The Mom-Created Lil Baby Cakes is a one-of-a-kind site for purchasing handmade, made in the USA baby gifts, including the absolutely amazing “Diaper Cake”. I’ve been having so much fun just browsing the site, wishing I had a friend about to have a baby shower so that I would have an excuse to buy a diaper cake and some of the great Baby Gifts! Lil Baby Cakes has a charming collection of gifts for baby girls and boys as well as neutral gifts for expectant parents who are waiting to be “surprised”. Some of the gifts available include super-soft Gund teddy bears, “Satineesnugs” which are soft blankets combined with a stuffed animal, and “Big Brother” or “Big Sister” photo albums to help siblings feel special.

“WOW” your guests at a baby shower by purchasing any of the centerpieces at Lil Baby Cakes, which would also make incredible Baby Shower Gifts. Made from real, usable Pampers Swaddlers diapers and the highest quality baby products from Burt’s Bees and Johnson & Johnson, each “diaper cake” is assembled by hand in a completely smoke- and pet-free studio. Each tier of the “cake” is made of the diapers, plus additional items tied to the sides, topped with a stuffed animal. The more tiers the cake has, the more diapers and other baby items it has. There’s a cake design to fit most any shower theme, including classic Winnie the Pooh, and even diaper cakes meant for baby showers for a mom expecting twins. To give you an idea, here’s what comes in the Lil Garden Party 4-Tier Diaper Cake:

* Approximately 70 Pampers Brand Swaddlers Diapers
* Baby Gund Teddy Bear Named Puddin
* 2 Luxury washcloths
* Johnson and Johnson baby shampoo, baby wash, baby lotion, baby powder
* 4 oz. coordinating bottle
* Embellishments to enhance the garden

This cake is approximately 12 inches wide x 18 inches tall. Each Lil’ Baby Cake comes beautifully wrapped with premium ribbon, bow & white tulle - ready for giving.

Don’t let the price of Diaper Cakes stop you from considering them, if you think about purchasing each of those items individually, plus putting them together, I think the prices seem reasonable (especially for me, the least crafty person ever.) If three people would have spent about $50.00 each anyway, they can pool that money towards one spectacular diaper cake that will be sure to be the hit of the baby shower plus give the new parents items they can really use right away!

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When Kristen from Motherhood Uncensored invited me to this virtual baby shower for our friends Mrs. Chicken, Chicky Chicky Baby, and Her Bad Mother, I got a little teary, I did. I haven’t been to an actual baby shower in years, and the only bad thing about a virtual one is that I don’t get to give each of them my favorite baby gift, which is a soft teddy bear completely dressed in baby clothes. They’ll each just have to close their eyes and image it, just like I’ll close my eyes and pretend I’m playing “baby bingo” and “guess what kind of baby food this glop on the paper plate is”.

My gift to each of them is to debunk the worst advice I ever got while pregnant with my second child. And then, I’ll tell you about the great door prizes you can win from the host of the shower, Cool Mom Picks and Better than a Playdate!

By far, the worst thing I have ever heard anyone say to a woman pregnant with her second child is “ooooh, your first child is going to be so JEALOUS. He/she is going to HATE the baby! Watch out he/she doesn’t try to KILL THE BABY IN IT’S SLEEP!!”. All right, so that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but there does seem to be this general feeling that the first child will automatically be jealous of the second. I’m here to assure you that this is not, in fact, always the case.

Ryan was 26 months old when Nathan was born. For a long time, it was like having two babies. My diaper bag was stuffed with two sizes of diapers, the whole tub of wipes, sippy cups, bottles, two sizes of clothing in case of accidents, two sets of blankies and lovies and oh my GAH. How did I ever manage to leave the house?! At first, Ryan didn’t really pay much attention to Nathan, except to come running to find me anytime Nathan so much as mewled, saying “Mama! Babeee cwying! Babeeee cwying!” He also felt the need to point out crying babies everywhere we went, and I had to reassure him that the other baby’s Mother was right there and everything would be okay. It was sweet, really.

Because we had a small house, we moved Ryan out of the crib and into a twin bed and put Nathan in the crib, in the same room. I am convinced that Nathan woke up crying far less than Ryan had simply because Nathan wasn’t alone in the room. And once he was big enough to climb out of the crib, I would go in their room in the morning and find Nathan had crawled into bed with Ryan and was fast asleep. Once Nathan started walking and interacting, Ryan picked right up on his playmate potential, and soon the two of them were a little team, playing together, eating together, watching cartoons together. There was never any jealousy on Ryan’s part, ever.

So my dears, please don’t listen to the ass-vice givers who will try to tell you that your first child is doooomed to hate the new baby. Help your older child feel important about their new role as big sister, play up the fact that you are now a TEAM, that everyone is important and needs to HELP. And whatever you think you need to leave the house now, take twice as much.

You can play along too and enter to win some kick-ass gifts courtesy of Cool Mom Picks. Write a post sharing the worst advice you ever got, and send your link to motherbumper@mac.com by Sunday, May 4, along with the name or number of the gift basket you want if you win in your email. Your post will be shared on Better Than A Playdate and three posts will be chosen at random to win one of these gift baskets:

#1 Her Bad Basket ($200 + Value!)

* Rowdy News Scoop Bag
* Puj Baby Sling
* Bla Bla Bird Rattle
* Belly Ups (2 sets)
* BOOB Nursing Dress (size Large)
* Pedipeds Boys (12-18 months)

#2 Mrs. Chicky’s Chick Basket ($250 + Value)

* O Yikes! Diaper Bag (Magenta/Orange/Brown)
* My Turtle Baby Nursing Cover (pink)
* Pedipeds Girls (6-12 months)
* Pink Oopc Bib
* Zutano Snapsuit in Floral (12 months)
* Bella Tunno Bib (pink/black)
* Flower Child Poetry DVD
* B Delicious Onesie
* Bink Link Paci Clip

#3 Chicken, Cheese, or Whatever Else You Want ($200 + Value)

* $100 Credit for Gift Certificate of your choice from Leverage, that you can use at any of dozens of shops including Amazon, Home Depot, Macy’s and Bath and Body Works
* “Love Life” Hand stamped Concentric Circles Necklace by Lisa Leonard
* Mominatrix T-Shirt
* Crystalyn Kae Vegan Leather Clutch in Green

Seriously, that is AWESOME. Each Mama is also getting a $25 donation made to the charity of their choice through Johnson’s Global Charity. You can also stop by Better than a Playdate to grab the code for the cute baby shower button up there at the top of the page if you want to use it on your own post. Congratulations, HBM, Chicky, and Mrs. Chicken!! You’ll be just as awesome at parenting two babies as you are at parenting one

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