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Brought to you by our definitive 2008 Holiday Gift Guide, may we present THANKSGIVING SWAG!  It’s a collection of our Favorite Things to get you and your little ones merrily through your travels this Holiday Season, valued at over $500!!!

Over the river and through the woods…oh if it were just that easy! It’s more like stuck in traffic and delayed flights and wiggly little behinds! The most traveled holiday of the year is upon us, but don’t start pulling your hair out just yet! We have put together a list of items that are sure to keep your child safe and happy for your Thanksgiving travels and beyond! Whether you are loading up the minivan or traipsing everything but the kitchen sink to the airport, your trip will go smoothly with some of our Favorite Things for travel in hand!

Don’t walk out the door until you have packed this Favorite of ours! The Fisher Price Kid Tough DVD Player! A real DVD player designed for kids. Your child can drop this thing as many times as their clumsy (yet adorable) little hands allow and it keeps on going! Our favorite part about this DVD player… the anti-skip protection! Don’t worry about any turbulence or wiggly bottoms disturbing your little sweetie’s entertainment! And talk about versatile, it even plays CDs, too! Our SWAG giveaway includes the Accessories Kit and since we know that you can’t have the hottest new thing without a hot bag to carry it in, the carrying case is coming your way too!

“Can I take a picture of the turkey, Mommy?” If that sentence makes you cringe, then you need our next FAVORITE THING! I know when my little shutter bug wants to take pictures with my digital camera it’s a near meltdown, for both of us. But with their own Fisher Price Kid Tough Digital Camera in hand, cringe no more! This is a real digital camera that’s tough enough and easy enough for kids to use all by themselves. Your child will be so proud to be the Thanksgiving photographer and you will be proud of yourself for making this one of your Favorite Things!  Click here to see a great video review of both these products by Dallas Fox 4 / KDFW .

Whatever you do, do not get even close to an airport without the Trunki!! At 3.8 pounds this ride-on (yes, I said ride-on!) suitcase for kids is a necessary part of your jet-setting family! Your kids can pack all their favorite things , sit on and ride their own luggage while the carry-on size makes it easy to carry and store in overhead luggage compartments. Not only is this amazing product convenient and a steal at only $39.99-$59.99 (or less!) (Click Here to purchase), the ingenious makers of Trunki have safety covered too! It has a built in soft rim to prevent little fingers from getting caught while shutting the case AND it has designed stabilizers to prevent children from easily falling off. We LOVE that!

So you’ve got your Trunki in tow and have made it to your gate. But what about that annoying car seat that you had to schlep through the airport! With your carry-on in one arm and the car seat awkwardly in the other, it’s a nightmare! No more! CARES is an innovative child restraint designed specifically for aviation use for children age 1 and older who weigh between 22 and 44 pounds. It weighs just one pound and fits into a 6″ bag! That’s right, girls, you can be safe and stylish because it will easily fit in your handbag! CARES is simple to install, and FAA approved. Click here to purchase for just $74.95 (or less)! What could be better? Safe, easy, fits in your handbag…a frequent flyer mommy’s dream!

Dance your way through your trip with the best of children’s music singing in your ears! The soundtrack for your journey will be fun, upbeat and jazzy with Kinderjazz’s new CD “The One For Me” (Click here to purchase) and really rockin’ with The Jimmies new CD “Make Your Own Someday” (Click here to purchase).

We hope you have a fantastic Thanksgiving filled with family, friends and your Favorite Things!

To enter check out our 2008 Holiday Gift Guide and tell us your Favorite product AND what you love about it!  You may enter once per email address per day as usual and EXTRA ENTRIES are available as always for blogging about us, referring new confirmed subscribers, and/or adding our HOLIDAY BUTTON (found on the top right of this page) to your blog or website.  Just leave a comment telling us how you earned that extra entry (plus any relevant info like your blog address or referral’s email address).  Please do leave separate comments for each, as your comments are your actual entries. All entries must be received by Monday, December 1st at midnight, PST.  Winner will be chosen from the comments posted and our subscription list on Tuesday via random.org. Winner will be fetched using Prizey.net.  CLICK HERE to subscribe, giving yourself an extra entry every week automatically for ALL of our fabulous giveaways!!!

