Contest

Did your child celebrate his or her first birthday this year? Did he or she make a mess with the beautiful birthday cake? Well People.com wants to see photos from those crazy-cake first birthday moments! As part of the site’s annual "America’s Scrapbook" photo special, People.com is now accepting entries for its 2008 photo round-up. Send in your best shots of your son or daughter celebrating his or her first birthday with cake everywhere, and it could be published on People.com! Click here to enter.

(Check out last year’s winners here!)

People.com is also looking for your Funniest Pet Pics, shots of your "American Hero," candids from your "Brush with a Celeb" and your "Best Photo of the Year." Visit People.com for more information.

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It’s your baby’s chance to become a star! PEOPLE magazine is looking for the cutest baby face, and we know our CBB readers are parents to the cutest of the cute. So, share the expression that makes you melt, and your baby’s photo could appear in PEOPLE magazine!

Click here to upload an image and submit your entry. Check People.com on November 24th to see if your baby is a finalist!

P.S. PEOPLE is also looking for the Sexiest Mom Alive — click here to learn more!

Update: The winner is CBB Reader Amanda who told us:

I am a mom of 2 beautiful children, whom I lovedeeply. I decided this year was going to be the year of change. I am overweight and I am finally ready to take charge and get back to my idealweight, which I haven’t seen since way before I had my daughter (6 yearsago). At night when the weather is nice, my daughter and I will go forwalks and we will take my son with us (he is 7 months). But the stroller Iam using is not easy to manage on the dirt road, and it is slow andtiresome process. I have been looking at jogging strollers lately, buthonestly, can not afford them. I would love to win and use it to help melose this weight that is keeping me from fully enjoying my kids and life.

I know there are more deserving people out there that could use or needone, but this is my story. Since I had my kids so far apart, I had to buyeverything new, and as my son out grows things (like clothes, car seats,bouncy seats, and his swing) I have been donating everything to localcharities for them to distribute to single mothers or low income families.I try to give back the best I can, and if I was to win this, I would donateit when I am done, to help those who are in need.

CBB Deal:We’re happy to offer a $10 discount on any $100 purchase to CelebrityBaby Blog readers.  To take advantage of this offer visit www.babyride.com and use the coupon code celebrityjogger08. (Expires June 1, 2008.)

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Update: The winner is CBB Reader Anna Marie who said, "I normally pumped standing at the kitchen sink (the hand pump leaked). With baby number four due in October a “real” breast pump would be really nice! If I could pump “hands-free” I would probably do many things! Hold my baby; read to my older kids, read Celebrity Baby Bog , peel potatoes for dinner…gosh, the possibilities are endless!"

In developing its newest breastpump, Medela spent five years of research and hundreds of hours talking to health professionals and observing more than 1,000 mom-testers.  Medela heard what today’s busy mom desired and created the Freestyle® breastpump — the industry’s first hands-free, double-electric, rechargeable breastpump. 

Freestyle weighs less than a pound so it’s truly portable, yet it’s powerful enough to empty both breasts simultaneously; offers an easy, intuitive setup for hands-free pumping; provides a long-lasting rechargeable battery; has a programmable memory feature, built-in-timer and bright LCD screen; and is contoured to fit mom’s hand.

Freestyle also incorporates Medela’s research-based 2-Phase Expression® technology, scientifically proven to mimic babies’ two-phase sucking pattern and allow for more milk in less time. With Freestyle, mom can pump hands-free and check email or talk on the phone.  She can also walk around and hold her baby.  Or she can forego the hands-free option and hold the breast collection kits.  Mom has the freedom to choose.

Freestyle’s hands-free accessories attach to most nursing bras and the motor can be worn on the waist with the adjustable waist belt.  And Freestyle comes in a stylish black tote —although it can be easily carried in your favorite bag.

Another benefit: Medela’s breastmilk bottles and all components of Freestyle that come into direct contact with breastmilk are made with BPA-free polypropylene plastic.Freestyle is available at specialty retail stores and through healthcare professionals.   To find a location near you visit www.medelafreestyle.com.

