Everything from swanky baby baubles to pricey blankets to chi-chi dad gear to ritzy mom swag passes through these doors day in and day out, but every so often, I rip into a package to find an ingenious mama must-have disguised as Cinderella - aka something completely unpretentious - that just has that knock-your-socks-off wow factor that manages to, well, knock my socks off.
What am I talking about?
I know, I'm gushing. But that's actually how excited I am to spread the word about Cosmotot fave Ticklebug Baby Changing Kits - created by a super-friendly, ultra savvy mother and daughter team - and to give it two very happy thumbs up. And no, I'm not regurgitating PR babble.
So anyway, what is it, you ask?
I'm getting to that part.
The copyrighted, patent-pending Ticklebug Baby Changing Kit ($39) is like a souped up changing pad that pulls out all the stops when it comes to upgrades. Velcro tabs unfold to reveal a full length, machine washable, extra-softly padded interior with loads of elasticized pouches (there's even an extra-large one to accommodate diapers or pull-ups for kiddies in the midst of potty training or with special needs) and pockets of various sizes to hold baby's lotions, a few small toys, diapers, pacis, wipes, and anything else you rely on during changing sessions.
Its water resistant lining makes cleaning baby's bum a cinch, and its Velcro straps make shoulder-slinging or attaching it to strollers a snap. It completely eliminates the need to tote along bulky diaper bags to the bathroom, which then have to be balanced (or shoved) precariously on the narrow changing area along with baby while you fish around endlessly in voluminous pockets.
We recently took an impromptu trip to Orlando for a memorial service (not fun) and made a day trip to Disney World (very fun), and through all the changings in yucky airport bathrooms (for a germophobe like me, publicness creeps me out), cramped airplane lavatories with changing tables the size of a shoebox, sticky public restrooms at the amusement park, and even on the floor of the Quiet Room at the church, I was able to use the Ticklebug Changing Kit (we love the Rex and Chocolate Spirodots patterns) oftentimes with just one hand (once I got the hang of undoing the Velcro, it got easier and easier each time), and by the end of it all, I developed such a proficiency for super speedy diaper changes that my hub named me "Diaper Dash Queen."
I guess I am the newly instated master of diaper disaster.
It even earned his hard to get thumbs up, too, and my Wills, who isn't used to changing tables (we don't use one at home) and cries and cries every time he has to be on one in a public place, didn't utter one high-pitched peep once I laid him down on the cushy pad.
And frankly, I can't ask for anything better than a smiley, happy, sweet-smelling baby.
Well, maybe just one thing.
How about bigger changing tables on planes?
I mean, seriously. Wills barely fits.
Cosmomama says there's more in the details:
Ticklebug Baby even manufactures an extra-large sized Changing Kit for children and tweens with special needs or handicaps to make the changing process more dignified and stress-free for them, while also making it easier and more enjoyable for parents and caregivers. $49