This week we’re swagging one lucky reader with our Favorite Car Seat - The Recaro Young Sport!  It’s a $330 value, so let’s make those comments really good for our friends at Recaro:)!!!  We really appreciate such a great gift for you, our fabulous readers, and we know Recaro will really appreciate your feedback!!!

To enter, go to www.RecaroKids.com and take a look at their products. THEN simply comment on this post saying what you love most about the products, their website or the company.

You may enter once per email address per day as usual and EXTRA ENTRIES are available as always for blogging about us, referring new confirmed subscribers, and/or adding our button to your blog or website. Just leave a comment telling us how you earned that extra entry (plus any relevant info like your blog address or referral’s email address).  Please do leave separate comments for each, as your comments are your actual entries.

So did you think we’d leave you hanging last week with our Favorite Infant Car Seat?  Were you asking yourself just WHAT you would do after 1 year, 30 inches or 30 pounds…whichever came first?  You know we would never leave you in a spot like that!  We have the perfect follow up to last week’s review for you.  Our Favorite Car Seat - The Recaro Young Sport!!!

The Recaro Young Sport really is perfection in a car seat.  The ideas and comforts behind it are something that we feel every parent can relate to and something that we would all naturally want for our children - the absolute best in both safety and comfort.

The Young Sport is seriously THE safest car seat on the market today.  It is fully equipped with every possible safety feature, exceeding all mandated safety regulations worldwide, and even figuring in a few of their own!  One of these, our Favorite, is the side impact protection that the seat provides.  Not many car seats for our toddlers and older kids offer this at all, though it really does provide SO much more necessary protection!!!

After taking our time researching and then looking over this seat it is actually quite upsetting that the majority of our car seats fall so SO short of the extra protections that the Recaro products offer!  These are our kids lives we’re talking about here!  Also, it’s not a matter of buying the most expensive seat on the market, or the one that is said to be the best.  Go look in many of your cars and you’ll see just the one that we’re talking about - yes that one - NO side impact protection at all and wasn’t it priced out at around $300 or more???  Yup.  That’s the one.  In our opinion, not even half the product that the Recaro is, just based on safety alone.  Here’s a fun little fact too - Recaro, a German company, has built its reputation on the seats that they make for race cars!  You know that they know their stuff when the boys at Monte Carlo and Indianapolis trust their lives to the protection that Recaro offers.  We rest our case!

Rest?  Comfort?  Recaro!!!  Without question, the Young Sport is also the most comfortable car seat available too!  The side impact protection not only protects that cute little noggin, but also prevents it from slouching down if your little sweetie gets a little sleepy!  How many times have you propped that little head up in the other car seat?  No more!  Rest assured that it’s all been taken care of.

The padding is so soft and cushy and the fabric is an ultra-soft microfiber that feels like silk velvet!  It resists staining and cleans up incredibly well too as the cover comes apart in sections so you don’t have to disassemble the whole thing to take care of a mess.  (TIME SAVER!!!)

Want more?  Seriously???  What if in addition to being the safest, most comfortable, softest, easiest to clean, what if after all that it actually had a recline feature?  Well it does just that.  This feature was the sprinkles on the icing on the cupcake for us!  When your little angel falls asleep, not only is he or she not going to wake up with the normal “I slept in my car seat” stiff neck, it can be a more restful sleep being reclined a little!

The Recaro Young Sport comes in four great colors and retials at just over $300 but we found it on our Favorite online source Amazon.com for only $249.95 and even SHIPS FOR FREE!!!  It has a very unique height adjustment so that it grows with your child and is an excellent choice for any child weighing between 20 and 80 pounds.  Quite a range, right?!?!  Check out www.RecaroKids.com for more info or CLICK HERE to purchase.

Without further ado, we would like to present to you, our FABULOUS readers our Definitive 2008 Holiday Gift Guide!  Please check it out and stay tuned over the next 6 weeks for some of our best HOLIDAY SWAG ALERTS ever as well as many EXCLUSIVE discounts, tips and tricks!!!  Please make sure to sign our guest book, too, at the bottom of the page, and tell us what you think!

Happy Holidays from your Favorite Elves!!!

