[21 weeks] 4Moms MamaRoo + Cleanwater Collection Bathtub

Honestly, they really should rename the Pittsburgh-based 4Moms babycentric company to 4Dads. This neat little company churns out technologically forward thinking baby products that I think entrances Dads before the products entice the Moms.

4Moms Origami Stroller

When we were looking at strollers (our in depth stroller reviews will be discussed in a later post) Ken fell in love with the 4Moms Origami stroller. 4Moms points out cleverly that "strollers are all the same and haven't changed for decades...that's why 4Moms created the power-folding stroller." It in fact is very cool, and looks more like a transformer than a stroller. But at a cool $849 and the first of its kind, I didn't want to be a guinea pig. Since it's new for 2012 and it was not yet being carried at most stores, we finally tracked it down at a Isis Parenting nearby our home. Our conclusion? Cool, but not very sturdy, and the storage basket is meager (storage is important to us). So the 4Moms Origami stroller was a no go this time around, but it did lead us to take a very close look at their baby rocker MamaRoo, and their cleanwater bath system. We were charmed by these gadgets and ultimately resulted in us purchasing them.

4Moms MamaRoo

We actually saw this baby rocker our first go around to BuyBuyBaby when purchasing a registry gift for one of our friends' baby showers. Of all of the baby rockers on display, this one drew Ken and I in the most because of its compact size and space pod-like construct. The selling point here is that the MamaRoo is meant to mimic how we carry our babies - as 4Moms puts it, "It moves like you do." It has five different types of movement, along with different speeds, and the ability to also add sounds. You can even plug in your own iPod especially if you want your little one to rock out to the Glee soundtracks. And it's a plug-in, not battery operated so it can easily travel with us. Since we chose the MamaRoo plush, there are four prints - we went with the paint dots one because it was so happy and colorful. We're pretty excited to receive it. As Ken says it, "Junior's going to be so stylie!"

4Moms Cleanwater Infant Tub

Ken fell in love with this for several reasons. Infant tubs generally hold a small amount of  water that gets dirty during bathing. We loved the solution that 4Moms came up with - as the tub is designed for use with running water in the tub or over the sink, the baby will always be bathed in clean, fresh water. And the big plus is that there is a color-coded digital thermometer that shows us what the water temperature is so the water's the perfect temperature. And there's a separate one too for use in the tub. In our view it's a neat little solution from when junior is a newborn up to 7 months...which by then he'll be ready for the grown-up bathtub. While we haven't yet received it, it's sure to make bathtime lots of fun! And stress-free and easy for us.