Former SNL star Rachel Dratch‘s new memoir, Girl Walks Into A Bar…: Comedy Calamaties, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle, details (humorously) her unexpected experience of having a baby at 44. $14.69 at barnesandnoble.com.
Former SNL star Rachel Dratch‘s new memoir, Girl Walks Into A Bar…: Comedy Calamaties, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle, details (humorously) her unexpected experience of having a baby at 44. $14.69 at barnesandnoble.com.

We know neon generally works best in small doses, but we're loving the head-to-toe (or rather, neck-to-rear) neon effect of American Apparel's short-sleeved onesie, which comes in neon yellow, pink, and blue. $11.50 at store.americanapparel.net.

Two new "Maisy First Experiences" books explain concepts very, very gently. The first two books in the series, Maisy Goes On A Sleepover and Maisy Goes to the City, are $9.87 and $12.99, respectively, at barnesandnoble.com.

About 330,000 Tots in Mind crib and play yard tents have been recalled due to strangulation and entrapment hazard. Tots in Mind is now out of business; for information about the specific models being recalled and obtaining a refund from retailers, visit cpsc.gov.

Zutano Blue for Target, an even-more-reasonably-priced-than-usual line of Zutano clothes and nursery basics, is now available. Hats are $5, onesies and footies are $8, and blankets are $14.99 at target.com.

Inspired by vintage subways signs, these unfussy keepsake pillows are personalized with all the key birth details: name, date, weight, length, place, and parents' names. $80 at uncommongoods.com.

The Social Security Administration just released its list of the most popular baby names for 2011. Sophia and Jacob are the top-ranked names; Mason (Kourtney K's baby name of choice) came in at number 2 on the boys' list, its highest rank ever, knocking Michael out of the top 5 for the first time since 1948. Read more at ssa.gov.

Though Boon's Grass and Lawn drying racks are pretty much perfect aesthetically, we do begrudge the lack of vertical space and places to hang little parts. So let's all do a happy dance over their new (and aesthetically pleasing, of course) Stem and Twig accessories. $5.99 at booninc.com.

The May 21 issue of Time has a lot of people talking about the cover (with a picture of a kid standing up to feed from his mom's breast) and the affiliated feature story on Dr. William Sears and attachment parenting.

Culture Baby's Spanish baby espadrilles are quite possibly the cutest shoes we've ever seen. They come in pink and blue, and they're sized either for newborns (0 to 3 months) or secure walkers (18 to 24 months), which is thoughtful considering espadrilles don't work so well for newbie walkers. $25 at culturebaby.com.