This week we’re swagging one lucky reader with Peg Perego’s Limited Edition Primo Viaggio SIP 30-30 in Paloma!  It’s a $330 value, so let’s make those comments really good for our friends at Peg:)!!!  We really appreciate such a great gift for you, our fabulous readers, and we know Peg Perego will really appreciate your feedback!!!

To enter, go to PegPerego.com and take a look at their products. THEN simply comment on this post saying what you love most about the products, their website or the company.

You may enter once per email address per day as usual and EXTRA ENTRIES are available as always for blogging about us, referring new confirmed subscribers, and/or adding our button to your blog or website. Just leave a comment telling us how you earned that extra entry (plus any relevant info like your blog address or referral’s email address).  Please do leave separate comments for each, as your comments are your actual entries.

We have searched high and low for months for the BEST infant car seat that we can recommend to you, our fabulous readers.  It absolutely had to be the safest option available for your little one.  First things first, right?  It also had to be beautiful and made of the best possible materials to keep everyone looking fabulous.  It needed to be très luxe of course, and definitely made to last.  DRUMROLL PLEASE!!!  Welcome Peg Perego’s Primo Viaggio SIP 30-30 in Paloma!!!

The Primo Viaggio has been around for a long time, but the new model has much better features like side impact protection, the ability to secure your little one on the go up until he or she is 30 pounds, 30 inches, or one year old…whichever comes first.  That gives some peace of mind since most infant seats expire at just over 20 pounds, yet it is strongly recommended that your baby be in a rear-facing seat until they are a full year old.  For some children in the higher percentile range for weight or length, this can present some problems, or at least some lapses in car seat positioning… or something like that!  It’s irrelevant though now since with the Primo Viaggio SIP 30-30 lets you not have to worry about that.

What are the really special details, might you ask?  Our Favorites are the fact that you can adjust the straps without having to re-thread the straps, it’s ok to use without the base, and the choice in textiles definitely qualifies it under ‘très luxe’ as mentioned before.

The strap adjustment is so smooth and SO much better than having to re-thread the whole thing.  No offense men, but we just had to wonder if this was a mom’s idea.  BRILLIANT!

As nice as the Peg Perego bases are, and they TRULY are, sometimes you just wish you could go without and still be super safe, right?  Times like when you travel, are stuck in a rental car just for the day, etc…  It would be nicer to not have to uninstall and reinstall the base and just go solo with only the seat.  YOU CAN with the Primo Viaggio!  They also sell additional bases too for the second car or grandma and grandpa’s car.

The Primo Viaggio comes in many different colors and fabrics, but our favorite by far is their limited edition  ‘Paloma’.  (Can anyone say ‘Made in Italy’?!?!)  It’s a smooth, comfortable and extremely durable faux leather that isn’t sticky at all, but soft and comfy for baby.  It cleans so incredibly well!!!  It really is amazing and seems virtually indestructible.  It won’t stain, fade, tear, get that ‘washed’ look, etc…  It is superb.  Safety is always first with a car seat, but this luxurious touch is a very close second for us.  It also features ‘Confort Dry’ Microfiber Fabric (the black SIP insert) which is breathable and ultra soft on baby’s sensitive skin.  Bravo Peg!

Please check out www.PegPeregoUSA.com for more info or CLICK HERE to purchase through Amazon, which is the best price we found anywhere at only $289.99 down from the retail price of $329.99, PLUS it qualifies for FREE SHIPPING:)!!!

Congratulations to Beth G., commenter #119 who won though an EXTRA ENTRY gained by placing our button on her blog!  Go Beth!  You’ll have your super luxe Kensington Playmat from Plain Mary in no time!

Please check back soon for more of the absolute best just for you, and of course more great SWAG ALERTS coming right up where you too can win!  We’ll be posting this week’s SWAG in just a little while so check back soon and good luck!!!

This week we’re swagging one lucky reader with Plain Mary’s signature piece, a Kensington Play Mat of your choice! Yes you read that right, it’s their hottest item and the one loved by all of the celebrities from Jennifer Garner to Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Lopez!!!

To enter, go to www.PlainMary.com and take a look at their products. THEN simply comment on this post saying what you love most about the products or the company. NEW RULES IN EFFECT - no more email entries, thanks!

Our friends at Plain Mary really do appreciate your feedback, so write like they’re reading it because they will:)! (Being able to give these fabulous companies your valuable thoughts as consumers is SUCH a great improvement to our site, don’t you think?!?!)

