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Looking for a unique baby gift for that fancy baby shower? Looking to wow the other Mommies in your Mommy group with a baby accessory that’s totally off the wall? Look no further than Wry Baby’s Welcome to Motherhood Burp Cloth Set! Two super thick, double layered cotton burp cloths look like kitchy retro-dishtowels, but spout some modern mommy sentiment. One burp cloth, sporting a young miss toiling over a stove while hubby makes tracks for the golf course, states, “I Didn’t Sign Up For This!”. The other burp cloth features the party Mom who shrugs, “I Guess I’ll Never Be Mother Of The Year!”.

We know so many non-traditional Moms and thought this the perfect gift for those who don’t necessarily fit that stereotypical Mommy-mold forged in the 50’s. And who doesn’t know someone like that!? Heck, you probably ARE someone like that!

Yeah, that’s right, two generously sized, lushly thick cotton burp cloths in each set. Pictured above are sides one and two of this fun set. Brand new and available now at wrybaby.com for just $24.

Wry Baby may not make diaper bags (YET), but we do make the best darn flair for diaper bags you’ve ever seen. Those pins up in our masthead? Yeah, they’re just the tip of an enormous iceberg of wit and irony that can only come from the funny baby clothes making minds at Wry Baby. We’ve gotten a few emails asking why there are pins seemingly in existence that don’t appear in our packaged sets for Mom and Dad.

We actually make a whole lot more pins that are only available in the bevy of fun boutiques that carry Wry Baby. Next time you’re in your favorite shoppe, look for our big bucket of 300 (YES!) Proud Parent Pins and dig in! Here’s a handy chart showing all that’s available (click it to make it bigger):

Wry Baby’s most plentiful of unique of baby gifts, the Proud Parent Pins, have been featured on the Dallas Morning News, the Mom Salon, the NJ Star Ledger and Parenting Magazine.

Proud Parent Pins make a great baby shower gift and are available en masse in your favorite local gift store or packaged in sets for Mom or Dad online at wrybaby.com for just $9.

Wry Baby has a treat for you seekers of cool baby gifts. Wry Baby’s new Welcome to Motherhood Burp Cloth Set, the latest cool baby shower gift from Wry Baby, is finally here and available in cool baby stores worldwide and at wrybaby.com. The Welcome to Motherhood Burp Cloths look like retro dishtowels from an era when a woman’s place was supposedly in the kitchen, but the sentiments on these funny burp cloths are true to any modern mama. Wry Baby wanted to poke fun at those stereotypes of motherhood and these two burp cloths set the tone appropriately. Writes one early report:

A new mother slaving over a hot stove holding a screaming newborn while Dad cuts out for a round of golf exclaims, “I DIDN’T SIGN UP FOR THIS!”

The party Mom with the smokes and a martini shrugs off her shortcomings with “I GUESS I’LL NEVER BE MOTHER OF THE YEAR”.

Each Wry Baby burp cloth set contains the two funny designs on a nice, congratulatory header card. Below you’ll see what I’m talking about or you can cruise to wrybaby.com for a closer look.

Above, Wry Baby’s brand new cool baby gift, the Welcome To Motherhood Burp Cloth Set. Two thick, double layered 100% cotton burp cloths that are so soft, and so nice, you’ll want to sew them together as a nice summer blankie for yourself. Because you’re totally selfish like that. Be the first on your block to sport Wry Baby’s new Burp Cloth set. Only $24 at wrybaby.com

Wry Baby co-founder and head writer, Kelly, is, right now, as I type, attending a cool baby shower. And what cool baby shower gifts does a Wry Baby-type person bring to the party? Not to be garish, we stocked up on some registered goodies and then padded the assortment with Wry Baby’s cool baby clothes and some other cool shower gifts from Wry Baby, of course. Kelly packed a great little basket of our popular baby toy Attack of the 50 ft. Baby Stacking Blocks (the only stacking blocks made to knock down), a “Super Cute” Super Snapsuit and, my favorite cool shower gift, Wry Baby’s Extra Nipples.

Why Extra Nipples? Wry Baby believes everyone can use some extra nipples and with a new baby in the house, the need for extra nipples is never more urgent. Nursing moms from all over the country have praised Wry Baby’s extra nipples. Cool Mom Picks (coolmompicks.com) and Babygadget.com have both recognized the obvious genius of Wry Baby’s Extra Nipples. One size fits all and they’re so easy to apply that even Dad can use them. There are drawbacks and they’re listed boldly on each package. Do not get them wet or your extra nipples could rust. They are not to be used for love making and you should always consult your doctor before using extra nipples. So go to wrybaby.com and pick up some extra nipples as a cool shower gift foryour next baby shower, whydon’tcha?

Above, Wry Baby’s cool baby shower gift, Extra Nipples for the nursing Moms. Available at wrybaby.com in an pack of 4 nipples for just $9.

