the Wry Baby Blog

Folks are dusting off their joy buzzers, taping fishing line to $10 bills and generally getting ready for the funnest prank day of the year. And so are we! April Fools’ Day is almost upon us and that means it’s time for Wry Baby’s 2nd Annual April Fools’ Day 1/2 OFF Sale! From midnight tonight to tomorrow night at 11:59pm, almost everything* at wrybaby.com will be marked down 50%!

All Snapsuits™ – $24 $12
Pillowcases for New Parents – $34 $17
New Instant Outfits – $34 $17
Super Snapsuits – $30 $15
Mysterio Predicts Tees – $12.95 $6.47
Organic Gift Set (Snapsuit & Lotions) – $48 $24
The Drooly Bib – $9 $4.50
Wheel of Responsibility – $11.95 $5.97
over 40 ITEMS marked 1/2 OFF!

	Mysterio Predicts the Week of March 30, 2009 BE WARNED! Your child is plotting an elaborate hoax intended to make you look the fool! Also, your spouse may be in cahoots. You are well advised to be on your guard this week, especially on Wednesday. You might also want to scheme a revenge scenario in case you are made to look like an idiot.

Mysterio Predicts is a special guest and co-contributer to Raising Funny People – The Wry Baby Blog. Wry Baby, makers of funny baby clothes, unique baby shower gifts and fun gifts for new parents bring you Mysterio Predicts every Monday here at wrybaby.com/blog.

To learn more about Mysterio, or purchase Mysterio’s popular baby tee shirts featuring Mysterio’s predictions of your baby’s amazing future, visit Mysterio’s corner of Wry Baby at www.wrybaby.com/mysterio-predicts.aspx. You can write to Mysterio at mysterio@wrybaby.com but be aware that not only is he very busy with his predictions and may not reply right away, he is also kind of a jerk. All the great ones are.

Thanks to all who participated in trying to guess what our upcoming iPhone app was going to be! We just got approval from Apple which means we can announce that our big winner is….Jessie from Las Vegas!

Jessie was not only the first guess, but was also the first CORRECT guess! When contacted, Jessie had this to say (for reals):

OOOO! Yay! I love winning things! I… really! Wow! I would like to thank my mom… and dad… who, without them fighting daily over changing my diaper I wouldn’t have been able to guess the Wheel of Responsibility… oh and my husband… and kids… and… oh THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!!

LOL, Jessie. We’ll be sending your “home version” of the Wheel of Responsibility right away! Oh, and if you folks at home are wondering why Jessie’s “candid photo” is so gosh darn professional, it’s because she’s a shooter! Check out her ADORABLE work at http://www.speckledbirdart.com

Check out this very weird short. We could totally do one of these but with Mom’s saying, “He’s a Boy.”

Found on dlisted.

Wry Baby is based in Mooresville, NC. Basically it’s a LOT of farmland, a quaint downtown and encroaching suburban sprawl. Tract housing is booming here and it’s ugly, cheap and plentiful. And then there’s Antiquity.

Nestled behind Cornelius, NC, there’s a new development that’s trying to recreate the old neighborhoods that sprang up along the railroad tracks back when these towns were founded. And for the most part, they’re succeeding. An newly built, enormous covered bridge is your gateway to Antiquity, NC and suddenly you’re transported to the early 1900’s.

The houses are extremely imaginative and fairly accurate in depicting the styles they’re recreating with modern materials such as Hardie Plank siding, EnergyStar windows and tile porches. It was too soon to tour through, but we got a glimpse inside through a window and saw they were as detailed in as they were out (wainscoting on the grand stairs leading up from the front door).

The only drag is that it IS a modern development which means that the homes are built right on top of each other. Imagine sitting in the screened porch above, for example. Made us think for a quick San Francisco minute that with homes smooshed this close together, maybe they might have been better off choosing another city to model their project on.

I couldn’t help but compare to another of my favorite Main Street imitations (Disneyland, of course) and it’s a wonder that the folks building Antiquity (the Cunnane Group) could get it all so right and not be affiliated with Disney. These stately recreations are sized from 2400 – 3300 sq ft. and are priced from $339,000. And take it from a guy restoring a 1906 Folk Victorian nearby, that’s a bargain! For more (and way better pics) click here!

Wry Baby, meet L.A.’s hottest baby apparel shops. It’s love at first sight at the spectacularly hip Eloisa & Mia Showroom at the California Market Center in Downtown Los Angeles. It’s showtime right now and our fun baby gear never looked better! If you have a cute shop that could use some crazy-popular, funny baby gifts AND you happen to be in La La Land, stop by and check out all the great lines at Eloisa & Mia. Too fun!

Eloisa & Mia are located at

110 e. 9th street, ste. a611los angeles, ca  90079
213.486.9827 tel.      213.995.0641 fax
eloisaandmia@aol.com

	Mysterio Predicts the Week of March 23, 2009 While some will spend this week investing their hard earned savings in stable commodities such as Gold, you will continue to pour your dollars into diapers and Day Care.

Mysterio Predicts is a special guest and co-contributer to Raising Funny People – The Wry Baby Blog. Wry Baby, makers of funny baby clothes, unique baby shower gifts and fun gifts for new parents bring you Mysterio Predicts every Monday here at wrybaby.com/blog.

To learn more about Mysterio, or purchase Mysterio’s popular baby tee shirts featuring Mysterio’s predictions of your baby’s amazing future, visit Mysterio’s corner of Wry Baby at www.wrybaby.com/mysterio-predicts.aspx. You can write to Mysterio at mysterio@wrybaby.com but be aware that not only is he very busy with his predictions and may not reply right away, he is also kind of a jerk. All the great ones are.

I was browsing DaddyTypes.com and came across this. Brilliant.

It being St. Patricks’ Day and all, I thought I’d write about a different kind of green. As in our greener than green organic baby clothes and outfits. The whole darn earth-loving line was spotted as a feature on inhabitots (the green baby blog) and we’re tickled, um, green? It’s a great article and as the esteemed Desmond Williams puts it:

“…you’ve got to see this onesies logo, based on hairy armpits for yourself.”

Ah yes, the classic Living an Organic Lifestyle slays again. For those looking to score a little green of their own for hemp-wallet-friendly price, head over to Wry Baby’s Limited Thingys page to score our Ask Me About My Compost Pile Gift Set for a giant $10 OFF (offer ends March 31)!!

Kelly and I loves us our iPhones. It’s no secret that we also love being parents. So it’s only fitting we should meld our favorite life-changing things together: iPhone + Parenting = ?

Wry Baby’s been working super hard with the good people at Paze Interactive to bring you a little prezzie for your pocket. It’s in Apples approval hopper now and we expect to launch in Apple’s iTunes App Store in a couple of weeks. Anyone care to guess what our first Wry Baby iPhone App might be? The first person who correctly guesses what our iPhone app is (in the comments to this post) will be sent a FREE original, analog version of our Wry Baby iPhone app’s inspiration.* Go nuts and have fun!

• CONTEST RULES: Friends and family are totally excluded becuase they should be punished for being in our inner circle and because we probably already told them all about this. Entrants must supply us with their real email addresses because if you win, we’ll have to email you to find out where you want your prize sent. Contest results will be posted after our fun new app launches (approx. two weeks from 3/9/09). By entering, you agree that Wry Baby reserves the right to make (and own outright) an iPhone app of any guesses regardless of how ridiculous, physically impossible, fiscally irresponsible, pattently imporbable or plain, flat-out genius.