You may enter once per email address per day as usual and EXTRA ENTRIES are available as always for blogging about us, referring new confirmed subscribers, and/or adding our button to your blog or website. Just leave a comment telling us how you earned that extra entry, and please do leave separate comments for each, as your comments are your actual entries.

All entries must be received by Monday, November 3rd at midnight, PST. Winner will be chosen from the comments posted and our subscription list on Tuesday via random.org. Winner will be fetched using Prizey.net. CLICK HERE to subscribe, giving yourself an extra entry every week automatically!!! Click HERE to return to www.BloggyGiveaways.com.

Why “SUPER”? Because this week’s SWAG ALERT truly is!!! We’re swagging one lucky reader with the entire Organic Crib Mattress and Accessories line from Netto Collection! Yes you read that right, all 4 pieces valued at over $700!!!

To enter, go to www.NettoCollection.com and take a look at their products. THEN simply comment on this post saying what you love most about the products or the company.  NEW RULES IN EFFECT - no more email entries, thanks!

Our friends at Netto really do appreciate your feedback, so write like they’re reading it because they will:)! (Being able to give these fabulous companies your valuable thoughts as consumers is SUCH a great improvement to our site, don’t you think?!?!)

You may enter once per email address per day as usual and EXTRA ENTRIES are available as always for blogging about us, referring new confirmed subscribers, and/or adding our button to your blog or website. Just leave a comment telling us how you earned that extra entry, and please do leave separate comments for each, as your comments are your actual entries.

All entries must be received by Monday, October 27th at midnight, PST. Winner will be chosen from the comments posted and our subscription list on Tuesday via random.org. Winner will be fetched using Prizey.net.  CLICK HERE to subscribe, giving yourself an extra entry every week automatically!!!  Click HERE to return to www.BloggyGiveaways.com.

To win your very own ERGO Baby Carrier valued at $105, visit their website and email us with what you love most about their super innovative line of products. Email swag@bellazizasfavorites.com with ”ERGO SWAG” in the subject line.

All entries must be received by Monday, October 13th at midnight, PST. You may enter once per email address per day. Winner will be chosen on Tuesday via random.org. Winner will be fetched using Prizey.net.

EXTRA ENTRIES are available for subscribing to our blog, blogging about us on your blog, referring any new confirmed  subscribers AND/OR adding our button to your blog too!  Just send separate email for every extra entry to swag@bellazizasfavorites.com letting us know what you did for yours and we’ll make sure to count them!

We are so excited about this week’s review of the ERGO Baby Carrier! It is a complete solution and does so much for only one product! It is extremely versatile, works for a broad range of ages and is so incredibly well-made that it will actually last through this broad range of ages a few times over!

Don’t just take our word for it either.  Julia Roberts and her baby boy Henry love theirs!  ERGO makes a great line of organic carriers now too, which was Julia’s pick, just FYI.

How many different functions can the ERGO actually handle? How many pieces of baby gear can it lighten your load?  Let’s see. With the ERGO HandsFree System you can leave the stroller and diaper bag at home for once. Amazing, right?!?!  You can also wear it on your front, back or even on your hip! It is really easy to breastfeed in too, even having that great little hood that makes a fabulous fixed nursing cover.  Also you can forget purchasing a sling, wrap, infant carrier, toddler carrier, etc…  The ERGO is all of these!  It will take you some time to grow out of too since it is completely intended to be used from birth up to 40 pounds, but has been tested for up to 90!!!  They recommend using it for as long as you and your child are comfortable.  How easy is that?!?

We love the accessories too!  ERGO offers an Infant Insert, a fabulous Backpack and a Front Pouch which we absolutely love.  They really contribute so much to the overall functionality of the system.  Use the Backpack as a clip on diaper bag!  Store your cell phone, credit card and some cash in the Front Pouch and leave your purse at home!  Keep your tiny sweetie snug and cozy with the Infant Insert!  They all work marvelously with the ERGO Carrier and you are sure to love them as much as we do.

The ERGO Baby Carrier’s incredibly ergonomic design supports a correct sitting position for the baby’s hip, pelvis and spine growth. It also effectively disperses most of the baby’s weight between the hips and thighs, which helps to eliminate compression of the spine when hanging by the crotch, which most other baby carrier designs require. The ERGO also balances the baby’s weight to parents’ hips and shoulders too, effectively alleviating physical stress on mommy and daddy…Yayee!!!

