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It must have been fate that Jesse Csincsak and Ann Lueders‘s first child is due in the wintertime. The kid was always destined to be a snow baby.
Close friends and family threw a baby shower for the couple this month, and the winter setting and gifts were just perfect for the pro snowboarder and his reality-star wife.
More than 30 people flew to Breckenridge, Colo., for the party recently – including Vienna Girardi, winner of Jake Pavelka‘s season of The Bachelor; Nikki Kaapke, a castmate of Lueders’s on Jason Mesnick‘s season; and pro snowboarder Louie Vito, who competed on Dancing with the Stars and is a pal of Csincsak, a snowboarder himself.
 Louie Vito, Nikki Kaapke, Jesse Csincsak, Ann Lueders and Vienna Girardi — Courtesy Jesse Csincsak |
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For many parents who travel for work, Skype video calling provides a vital link to home.
But convincing a young child to sit still long enough to actually complete a call can be a struggle.
Keep your tots engaged with the Skype Buddy Cam ($25).
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Plus, it’s both flexible and durable so you don’t have to worry if your child wants to play around with it.
Best of all, you can reconnect with your far-off loved ones in a flash.
Simply plug Buddy into a USB port, perch him wherever you’d like and start dialing!
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She’s showing her spots!
A cheery Alanis Morissette was spotted strolling hand in hand with husband Mario ‘Souleye’ Treadway on Sunday in Venice, Calif.
The singer/songwriter, 36, expects her first child — a boy! — this winter.
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Everyone from Gwen Stefani and Heidi Klum to Amanda Peet and Milla Jovovich are fans of Bugaboo‘s sturdy (and stylish!) strollers.
And so are we. That’s why we’ve decided to partner up with chic baby boutique, Giggle, to give away a limited-edition Cameleon ($979) to one lucky Moms & Babies reader.
Not only does it come in a beautiful navy and orange color combination, but it’s fully-loaded with lockable swivel wheels, a full-coverage sun canopy, a roomy underseat basket and more.
Hurry up and enter for your chance to win! Online entries must be received between 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on 12/13/10 and 11:59 p.m. (ET) on 12/19/10. See Official Rules.
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Kourtney Kardashian‘s son Mason Dash is turning one on Dec. 14, and he’s just reached a new milestone — eating table food!
“Mason is just getting introduced to regular food, because [Kourtney]’s been nursing forever,” proud grandma Kris Jenner told PEOPLE. “He loves sweet potatoes! It works for the holidays.”
Mason is also walking and “starting to talk,” and his first words were about his mom … or so Jenner claims.
“I’ve decided it was ‘mama,’” says Jenner, who recently teamed up with Curél Skincare and Searle to design the Barrier Coat for the charity One Warm Coat. “I’m going with that!”
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It’s a case of the giggles!
Back for another round of pottery painting, Jennifer Garner and 23-month-old Seraphina Rose Elizabeth took time for snuggles — and smiles! — while at Color Me Mine in Santa Monica, Calif. on Thursday.
The pair were joined by big sister Violet Anne, 5, (not pictured) who stayed busy painting her own masterpiece.
Maybe they’re working on early Christmas gifts for dad Ben Affleck?
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