Philadelphia’s Baby planner & Maternity Concierge, Shannon Choe, was on “The 10! Show” today sharing PBC “Premier Picks” for gifting that special mom this holiday!  Whether your are shopping for a Mom To Be, New Mom, Seasoned Mom or Grandma, we’ve got you covered!  All of these items are available to order and arrive by Mother’s Day if you act fast!

• The Waiting Band $65 www.tiny-baubles.com.  A ring that fits all sizes from the first trimester to last.  Know a mom to be who has to shed her wedding ring due to puffy fingers?  This sterling silver, open-ended ring has itw own message engraved on the inside and is the perfect gift!
• Serena and Lily Gypsy tote & clutch, $75-175 www.serenaandlily.com The Gypsy Tote has loads of space, and the necessary pockets of a diaper bag, but offers a unique style that doesn’t yell “diaper wrangler!”  The tote is great for a night out and transitions to a diaper clutch with ease, as it has plenty of space to accommodate mommy and baby essentials.  Can be ordered with a changing pad, too.
• Belli Skincare items, $22-$39 www.belliskincare.com .  Pamper mom to be with Belli, a smart choice for mom and baby!  We know that small amounts of skin care ingredients are absorbed in your bloodstream and could affect you and your baby, so moms to be are smart to be especially careful when selecting these.
  • Acne Cleansing Facial Wash: The safest acne wash for pregnancy, Belli Acne Cleansing Facial Wash uses lactic acid to lift away dirt and oil from the facial pores, promoting clean and blemish-free skin.
  • Elasticity Oil: decrease the risk of stretchmarks by 39%
• Precious Metal Prints’ Pendant, $74.99 www.preciousmetalprints.com .  This kit includes everything you need!  Take an impression of your baby’s fingerprint at home, send in and in 2-3 weeks, you’ll receive your pure silver, wearable keepsake!  Use code “PBC Mom” to save 20% off at checkout!
• Zoubaby personalized boots, $89 www.Zoubaby.com These personalized and comfortable personalized boots are a perfect, unique gift for the stylish mom on-the-go.  Availabe in sizes 5 to 11; 4 fonts; 8 thread colors
• Ceiva Connected Digital Photo Frame,  $119.95  www.ceiva.com This is the perfect gift for family that is far away and/or technology-challenged!  CEIVA (see-vah) Connected Photos Frames receive photos sent from you and family & friends – from anywhere in the world!  So easy to use- family and friends can send photos via smart phone, Facebook, etc. and the frame can connect automatically at night via phone line or wifi to receive them.  No need for a computer!  Added bonuses: Store unlimited number of photos online and sign up for CEIVA Channels like Local Weather, Recipe-a-Day and make your own Digital Calendar. Price is frame plus one year of service. ·After one year, the service plan starts at $6.95 per month.
• The Great Remember,  $99 and up www.thegreatremember.com .  This company creatively re-purposes children’s art work favorite clothing items, and/or memorable quotes into nostalgic pieces of contemporary artwork and jewelry.  They have a few Mother’s Day Specific items that they have extended their deadline for “The 10! Show” viewers to THIS FRI, APRIL 29^th:
  • MOTHER’S DAY SPECIFIC ITEMS

1.     “Mother Squares” Canvas – $149  Simply email up to 4 digital photos to The Great Remember, and the company will incorporate them into the 12”X12” stretched canvas with abstract letter forms spelling “MOTHER” and ship the final product directly to you.

2.     “Look Ma” Fabric Appliqué – $199

A hand-crafted, custom-made 8”x8” fabric appliqué.  Send in your child’s favorite cute phrase (70 characters or less) that will be stitched into the existing heart template and  framed in a mahogany-stained shadow box.

3.     Large Locket – $199

Send in your children’s photos, profiles or meaningful fabric, and The Great Remember will turn them into unique, non-traditional lockets that don’t open; rather, they seal the contents permanently like a mini time capsule capturing a moment in time. All lockets are two sided and there are three sizes available.

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Pregnancy is such an exciting time! It’s fun to cherish and document these moments as your Baby Bump grows and your child’s story begins! Shannon Choe, baby planner and maternity concierge, was on “The 10! Show” today (CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO) with some fun ideas to celebrate these moments:

* A sonogram frame is a great way to display and protect baby’s first “photo.”

o Images by Ellyn – imagesbyellyn.net $19.99 and up.

