gifts for new moms

I have always loved giving photos as gifts for everything from Father's Day to birthdays. Really, what's better having the luck to capture a perfect moment, then having someone special enough to share it with. So I am crushing on Pictli …

I like to think of myself as a pretty relaxed mom so I haven't really considered all those wearable baby monitors on the market right now. Let's just say I have been known to let the baby sleep in her wet diaper all night long or staying…

For the dad who has everything, you can't go wrong with Father's Day photo gifts, especially when they come from the kids. Lately I've gotten completely hooked on photo wall decals as the best new way to display my photos, because they d…

This might be shocking to hear, but some moms just don't love sentimental jewelry. Insert audible gasp here! I'm actually one of them -- or at least the more traditional stuff isn't quite my speed -- and that's why it makes me so happy w…

If you've got a mom-on-the-go to shop for this Mother's Day, we're so excited that in curating our favorite personalized Mother's Day gifts , we found these cool custom photo laptop sleeves at Snupped. You can choose standard MacBook Air…

There are any number of baby books and memory journals out there for new parents, but none I couldn't put down, before it was even filled in. Until I saw The Geek Baby Book by Tim Mucci. Right from the first chapter, in which the author …

I've been in Las Vegas for the last few days at the International Consumer Electronics Show, and even though the show doesn't officially start until today, we've already been privy to some amazing CES 2015 press previews that I assure yo…

Next up in our Holiday Tech Gift guide series, we've put together some awesome gifts for the fitness fans in your life: The very coolest of the cool fitness tech gadgets to help someone achieve those lofty goals -- even if the first goal…

These days, you can't swing a USB cable a foot without knocking over at least 40 different Bluetooth wireless speakers . And that's just the good ones. Thanks to Cool Mom Tech, I've been lucky enough to try out a lot of these same speake…

The Novogratz family is back, and since I'm a fan of their accessible but eclectic decorating style , I like that they're continuing their quest for colorful world design domination with a new line of modern custom photo gifts that shoul…

Remember the old days when a Bluetooth speaker was just some ugly but fascinating little thing that was cool simply because it used Bluetooth in the first place? No more. We're starting to see designer audio collaborations like the Novog…

If you have checked out our recent post on the Kid Lid Keyboard cover (and why we're all pining for one), then you well know of our foibles of balancing a world of children in a world of technology. So I had to giggle when I came across …

Instagram photos are fun, but staring at them on your little smartphone or tablet screen can only give you so much joy. That's why we're always on the lookout for cool professional photo printing services and unique photo gifts that let …

We obviously have a thing for geeky baby gifts around here, probably because we have a growing number of friends who are proud to let their geek flags fly. And now we've found an adorable baby gift for gamers that we can add to the list:…

When I saw the Baby Brezza Formula Pro on Cool Mom Picks awhile back, I wished that the Keurig-like formula maker had been around when my littles were still hitting the bottle. And clearly so do thousands of you! Well, now it's available…

We have covered more than our fair share of awesome diaper bags at Cool Mom Picks and laptop cases right here, but a bag that does double duty may be a first. The Courage Backpack from TWELVElittle has room for all of the baby stuff you …

I'm laughing. I can't help it. A mute button pacifier . The perfect geeky baby gift. Yes, of course pacifiers have many expert-proven benefits about self-soothing and sleep and lalalalala. But let's be honest, when you're a new parent yo…

I'm not a scrapbooker, journaler, or preserver of much beyond Instagram and Facebook, but I love the new Highlights of Your Life baby journal book created by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Sara Gillingham. In my own baby books, my children loo…

As a first-time new mom, I didn't have a baby monitor myself. At first I worried a lot about my son while he slept; I checked on him constantly, which meant I didn't sleep much. Of course I eventually learned that he was fine and I could…

Nearly against my will, I am charmed by this #adorbs baby onesie on Etsy from Labor of Love, a small shop out of San Francisco. It's just so....zeitgeist-y. The organic hashtag baby onesie is hand screen printed with the perfect message …

I love the motto that forward-thinking tech companies seem to be using with great frequency these days: Always in beta. However even if your company is your "baby" it's not exactly your baby. Which is who really, truly is in beta. The Be…

I've never been much of a watch-wearer, and more of us are in the same boat, using our smart phones to tell time. And yet, once you're a new parent, so much revolves around time: how long has the baby been sleeping? Is it time for a diap…