A "sweet" baby gift!

This "sweet" little outfit will make such a cute baby gift. It comes already wrapped up like a lollipop and would make such a great conversation piece at the shower! Love this!

Hatley onsies for girls

Perfect for a little ones first Easter basket!

Picture this!

New frames - perfect for upcoming baby showers and birthdays!

Also, Mother's Day, Father's Day or any day!

Whimsical

Everything about these bags (the fabric, the colors, the animals, those ribbons!) is super cute and just so much fun!

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I could totally see all of these elements being incorporated into a baby's nursery.

Chic Diaper Bags

Today's new mommy needs more than just a big diaper bag to carry all of the baby necessities...

she needs a cute and stylish bag that can be carried just about anywhere.

We can help with that...

These are cute enough to keep around even after the baby outgrows the bag.

Just think about it...the same outer (and inner) material that keeps baby's milk and applesauce from staining the bag will one day keep sand (beach bag) and shampoo (carry-on bag) from messing up the bag. I love it!

Coming Very Soon

We're always looking for new, exciting, useful, inspired and unique items for the shop.

We go to the Market to look for these things, also we listen to our sales reps and pay attention to all of the trends.

More often than not, though, we look first to you for tips about what we need to carry at the shop! So, thanks to suggestions by YOU...these two awesome baby lines will soon be arriving at the shop!

BABYLEGS® -

cute, cute, cute! Legwarmers for babies and kids - especially great for crawlers and potty training kids - socks and tights too.

OH! And they support the Ronald McDonald House and several other very worthy causes!

From their website:

BabyLegs® became a leader in children's fashion when it created a new niche in the market for its original line of children's leg and arm warmers in 2005. Created by a mom to keep her daughter's legs warm while she was diaper free, BabyLegs® leg warmers quickly became a parenting essential because of their utility, practicality, and stylish appeal. In the fall of 2009, BabyLegs® expanded into children's hosiery with the introduction of baby socks and girls tights.

BabyLegs® legwarmers have been well celebrated; BabyLegs® was awarded the 2007 Best New Brand Earnie Award by Earnshaw's Magazine, a leading trade publication, for "Excellence in Children's Wear Design", and again awarded an Earnie in 2008 for "Excellence in Children's Hosiery." Most recently, BabyLegs® leg warmers were voted "Best Shower Gift" by readers of Pregnancy and Newborn Magazine. "The Original. Like you.," BabyLegs® strives to be a leader in all endeavors, from community outreach to synergistic partnerships.

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WUBBANUB -

a pacifier and lovie all in one - two of baby's favorite things combined - also solves the "missing pacifier" problem once and for all.

And country singer Dierks Bentley (and daddy to Baby Evie) is a big fan of Wubbanubs and even wrote a song about them that he sings to his daughter!

From their website:

Necessity is the mother of invention... A mother's love for her fussy child sparked inventiveness and ingenuity to create a revolutionary product which has been soothing baby's fussy time for over 10 years. Every parent will agree that they would do just about anything to soothe their crying child. Most parents also have their own "crying baby" horror stories which seemed to test their very sanity. The "Original" WubbaNub was created to solve a common dilemma most young families face.

The Birth of WubbaNub... They say "necessity is the mother of invention " and for Carla Schneider, it was an absolute necessity that she soothe her infant baby on their first vacation as a family. What was supposed to be a relatively relaxing, blissful time was replaced with non-stop fussing and crying. After an entire night of the ever-persistent "missing pacifier syndrome", Carla knew she needed to take matters into her own hands. She found the hotel sewing kit and took her baby's favorite soft plush toy and sewed the pacifier right onto it. Thus, a happy ending for the Schneider family's vacation and the birth of the first WubbaNub!

The luv for WubbaNub... Although pacifiers have been a family staple for numerous years, Carla's patented concept turned out to be a truly innovative improvement. Moms recognized the peaceful tranquility their children received and spread the word along to others. That word quickly spread to hospitals, who quickly recognized the products unique benefits. the slight weight of the plush animal keeps the pacifier in place near the baby. It also provides comfort and makes it so much easier for the baby to grasp and manipulate the pacifier themselves. Which means fewer bouncing, rolling and lost pacifiers and less rooting around in the stroller, crib or bag to find where the pacifier went.

WubbaNub has crated a reputation in the parenting and children's industry for being dedicated to nurturing babies in the safest, healthiest way possible. Over the last decade, WubbaNubs have been sold nationwide, converting a majority into die-hard fans because "once you go Wub, everything else is just a pacifier".

Even though Carla's children are not WubbaNub users anymore, her core philosophy to create products that she would feel safe giving them still holds true. WubbaNub strives to surpass the strictest codes and governmental regulations that ensure it is offering the best and safest WubbaNub products possible.

I'll keep you posted about the new lines that we're bringing into the shop and about when the Wubbanubs and BabyLegs start arriving. Stay tuned! And thanks again for your suggestions...keep 'em coming!

Are you done with your Christmas shopping yet?

Yeah, me neither! But enough about me...I have an awesome big brother who does all my "not covered by the shop" shopping for me!

Below I've listed just a couple of ideas to maybe jump start your desire to finish up the last of the shopping to be done!

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Don't forget about our free gift wrapping

...that we can have everything wrapped and ready for you when you arrive

...our wish lists

...our great gift recommendations

...our direct connection to Santa (well, you know!)

...that we can help you do secret shopping even while the kids are in the store

...and we'll be open until the last customer leaves on Christmas Eve!

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Now for those gift ideas...

There are some for boys and for girls of almost every age! Just call us if you see anything you like and want to know more about!

Shop McMinnville first! Shop Ashley's Attic very first!

Comfy babies

You know that Ashley's Attic is the place to come to get unique baby gifts. Yeah, yeah, we have the classics...blankets, gowns, stuffed animals and baby books...but there is soooo much more in store for you when you come into the shop! When you're shopping for the hip and modern mommy...you want something really super special!

Just another example...

Babies love these soft and cushion-y rugs! and really, who can blame them? I want one big enough for me! These are great for tummy time, for naps, to lay on hard floors, or just as a really cute wall hanging or decoration in baby's room. We have monkeys, giraffes, pink and blue bears and lambs. These are the best shower gifts...we've gotten so many rave reviews from new mommies!

GREAT Expectations

We've had these bracelets for awhile but I've never posted about them.

I think they are so cute...nine bracelets each with a charm on it that has a blessing for the baby. These are great for new mommies who just found out they are expecting, for the new mommy who just gave birth, for a new grandma, etc. etc. They make great gifts and a great keepsake. They come in blue or pink and are really pretty with crystal and silver beading.

Change is STRANGE

I love finding unique gift items for kids that nobody else has! I also love companies that understand that and try to create just that sort of stuff!

So, I found this line of books at Market and just fell in love!

The line is called Change is Strange and all the books focus on dealing with big changes happening in the lives of little ones.

With titles like "No More Pacifier", "Mommy and Daddy are Going on a Trip", "My First Day of School", "We're Having a Baby" and "We're Moving"...they cover almost every 'rite of passage' that a little one has to go through!

The books have bright colors and really vivid illustrations...I just know the kids will love them!

The company also makes 'survival kits' with the same titles. They contain the book along with some other "coping supplies".

I think these will make great gifts for the kids.

I really wish that I had known about these books when my Chalee had to give up her pacifier (she called it her tootoo)...I'm pretty sure the emotional scarring was deep. You read about it in this post...they told her that the dog had eaten it but I'm pretty sure she was convinced that Jordin Tootoo from the Predators had a little something to do with it! I could have read her the book and calmed her nerves maybe!