Shopping Guide
Once your baby took his first steps life as a parent changed dramatically and everything started moving up in your house. Make these memories into a lovely gift or decorative item for your home. Guaranteed Irish and available in 48 stores nationwide, literally a stylish frame designed to hold your baby's first pair of shoes. Customise frame gift by choosing border style and colour to match the baby shoes, and personalise it with your child's name. Buy them in-store or order the frames online, costs €49 plus €7 p&p within Ireland, from First Steps.
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We just love the Finnish characters Moomin. Not only is the word just cute to say, but the stories are magical for children. For the smaller ones we have found this lovelly playsuit in organic cotton from the Irish webshop Piquant Baby. Available for babies 6-12 months old, costs €24.95 and is just the cutest thing.
Made from neoprene, the baby bibs from Bibetta not only look great, but are also waterproof, soft, absorbent and easy to clean. You can wipe of the mess but also throw them into the washing machine. The bibs can be used plain or you can fold out the pocket, which is very convenient for the bulging changing bag. Neoprene is the material used for wetsuits, which has an inner layer of rubber, it is covered by durably nylon. Costs €4.99 at the Irish online shop Littleangels.ie.
Make sure you don't lose all the loved pictures or videos you have on your iPhone and do something different with them as well. Tweekaboo is a great new iPhone app for parents and created by an Irish company. The app merges your phone images with an online digital diary. Not only will it store your pictures, it will also let you create a diary of all the important and memorable moments you have snapped. You will also be able to share these moments either by sharing your diary with friends and family or on social network sites, such as Facebook and Twitter. The Irish company is company is conducting private trials at the moment and are looking for parents to try out the free app. You can download Tweekaboo for free from the 
Piquantbaby.ie is an Irish online shop with a great and unique selection of baby clothes, accessories and toys. The Shelter Sling is a cosy carrier that can be used directly after birth. A baby carrier is a great way to give your baby the closeness he is used to and leaving your hands free. This very useful baby sling also doubles as a wrap that also can be used in the car seat. Blanket, carrier and jacket in one go. You will be able to move your baby into and out of the car seat with minimal disturbance. Once your baby can sit, the carrier can also be used as a hip carrier, which will save your arms as your baby grows, cots €64.95.
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