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Update:The winner is Andrea, who said if she won the $100 gift certificate, she would use it to buy

• Brown Elephants shoes for my son
• Silly Monkey Mary Janes sandals for our daughter that we are expecting in a few weeks!
• Leap Frog Socks Funky Monkey School Book Backpack
• Marimekko Pikku Bo Boo Apron

CBB Deal: Use coupon code Suri15 to save 15% on your purchase at skimbaco.com.  Expires 6/30/08.  As always, free shipping. 

In a recent exclusive interview with Tom Cruise, Oprah was privy to little Suri Cruise’s cubby hole in their Telluride, Colorado home and showed viewers Suri’s adorable Monkey Toes Little Lady Mary Janes.  Now, we’ve got the details on the company behind sending her those shoes (and their matching socks!) plus the enormous gift basket they came in!

Details below!

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Recently, at the Coachella Music Festival in Palm Springs, celebrities and musicians flocked to the BPM Magazine retreat at an undisclosed location to relax and of course get the latest — and free — high tech goodies and now you can too!

Stars such as Dave Annabel of Brother & Sisters, Taryn Manning, and Joel Madden of Good Charlotte all picked up Bluetooth products and iPod docking stations from Plantronics and Altec Lansing.  While Nicole Richie lounged outside by the pool, Joel picked up Swarovski crystal encrusted iPod earphones for Nicole, and Bluetooth Stereo headsets and iPod docking stations for himself.

Get what the stars got! We are giving away Plantronics Discovery 925 Ear Piece or an Altec Lansing T612 Docking Station to two lucky CBB Readers! Click Continue Reading for more info!

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BlissLiving.com offers gorgeous personalized mommy jewelry, stylish baby gifts, designer diaper bags, and room décor for babies and moms. Win a gift certificate and spend it any way you like!

What would you spend your $50 on if you won a BlissLiving.com Gift Certificate? Click Continue Reading for the details!

CBB Deal: Use coupon code CBB10to save 10% off everything at BlissLiving.com (expires 8/31/08).

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Update: The winners are: Amelia, Heather, and Emily.

CBB Deal: Use coupon code Ireland to save 30% off your entire order plus free shipping at chroniclebooks.com (expires June 11, 2008).

Serena & Lily is the colorful and sophisticated line of baby bedding and furniture beloved by celebrities such as Jennifer Garner and Debra Messing. In Nursery Style the talented designers behind the brand show expectant moms how to ditch the duckies, banish the bunnies, and create a nursery that reflects their personal style—without a Hollywood budget. Whether readers seek a traditional, modern, vintage, or eclectic look, each chapter shows parents how to implement those ideas through the use of color, fabrics, furniture, and accessories. Dozens of practical ideas for storage, comfort, and safety round out the book, making this the ultimate start-to-finish guide to decorating baby’s room.

Serena Dugan and Lily Kanter are partners in Serena & Lily, a manufacturer of baby and child bedding and furniture, based in Sausalito, California.

CBB Deal: Use coupon code Ireland to save 30% off your entire order plus free shipping at chroniclebooks.com (expires June 11, 2008).

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Every Day Is Mother’s Dayis the ultimate tribute to the most important woman in everyone’s life.This charming illustrated volume offers mom dozens of ways to unwindfrom the stresses of her day and helpful tips for a more harmonioushousehold. Relaxation expert Darrin Zeer customizes his signaturemassage, meditation, and pampering techniques for busy women to beenjoyed at home, in the office, or even while driving the kids tosoccer practice. Throughout, delightful quotes from kids of all agesexpress in so many ways what each of us wants to say on Mother’s Dayand every day: "Thanks, Mom—I love you!"

CBB Deal: Use coupon code Carys to save 30% off your entire order plus free shipping at chroniclebooks.com (expires June 18, 2008).

You can win a copy of Every Day Is Mother’s Day! Click Continue Reading for the details!

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That’s right – one extremely lucky CBB reader will win Medela’s brand spanking new Freestyle® breastpump — the industry’s first hands-free, double-electric, rechargeable breastpump, valued at $380.

If you are pregnant and planning to return to work full-time, you need this pump!

Hurry up and enter now!