Visit www.ergobabycarriers.com for more information and to order your own.  The ERGO Baby Carrier retails at $105 and the ERGO Organic Carrier retails at $120.

Hatley is one of our absolute Favorites for that indispensable genre of clothing that might not fall into the extraordinary every time, but that none of us can live without…Everyday Clothes!  Hatley’s new colors and patterns for this fall are beautiful and so much fun!  They are of course in keeping with their Nature theme, apples, horses, dinosaurs, the ever popular moose, and this time around there’s even some alien action!

Hatley’s new backpacks and lunch totes are pretty impressive.  They of course are made with the high quality that we would expect form all things labeled Hatley, but they spare no expense in the design and production departments!  It’s so great when something works and functions as well as it looks, right?!?!  That’s typically Hatley!

The backpack is very roomy without being oversized, and makes great use of its’ compartments.  The lunch tote fits very neatly inside too!  The zippers are made for kid-use and the canvas that they are constructed of is absolutely made for loads of loads and multiple washings.  We love the apple print the most but were a little concerned as it is mostly white…hmmm…SCOTCHGUARD, GIRLS!  It works fabulously and will keep people in wonder and amazement of how you could be that good to keep your little sweetie in a white backpack that always looks new!

The Lunch Tote is fabulous too and makes a great little travel cooler as well if your set hasn’t reached school age yet.  Again, it washes quite well and you can keep it looking new forever with a little Scotchguard.  The inside is lined in plastic, and there’s an elastic tether to keep things from bouncing around inside.

The Backpacks are $30 and the Lunch Totes are $20 and are available to ship immediately.  Check them out online to browse or place your order, CLICK HERE or on the button below to see their website.  All items ship from Canada, so give a little extra time for shipping.

Also, stay tuned for our upcoming reviews of their fabulous new outerwear collections including matching Rain Essentials (raincoats, rain boots, and the weetest little umbrellas you’ve ever seen) and Snow Essentials (fluffy snow jackets, snow pants and matching snow boots fit for the Canadian cold!).  They are all absolutely adorable!!!

Yes, it’s finally here!  After months of waiting we are finally ready to post our biggest SWAG ALERT ever, and just in time to celebrate our 100th post!

Happy 100th Post Bellaziza’s Favorite Things!!!

Enter to win our new quarterly “MEMBERS ONLY SWAG” for your very own Phil&Teds Vibe with Doubles Kit valued at $800!!!  This is in celebration of our 100th post on BellazizasFavorites.com, and also the launch of our hot new MEMBERS ONLY SWAG!  It’s some very sizable swag so we’re going to run it for a while, giving you lots of fun chances to enter!

So here’s the deal:  Just CLICK HERE to subscribe to our updates and as a subscriber, you’re automatically entered to win the Vibe as well as all of our weekly SWAG ALERTs!!!  Subscribe for as many of your different email addresses as you like too!  That’s right!  The source of entries will be our subscriber list and all subscribers are automatically entered to win all MEMBERS ONLY SWAG ALERTs and weekly SWAG ALERTs forever!  The drawing will take place on Tuesday, December 16th and one of you will roll away with a spanking new Vibe for two!

To maximize chances of winning our MEMBERS ONLY SWAG giveaways make sure you’re A.) subscribed to our blog, and take advantage of our EXTRA ENTRIES!!!

EXTRA ENTRIES are available for referring new confirmed subscribers, blogging about us on your blog, AND/OR adding our button to your blog too!  Just send separate emails to swag@bellazizasfavorites.com letting us know what you did for your extras and we’ll make sure to count them in!

Winner will be chosen via random.org and fetched using Prizey.net.  Good luck to all!  Click HERE to return to www.BloggyGiveaways.com.

It’s no secret that we are absolutely in love with two gentlemen from New Zealand by the names of Phil and Ted.  How cool are their products?  It’s not just a few either, but ALL OF THEM!  In our opinion the only ones qualified to out-do this dynamic duo are themselves…and they sure have with the Vibe!!!