* Pregnancy journals like the Expecting a Miracle Pregnancy Planner allow you to plan, organize and remember your pregnancy by offering prompts to keep track of doctor’s visits, nursery plans and more. If you prefer an unformatted journal to record everything from your nutrition, cravings, or emotions, create your own with a blank spiral!

o www.Amazon.com $20

* And of course, “there’s an app for that!” The folks at What to Expect When You’re Expecting have a free Pregnancy Tracker app that allows you to countdown to your due date, take and store weekly photos of your growing belly and read day-by-day and weekly updates about your baby’s development.

o www.WhatToExpect.com – Free.

* Measure your belly and log your pregnancy experiences on the Mommy Measure, a special measuring tape. This timeline of your belly will be a treasured keepsake.

o Mommy Measure www.diapers.com $15

* You may take weekly Baby Bump photos at home, but there’s nothing quite like professional maternity photos to document this special time! You can include your partner and take some shots outside on in the nursery. The professionals will assure that you look great and they’ll capture your personality.

o Linda Morrow Photography offers an affordable package for just $225 that includes a one-hour session and $100 print credit. She can even make a custom album to include both your maternity and newborn photos. What a great keepsake to share with your child someday! www.LindaMorrow.net $225

* Capture this moment in time with a belly cast! Do-it-yourself with the Pregnancy Belly Casting Kit or look for a local professional to assist. The finished product makes a wonderful nursery decoration and/or photo prop! – www.pearhead.com $24.95

A couple of other ideas that didn’t make it into the segment due to time constraints:

* Create your own pregnancy website to share with loved ones.

o www.babyjellybeans.com $8.95/ month http://www.babyjellybeans.com/websites/pregnancy-websites-1.htm?m=210&gclid=CPuVmeyr5acCFQY65Qod7kQX_A

* The mommy multi-tasker. AboutOne.com is a PBC fave because it’s got so many uses as a great online organizational tool, as well as a great way to save and share memories. Upload photos, medical records, baby’s firsts and more on-the-go via email or by using a scanner. Later, AboutOne.com will magically take all you’ve entered to create and share a Family Newsletter or even a hard bound Baby Book!

o www.AboutOne.com. Try for free or sign for $5/mo or $30/year

How did you document your pregnancy? Have another idea? Please share!

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Philadelphia’s first & premier baby planner, Shannon Choe, founder of Premier Baby Concierge shared some “last minute” holiday gift ideas for the whole family.  As of airtime, all of these were available for Holiday delivery- but deadlines vary, so move quick!

Don’t make it all about the bump or babe!  Pamper the new mom or mom-to-be on your list with a gift certificate to a local spa.  This is one gift card that doesn’t say, “I wasn’t sure what to get you!”  If you’re in Philly, I suggest the Tommi Lifestyle Boutique. My wedding photographer, Tom Wong, and his wife Nikki are the founders of this new one-of-a-kind spot offering services for wedding and non-wedding clients:  photography (including maternity photos!), salon & spa services, even cosmetic dentistry, all under one roof!  Their new 7th & Chestnut location is beautiful and tranquil.  www.tommistudio.com

The Go Gaga  Slide ($118) is a really unique, unisex bag that will appeal to the diaper bag toting set, as well as anyone who buckles under the pressure of an ill-fitting strap!  Introducing the patent-pending Urban Sherpa Strap designed to distribute weight over your shoulder and back.  The Slide also sports a very practical insulated bottle pocket that fits adult water bottles or baby bottles and is easily accessible with one hand.  Comes with the Stuff Sack (great “wet bag”) and Nomad Changing Pad.  The Urban Sherpa Strap alone is a great stocking stuffer at $28 for anyone on your list!  Shop at www.diapers.com and use the code:  GOGAGASAVE to save 10%.

Wooden toys for all the girls and boys on your list!  With all of the concern around plastics, BPA and lead paint, you can’t go wrong with wood toys and teethers.  They’re natural and durable.  HABA of Germany has long been the name in great developmental wooden toys and can be found on www.amazon.com.  We love their tagline:  “Inventive Playthings for Inquisitive Minds.”

Little Passports is a great gift for the big bro and sis on your list! ($11.95 and up).  This award-winning, educational gift introduces the child to a new country each month through goodies, letters, souvenirs, stickers delivered by mail and paired with online games.  It’s a gift that starts with a special Little Passports suitcase and stimulates all year long!

We love these cute personalized ornaments from Timeless Designs & Monograms!  Choose from Big Brother or Sister; Baby’s 1st Christmas and more!  Add up to 2 lines of personalization (included!). Enter code: “the10show” on www.tdmembroidery.com to receive 10% off your order!

