes, toys or any of that. At the same time, I do know that we wasted some money and held back on some items I wish we had invested in.

So this time around, armed with time, knowledge and perspective. I have created my own little ‘registry’ for me of course, somewhere keeping track of the items we have in store that I feel will help life with Two be a bit easier.

Wanna know whats on that list? Coming from being a shopkeeper, Mum, and pregnant lady whos fairly frugal and has the skinny on whats what in the baby gear world? Heheh.

Here she be:

Babywrapper:  I tell ya, everytime I lift my child out of the tub, with the towel ackwardly tucked into my collar, kid hanging on for dear life and me running all the danger scenarios over in my head…that towel seems mighty worth the investment.

Boobytubes: depending on how my milk comes in. I tried to use this big hefty lavender bag I have, wasn’t very helpful. Boobytubes are flax filled compresses you warm and place on your sore ducts. If it was anything like Day 3 of Baby 1, I will be needing these puppies.

Ecopiggy Natural Paci: if Baby 2 is a Paci sort, I will FOR SURE ONLY be giving Baby 2 one of these. They just make sense to me. All one piece, safe, chemically free. Nothing but goodness. They even kinda look yummy.

Peppa Bonding Doll: of course. Such a sweet lovey

Babylicious or Grobag lightweight sleep cozy: I know now, I wish I had bought one of these for Baby 1. Then I wouldn’t worry so much about over or under dressing baby for bed, especially since I keep my Babes in bed with me for the first chunk of time.

Bravado nursing underoos: I didn’t buy a single nursing garment. I spent a mint in maternity clothes tho, what was I thinking?!?! After Baby 1 was still nursing strong long after 1 yr old, I kicked myself for not thinking THAT one thru!

Skip Hop Pronto: one of those little portable change pads that fold up into a purse like thing. I got rid of my change surface already. Its sooo much easier to change a wiggly toddler on a lower surface, let alone a newborn! So as opposed to using a towel or receiving blanket, makes sense for when we are out and about as well!

And that thus far is my MUST list. Of course its filled in with all sorts of other doodads and fun cute things!

Sophie the Giraffe

Bunnies by the Baby Bunny Face wrist rattle

Rag Quilt

green to grow bottles if we need bottles

monkeywear stretchy wrap if I feel the need to add another carrier to my ridiculous collection

Web Store now in Full Swing: PHEW!!!

 

Who knew building a webstore could be so intensive!

Perhaps its our exhaustingly large inventory! And our extreme pickyness in what we will offer to the world! Its one thing to bring something into the local store, another to put it out into the world on the web!

Months of preparations, some trial and error, learning curves along the way, I am uber excited to say its raring to GO!

Everytime we get a new product now, I think of the excitement of loading it onto our site and creating its listing!

 

Some of my favorite offerings to you are CURENTLY:

ecopiggy natural rubber pacifiers!

sophie the giraffe (of course)

babywrappers: the one thing I wish I bought myself: never did and now that we’re expecting: plan to ASAP

health pod

babylicious sleep sacks (100% cotton they are!!)

John Deere toys, crazy cute and a local fave.

I could go on and on really.

Pediped Flex! Sales!

Ooo! The new Pediped Flex are here. And they are reallllly cute.

Cuddly Bunny is having a 2$ consignment sale! As well a ton of fall/winter items have moved over into our back sale room.

The Cutest Most Snuggliest Organic Line

 

I took a gander in the store today to see what was new. Marnie introduced me to the NEW Piccolo Bambino ORGANIC line, that we at Cuddly Bunny will now be stocking.

Its crazy cute! Makes me wish I had a snoogly little newborn all over again.

The Piccolo Bambino Essentials are stocked for 6 months and under. These will be the absolute PERFECT gifts for eentsy new babies!!!They are all 100% organic cotton. 
Cuddly Bunny is stocking kimono style outfits, blankets, the sweetest little hooded towels, onesies and a couple other little extras.  The little kimono outfits and other bits are in three colors: blue, pink and cream. And are the softest cotton imaginable.

I am completely in love.Marnie and I became wistful about how sweet it would be to have new babies to snuggle close in the little outfits.  Thankfully (?), we both shook it off, and went off to admire the new things in store for the older kiddies. 

We’ll also be carrying the Piccolo Bambino non-organic line: which includes the snuggliest of snuggly blankets: yum yum.   -Colleen 

Born Free!

Today’s parent is concerned with the realities of the products they use. Many are doign their research and seeking alternatives to the staples on the market. This can be a time consuming and confusing quest! It was once that parent had to search high and low for the needle in the haystack. An alternative to standard plastic bottles largely being one product parents lately have been the most concerned!

Well the day is done, and the bell has rang, Cuddly Bunny happily stocks a wide selection of Born Free™ products!

“BornFree™ items are made of a new, safe, honey-colored plastic called PES (Polymer) that is free of Bisphenol-A.  BornFree™’s special plastic is also more resistant to detergents.

A growing body of evidence suggests that the chemical bisphenol A may leach from bottles and cups made of polycarbonate plastic and that this compound can act as an endocrine disrupter, a substance that mimics human hormones*. The Born Free™ bottles are made of Polyamide PA, a form of nylon, instead of polycarbonate-containing plastic.

Born Free™ also utilizes a proprietary venting system which helps reduce vacuum pressure, which helps eliminate gas and spit up. The venting systems have also been shown to assist in the reduction of risk for middle ear infections (Brown and Magnuson, 2000). These products are dishwasher safe (top rack).

Born Free™ products are endorsed by the Children’s Health Environment Coalition.” -Born Free

Hello world!

Hello World! Welcome to the NEW Cuddly Bunny blog!

We plan to update frequently all of the exciting Cuddly Bunny news! From sales, to exciting product, staff favorite picks, events, community tidbits and pretty much EVERYTHING Cuddly Bunny!