How many mothers use a double stroller?  How many are lucky enough to have a Phil&Teds Double Inline?  Wouldn’t it be great if all of that rugged functionality came in one uber chic and luxurious package?  Wouldn’t it be even better if you could fold the whole thing up quickly and easily without any disassembly or breaking a nail?  What if it drove like a dream and had the lines of a thoroughbred?  What if the minute you started the engine you just knew you had arrived?  HALT!  Okay, must be dreaming about the Maseratti Quatro again *sigh*…or not?  It’s actually the new Phil&Teds Vibe that we’re describing and we know you’ll just love it.

All of you Bugaboo wheeling moms with #2 on the way please do pay close attention!  This could end your misery and pre-heal your impending Bugabooectomy.  Girls, you just shouldn’t have to give up your chic-factor over needing to upgrade to a double stroller.  Now you don’t, so don’t be another casualty!

The Vibe features super cushy removable padding that is both durable and easily washable.  The harness even has a slick little adjustment so that when Junior grows and needs to have his straps moved up a bit, it doesn’t take you forever trying to thread and re-thread.  Who’s been there moms?!?!  The main seat fully reclines in true Phil&Teds fashion to very comfortably accommodate an infant or snoozing toddler, and the whole thing folds up, doubles seat and all, with ease into one very compact unit.  It also features their new and improved braking system that sets itself in as little as the push of a button that is located right on the handlebar.

This is it!  Drumroll please!  Our NEW Favorite Pick for Best Double Stroller goes to the Phil&Teds Vibe!  For more information, please check out www.philandteds.com.  The Vibe retails at just under $800 with the doubles kit, or $679.00 without.  They can be purchased HERE.

Also, this is our 100th post at BellazizasFavorites.com and what could be more appropriate than our review of the most amazing product ever from Phil&Teds for the occasion?  It has been such a pleasure partnering with them over the past year!  We really appreciate their support for what we do and their absolute commitment to innovation and excellence within the industry.  We heart Phil&Teds!

To win your very own Teach My Toddler system, visit www.Teach-My.com and email us with what you love most about this innovative product and why.  Email reviews@bellaziza.com with ”TEACH MY TODDLER SWAG” in the subject line.

All entries must be received by Monday, September 8th at midnight, PST.  You may enter once per email address per day.  Winner will be chosen on Monday via random.org.  Winner will be fetched using Prizey.net.  Good luck to all!

EXTRA ENTRIES are available for subscribing to our blog (click on ’subscribe’ tab at top right of page), blogging about us on your blog, AND/OR adding our button to your blog too!  Just email reviews@bellaziza.com letting us know what you did for your extras (or to request a button) and we’ll make sure to count them in!

Halle Berry, sweet baby Nahla and daddy Gabriel Aubry visited Petit Tresor in Los Angeles on Saturday to purchase a copy of Joel Harper’s Fit Pack DVD, and skincare products by Belli which have become all the rage for moms dealing with pregnancy skincare issues including those pesky stretchmarks.  They also have a fantastic line of skincare products just for baby too!

Photo courtesy of Flynet.

Jennifer Garner is probably nearing the halfway mark with her pregnancy by our guess.  No clues yet from the Ben and Jen camp on whether a boy or a girl though… or are there?

Saturday she was spotted out at Petit Tresor in Brentwood, CA with a girlfriend.  Perhaps the Plain Mary playmat in chocolate brown with a light blue monogram is a good enough hint?

Photo courtesy of JustJared.com

Phil&Teds, oh how we love thee!  Anything that they make it seems, is a product of thinking outside-the-box combined with the experience of the challenges of stylish parenting.  Their products always impress and never disappoint!  The MeToo is no exception.

The MeToo is incredibly functional, as are all Phil&Teds products, but this one seems a little more versatile than most.  Have you ever gone out to a restaurant that was fresh out of highchairs?  How about if they do have one and then it comes to you but without the container of Lysol wipes that it really needs?  Have you ever needed an extra seat at the table for little Junior’s playdate?  Have you ever realized how much space the extra highchair at Grammy and Grampie’s house really takes up for only a few uses now and then?  The MeToo is a fabulously fashionable solution to all of these likely scenarios.

