We trust you’ve already bookmarked BabyCenter, Giggle, and Celebrity Baby Blog. But as you might have suspected, there are plenty more online resources for moms. Our favorites? Well, it’s hard to narrow them down, but for now we’re loving . . .

The tendency when planning a baby shower is to go into high-gear cutesy mode: pink this, blue that, and lots of bottle and booties paraphernalia. But for those who want a slightly more sophisticated vibe, we asked talented party planner (and StrollerTraffic’s own DC Scout) Liz Seccuro of Dolce Parties for some non-babyish favor ideas that chic urban moms would love to give—and get! Here, her top five.

. . . we asked Alton DuLaney, the Creative Director of Kate’s Paperie, for his favorite gift-wrapping supplies, plus some fresh ideas on how to create a magical gift-opening experience for tots.

Shortly after Condé Nast announced it was folding Cookie magazine last week, we found ourselves searching for new websites to replace Cookie’s “Daily Find” and “Nesting” blogs on our short list of daily reads. It occurred to us that some of you might be looking for new reads as well. So here you go: the best blogs and sites (in our humble opinion) if you’re looking for . . .