A great gift for those far or near!  Send a Recordable Storybook from Hallmark ($29.95)!  With three holiday titles and twelve every day titles available, these books are super easy to record, and more importantly, to set and save from accidental erase (hello little fingers!).  From grandkids to grandparents, far away relatives to baby, parents to child, these books are great keepsakes and a great way to share a story all year long, even when loved ones can’t be there.

Our suggestion for teaching kids about being thankful and a time-saving Thank You note solution:  Print Art Kids notecards. Every year we do an assembly-line production of handprint thank you notes so the family can have this keepsake and to start the conversation about the importance of being appreciative of gifts and expressing thanks.  This year, we can send one such creation to Print Art Kids to create custom thank you notecards.  They can turn any artwork or photograph into custom note- or postcards, return address labels, note pads, etc.!  There are no limitations to artwork:  glitter? googly eyes? oversized paper?  No problem, just take a digital photo!   Bonus:  they use earth friendly products and recycled paper.

This was a very special show for expectant and new parents with lots of great info and giveaways galore!  The audience was full of expectant moms and PBC founder and regular 10! Show contributor, Shannon Choe, was thrilled to be part of all the action!

Shannon picked some of her favorite products to share, knowing that one lucky home viewer would win it ALL!  Here they are:

1.  Hot Mama Gowns $119- Be camera and visitor ready with these beautiful organic gowns that are designed for breastfeeding.  Sizes 2 to 22.

2.  Storksak’s Jamie Expresso unisex diaper bag.  This is a great leather bag that mom or dad would be happy to carry!  It’s a great shape and has an insulated pocket in addition to other exterior pockets, and the interior can be wiped-clean.  An awesome laptop bag for after baby!   www.SaksFifthAvenue.com $210

3.  Flip Slide HD This is an awesome HD video camera that takes up to 4 hours of HD footage and can store a max of 12 hours!  It is ridiculously user-friendly when it comes to taping, taking still photos, viewing on screen and uploading to share on Facebook, etc.  Use within two seconds out of the box!   Grandmom will thank you!  $279.99

4.  Apple Park toys- We love these 100% all natural, organic plush Picnic Pals, wrist rattles, etc.  What a great first toy to “shower” mom and baby with!  $12-48

5.  Dapple products- Natural dish liquid and toy cleaner wipes & spray to natural enough to use on baby’s items, but tough enough to remove grime!   Great green items to introduce the new mom to!  $5.99-6.99

6.  Baeba babycook -  Unfortunately time ran short and we couldn’t do the Baeba cook justice on the 10! Show!  We LOVE this one-of-a-kind baby food making counter top appliance!  Making baby food is really easy and the Baeba cook is so great because this one appliance blends, steams, defrosts and reheats.  It’s the perfect size and can cook meat, veggies and fruit in under 15 minutes all while retaining all of the nutritional value!  Not to mention it’s cute.  $149.99

7.  Book- Feeding Baby Green by Dr. Greene- A great comprehensive nutritional guide about how the food we while pregnant and baby eats effect his health during his lifetime.  Dr. Greene is so knowledgeable and communicates the research behind the theories, the numbers, the foods, all without preaching- he lets the info speak for itself and leaves mom to make her own choices.  That’s my kind of teacher!  $11.53

8.  Britax B ready stroller- This stroller is simply amazing!  It can transform from a single- child to a double or twin system, taking baby seats or bassinetts (to a total of 14 different configurations!) and not only that- it does so EASILY!  Check out this video to see for yourself:   http://www.britaxusa.com/strollers/b-ready/videos And of course, it’s a Britax, so they’ve thought everything out from canopy to under carriage storage to cup holder- and best of all:  We LOVE that you can adjust the harness with a slide versus re-threading the whole darned seat.  Love!  $499.99

A HUGE thanks to all of these companies that send their products for feature and giveaway to one lucky home viewer!

Thanks also to The 10! Show for the opportunity to reach all of these excited, expectant moms!  I was able to send my favorite baby proofing item- Socket Lockits, with my PBC logo, no less!- home with each mama in their baby shower swag bag, along with a special coupon for Baby Proofing Assessment and/or Car Seat Safety Inspection (I am proud to be a CPS Certified Tech – aka car seat tech).

Shannon Choe, founder of Premier Baby Concierge, brought some great baby gear selections and possible Mother’s Day gifts to the 10! Show.

Did you miss it? Check out the video and specific product info below!