It is unbelieveably lightweight and portable at under two pounds and folds flat.  It is ideal for travel, and actually fits perfectly in the bottom of many strollers (including the Phil&Teds Buggies).  Its high-quality aluminum frame is lightweight yet strong and attaches easily and securely to almost any table.  We love the fact that it has these little foamy things to protect your tabletop too!  It’s a great little piece of equipment and one that you are sure to use regularly and unexpectedly.  It is recommended for children ages 6 months to 3 years or up to 40 pounds, and retails at $49.95.

We are excited to announce that over the next few weeks we will be featuring some fabulous stories on Petit Tresor - the hottest baby boutique in the country right now that ALL of the stars shop at out in LA!  We have insider information on who’s been shopping at the store and exactly what they are buying.  It’s all about the hottest new products that those in-the-know just can’t live without!

Be on the lookout for these exciting tidbits as well as all of the details of our recent interview with owner Nina Takesh!  We will also be reviewing many of their most luxuious products and of course doing some fabulous SWAG ALERTs too!  You will definitely not want to miss anything!!!

Susan T., our winner of PHIL&TEDS TRAVELLER SWAG last week, was warmly welcomed this past Friday by our good friends at Regal Lager in Kennesaw, GA.  She had the opportunity to tour their facility and get up-close and personal with all of the fantastic products that they offer!  Kid gear gadgets and strollers galore - test drive anyone?!?!  (We’re still a little pink with envy.) 

(Pictured left to right - Sharina Richardson-Online Marketing Coordinator, Susan T.-Phil&Teds Traveller winner, Elisabeth Bergoo-Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator)

Susan said “Everything was very unique and so useful!  I was amazed by the metoo, and the strollers or ‘buggies’ as they call them are just so wonderful!  I love the versatility and quality of the Phil&Teds products.”  

Keep checking back with us for more great reviews and SWAG ALERTS from Phil&Teds and others including their super chic new Vibe Uptown InLine Stroller and Susan’s favorite - the MeToo tabletop highchair!  All of this and more just for you, our Favorite Readers.

To win your own fabulous Fisher Price’s new Zen Collection™ Cradle Swing email reviews@bellaziza.com with ”ZENTASTIC SWAG” in the subject line and let us know which Fisher Price Zen Collection™ product is your absolute favorite and why.

All entries must be received by Sunday, July 20th, midnight, PST.  You may enter once per email address per day.  Winner will be chosen on Monday via random.org.  Good luck to all!

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU Fisher Price!  Someone over there must have felt our recent disappointment in trying to find a truly exceptional swing, because they really delivered!

How many of you mothers went through more than one swing per child because you bought the wrong swing?  It’s not a good feeling when after 3 or 4 months of use a motor bites the dust or something cracks or it’s just no longer usable for whatever reason.  At that point both baby and mommy are liking the swing, so you have to go out and buy another one.  Feelings of buyers’ remorse aside - it’s a pretty important piece of equipment and we have been looking for the absolute best one for quite some time now.

Fisher Price’s new Zen Collection™ is truly breathtaking.  The attention to detail and the quality of the entire collection is really far above and beyond what we had expected.  The collection includes their Cradle Swing, Gliding Bassinet, Highchair and Infant Seat.  They are all aboslutely lovely and the functionality and design of this collection is truly divine!  We really love the earthy tones, real wood accents and luxurious fabrics that they used, setting this collection far apart from any other.  Take one look and you will understand.

The swing’s construction is very high-end and it’s built to last.  It is very simple to operate, and even when changing positions or removing the seat for easy portability, there’s one great button that does it all!  It swings both forward and side to side too.  The mobile is simple but cute, and the music that it plays is actually nice, rather than the techno-electro type of chimyness that most other swings subject everyone to.  It also has waterfall and cricket type nature noises that are quite interesting.

The swing’s cover comes off quite easily for cleaning.   After 3 wash and drys (inside out, delicate cycle, low heat) it still came out looking new with no pilling or shifting of the padding at all!  This makes us smile.  Fisher price will also sell replacement covers for the seat through their parts department eventually.  (It’s such a new product that they don’t have them just yet.)  TIP: buy an extra cover so that you can rotate them rather than washing and waiting!

The swing itself operates on 4 D-sized batteries, or the included wall adapter.  LOVE that!  No more batteries unless you chose to use them!  The D’s get quite expensive too, right?

