Dear Jackie Ashton,

Your Baby Brain app for iPod is the best idea in the world. I know, because I also thought of it. Deep in the weeds with a sick 11-mo-old, I wished that I had an easier way to document naps, dinners and diaper changes. I actually asked app developer and tech whiz Jonathan Wegener if he had heard of one that did all that, with the touch of a button. It seemed so necessary.

There’s good news and bad news. The application of my dreams exists! For the cheaper-than-any-other-baby-gear price of $4.99 moms can “track feedings, diapers and sleep with ease.” To say this is pure baby goodness is an understatement. But sadly for G1 users, it doesn’t exist for Android.

Jackie, my little Fred is an app-loving angel. Toddler Lock (review and link via Androideka) is her fave. Please help her continue to have the coolest tools – and cure MUB’s baby brain – by creating Baby Brain for Android!

I must run now, need to jot down baby’s last diarrhea incident on the back of an envelope. Help a girl out? And keep doing what you’re doing, your Clueless Dad contest (happening now) is a hoot.

Your biggest fan,

Shannon

The best app ever invented says MUB.

We have a houseguest, and she brought two darling infant outfits from Denmark! The hip and trendy brand Smafolk creates wearable design, with graphics worthy of gracing even the most discerning of tots. I can’t wait to put Fred in the onesie, with its cuter than usual kitties on a fuschia background. Noticing a blog trend? It’s true: this is my second pink and green recommendation. My former debutante soul has a schoolgirl crush on this perfect pairing, but who wouldn’t heart it seeing this:

The other two-piece outfit sports the Smafolk signature apple, which has fans from Japan to Great Britain fighting over bright sheets, rain gear and basics. We dig the stretchy fabric and punchy contrast trim:

Freddie’s first play date featured gorgeous food from Boerum Hill’s newest temple of yum, Brooklyn Fare. Celery root remoulade and raw broccoli slaw were popular with carnivores and vegetarians alike. The curried chicken salad with almonds was a huge hit. The basket of scones was great, featuring both savory and sweet varieties. Conveniently, the prepared foods are just part of the offerings, with a full upscale grocery and roses for $2.99 a bunch I was able to pull together a darling buffet with just one stop. 

The next day we hit another Brooklyn hot spot, the Red Hook soccer fields. For us summer starts with ’soccer tacos’ and we take all of our out of town visitors there. Featured on Anthony Bourdain’s show, and located across the street from Ikea, there aren’t enough adjectives to describe how fun and delicious choosing from Guatamalan, El Salvadoran, and Honduran vendors can be. I’m a pupusa, roasted corn and horchata kind of girl, but everything from deceptively simple tacos to the ceviche is recommended. Fred loves pupusas too (she should since I ate a pile of them while pregnant).

Can’t get to Brooklyn? Your modern baby can enjoy the best of the borough with Happy Baby baby cereals and frozen meals. Full of probiotics, recommended by Dr. Sears, and with phthalate-free packaging, these appealing foods were  created by moms as a strong choice for mothers who would love to puree fresh foods (confession: I have a baby puree cookbook I’ve NEVER EVEN OPENED) but just can’t find the time. As if you need a bonus? For each box or container of Happy Baby baby food you buy, Project Peanut Butter is able to feed one child in Malawi for one day.

You go Pure Digital Flip UltraHD camera! I chose it primarily because of the ability to switch from its own power pack to AA batteries (this busy mom won’t charge it regularly), and it’s been ready to go every time I’ve needed it. The FlipShare program it comes with is intuitive enough for those of us with ‘baby brain’ to easily master. The toughest part was exporting and creating a file under 2 MB to post, but I think that will come more easiy with practice. Below Freddie welcomes a new friend.

You can also use it to create snapshots. Frederica kicks back in Xhilaration by Target. Mummy wears Miguelina.