Ok – in honest disclosure – we love the folks at Zo-Li.  Not only do they share their home base in the Bay Area with us, but they are just such sweet and friendly people.   That being said, when they told us about their latest product on the phone, I admit I was doubtful.

It’s an electric nail file for babies. I thought it sounded weird and possibly hazardous.  It’s not!  When we saw it at the Baby show we went “Oh (lightbulb flasing) that’s what you meant!”  Clearly it is hard to describe, but it is a colorful miniature electric nail file that is super easy and is a genius answer for parents who are too scared to clip their babies nails!

There are different roughness pads from the most gentle to well. . . pretty gentle.  It does have a slight whirring sound but not too loud for babies.  It is actually perfect for keeping them still and attentive so you can file their miniscule baby nails.  I can’t wait to get one for my daughter’s claws!

Their second product I loved just as much if not a little more.  It is a sippy cup with a straw that moves.  What does this mean? It means when you first give your toddler a cup with a straw, they use typical cup/sippy cup behavior and tip it upside down to get more liquid.  Not too effective with the straw at the bottom however.  This straw has a weighted ball at the end though so it moves to where the liquid is when you toddler tips it to their mouth. BRILLIANT! Why has no one thought of this before.

So first of all hats off to Zo-Li for their innovation!  We thought we couldn’t love anything more than the on-the-go snack containers but these are definitely competitors.  These two products are our first “innovations we loved for our ABC giveaway.”

How can you win these products?

We realized though that we don’t know who has babies/toddlers young enough to use them so we’re doing quick re-ask.  If you’re following our ABC blog write-ups and have a newborn/young toddler who can use the nail file or straw cup post within the next 48 hours (through Tuesday midnight) and tell us which product you would want to win.  On Weds morning we’ll pick the giveaway winners but you’ll have to wait until these products arrive out in the next few months!

So I was hanging out at a local resort/swim club this weekend with my family.  OK yes, I’m not technically a member but I have very nice friends who are and allow us to tag along on hot days. . . thanks S&D! But I digress. . . So I was hanging out at the club and I spotted the most adorable carseat covers for a set of twin girls.

They were hot pink canopies and what looked like a dark black? interior.  I wondered to myself if they were Itzy Ritzy carseat covers since I they looked super cute and the Itzy ones are.  But I thought they didn’t make a fushia/black combination.  So I leaned a little closer and saw they weren’t black but leopard skin print (so cute!).  Hmm. . . I thought.  Just like the ones Jerry O’Connell and Rebecca Romijn have for their twins, how cute!

They a slow idea formed through my thick skull and I actually looked at the Dad with the twins instead of the carseat covers and yes, it was Jerry O’Connell!  Well I’m an enthusiastic celebrity watcher/stalker like the best of them so I grabbed by baby girl and jumped over to the baby pool where Jerry O’Connell had both his twin daughters on his lap and was introducing them to the pool.  I asked if he needed any help with the two of them (I’m such a good samaritan. . .) but he had it covered.  He really handled both those girls alone beautifully. I’m not sure I would do such an artful job with 2 six-month olds myself!

Just a good reminder that if you’re looking for celebrity style without the typical pricetag – check out the Itzy Ritzy carseat covers.  You can personalize them with your child’s name (Just like the O’Connell twins have) and they really are just so adorable!  (Both the carseat covers and the twins.)