Our favorite thing about this swing that makes it so unique is the fact that you can take the seat off of the swing base easily and smoothly with one touch to bring baby with you without any disturbance.  It makes such a great little portable baby seat!  There are also two little blankets that are attached, so no more falling blankets that slow the swing down and place extra strain on that motor.  Very smart, right?!?!

The only thing that we weren’t crazy about is that although the recline is fantastic and makes it very usable with tiny newborns, the sitting-up position of the seat is still very reclined.  Once baby is at the point that they want to see their surroundings and be a part of things more, really sitting up in it will be difficult.  Propping a blanket behind them may work, but we do wish that there were another click available in the seat adjustment.

Overall, it is by far the best swing that has probably ever been produced and we are highly recommending it.  Finally, Bellaziza has a Favorite Swing!!!  It retails at just over $200, but given the quality of its construction and magnificent design it is very well worth it.  We love this swing and so will you!

How many moms remember those uncomfortable times back when your sweet baby needed some liquid refreshment, but you really needed a little more privacy to be able to whip it out?  It can be a little bit of an issue.  Back in the day we used a receiving blanked rigged into a bra strap…not the most secure method.  It was always so much more fun too when the blanket got yanked down in the middle of a nice dinner out with friends, or in the waiting room at the doctor’s office, or…I digress.  

Peeky Boo Baby has developed a blanket that functions as a great nursing cover and more!  We wanted to let you know about it since it is so unique!  It functions as a fabulous nursing cover by concealing a very effective little weight in one corner that keeps the blanket hung securely over your shoulder.  It still keeps things loose around your baby though so it is very comfortable and non-confining.  They also offer burp cloths and bibs to match, and a gorgeous array of colors and fabrics to choose from!  

On top of a great nursing cover (which is enough in itself!), the Peeky Boo Baby Breastfeeding Blanket also functions incredibly as a cozy swaddling blanket, a great changing pad, a fun play mat, and a stroller or portable carrier cover for stay-put protection from the elements.  

The Peeky Boo Baby Breastfeeding Blanket is a fantastically versatile product, and one that you are sure to get lots of use out of.  Every new mother should have a few!  Check out www.peekyboobaby.com for more product information and a list of retailers including Lone Star Baby who sells them at only $39.94 - about a 20% savings!!

We recently got the chance to try out the super chic M1 Carrier from Lascal - a very innovative Swedish line of high quality children’s products. It is by far the most comfortable carrier on the market for both mother and baby and has so many other great features! It is naturally antibacterial due to its Bamboo fabric components (yayee!!!), and the Bamboo fabric top cover removes in a snap for easy cleaning and also functions as a canopy against sun and wind!!! So, go-go Gadget Baby Carrier!

What do we absolutely love about the M1 ? We love the gadgety “double click” and lock buttons that you can trust to hold your little sweetie snug and secure. Once you hear the second click, you know you’re good to go. We love the lightweight and very breathable high-tech ventilated fabric that it is made of so much too! This is a MUST for hotter climates. It is also so sporty that daddy will love wearing it - BIG plus - let’s give mom a break guys!

Again, we love the fact that the Bamboo Fabric parts (colored) are naturally antibacterial! That alone gets it two big thumbs up from us for being safe for baby, and clean! It’s almost like it cleans itself (okay, not really), but it is easily machine washable, and actually comes out still looking new - much unlike the first carrier that I bought from a competitor that actually cost the same. It comes out of the wash like an absolute champ!

We also love that you get very effective lumbar back support without having to don that “first carrier” that resembled more of a heavy-lifting brace. Not all that flattering in our opinion, and yes, I do plan on allowing the M1 to help me to move on from that “first carrier” experience:)!

We simply have to have “it all”, and this is it! It is also so comfortable to wear… it’s like it just hugs your body! It supports your back very well, and this is coming from someone with a back problem. We really love this one, and of course that is why we are bringing it to you as one of our Favorite Things !

The M1 retails for $129.99 and comes in 5 sporty colors. You can also buy additional top covers to rotate or change colors of you like! If you would like more information, please visit the Lascal or Regal+Lager websites, www.lascal.se or www.regallager.com . The M1 can also be purchased at Target.com and RightStart.com as well as many other stores that can be found on the Regal+Lager website.