Wry Baby’s Wheel of Responsibility (Wry Baby’s popular baby shower gift) got a little love from the April 15 issue of Time Out New York Kids. The article is called SEPARATE BUT EQUAL; How to Find Parity on the Parenting Front (by Patty Onderko). Here’s what Patty had to say:

Have you ever seen that gag gift for new parents called the Wheel of Responsibility? Whenever you’re faced with an unpleasant parenting task—cleaning poop off crib railings, say, or playing peekaboo for the 753rd time—you just spin the arrow on the wheel and it lands on either Mom or Dad, instantly solving your “You’re not doing enough!” squabbles. Maybe we should take this novelty item more seriously, because real life is not so simple—or so fair. More often than not, the arrow ends up on Mom. And for women who grew up swearing they’d be the anti–June Cleaver, that’s a bitter pill to swallow.

Patty goes on to give some great pointers on how to get the baby duty divided equally without turning it into an all-out battle. A super great article and a great description of Wry Baby’s Wheel of Responsibility! The Wheel of Responsibility really is a great, fun parenting tool. And you’ll find that once your child has become more self-sufficient, he/she will even find a use for the Wheel of Responsibility. Our son used to bring The Wheel to restaurants with us and spin it himself to see who would win the honor of taking him to the restroom.

Above, Wry Baby’s Wheel of Responsibility. Mentioned in the April 15th Issue of Time Out New York Kids. The Wheel of Responsibility is available at www.wrybaby.com for just $11.95.

Wry Baby’s Wheel of Responsibility makes a great, fun baby shower gift for new parents whether they need it or not.

Oh, and if your looking for another fun way to stay un-divorced? Wry Baby’s Pillowcases for New Parents make a great companion to the Wheel of Responsibility. Both Wry Baby pillowcases are richly embroidered with ON DUTY on one side and OFF DUTY on the other. There are two pillowcases in each pack so new parents can determine who’s pulling the night shift BEFORE they go go to bed. Wry Baby’s Pillowcases for Parent’s are available at wrybaby.com for just $34.

Above, Wry Baby’s Pillowcases for New Parents in their tasteful, clever packaging design to garner gasps of amazement and peels of laughter at your next baby shower. More cool baby gifts at wrybaby.com.

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When Kelly and I (Wry Baby Founders) are asked what we do for a living, somehow saying, “We make funny baby clothes.“, doesn’t quite say enough. Because what are funny baby clothes, anyway? Little clown suits? While that’s not really a bad idea, that’s not what we mean by funny baby clothing.

Some Wry Baby styles are pretty chuckle-worthy (see, I Might Barf. A classic Wry Baby sanpsuit), but what we try to do is come up with a funny baby tee that’s not just a funny baby tee. Something that has a little extra bit of cleverness that makes it special. And it’s hard, believe me. You can make funny baby clothes about dirty diapers 24/7, but what we set out to do is tweak every baby shower gift, or new mom or new dad present, to make it something different than what you’re seeing everywhere else. A truly unique baby gift.

In the next month you’ll hopefully see what we’re so pathetically trying to explain here as we launch some fun new baby gifts and breathe some life into some stale shower gift categories. You’re getting a taste of what’s coming with our sneak peeks of Wry Baby’s upcoming New Parents’ Fun Book and below is a peek at the art for our next fun shower gift. Can you guess what it will be? Keep checking back!

Above: A small detail from the next fun baby gift from Wry Baby. Available later this month at www.wrybaby.com

Happy Mother’s Day to all Moms-to-be, Mom’s that were and Mom’s that are. From your friends at Wry Baby!

Above: One of five pins in our Proud Parent Pins for Mom set from Wry Baby. A nice little gift for Mom, just $9 at wrybaby.com

Don’t have your act together on the Mother’s Day thing yet? Wry Baby understands, Dude. You’re both tired, the baby’s cranky, the In-Laws are in town… But Wry Baby has saved you before (see “Pillowcases for New Parents”) and Wry Baby will save you again with a suggestion that sounds lame at first. Ready? A Wry Baby Gift Certificate.

Don’t make that face! I know, nothing says “I ran out of time” like a gift certificate. But a Wry Baby gift certificate is different. Not only does it let Mom buy herself one of the most unique Mother’s Day gifts out there (Proud Parent Pins for Mom, for example) but when you order a Wry Baby gift certificate it’s emailed to you (or her) as the fancy certificate you see below. Print it out and wrap it up and you have yourself a fun, funny, easy and, more to the point, immediate gift that your whole family can end up enjoying.

So go for it, whydontcha? Wry Baby Gift Certificates come in $25, $50 and $100 denominations, and they’re good for every fun baby gift, new mom gift and, yes you selfish man, new dad gift on www.wrybaby.com.

Purchase a Wry Baby gift certificate at wrybaby.com and we mail you this fun, printable certificate that’s suitable for framing. Wry Baby gift certificates let you pick your own unique baby clothes, new mom gift, new dad gift or even unique, fun baby toys.

Click here to order your Wry Baby gift certificate for $25

Click here to order your Wry Baby gift certificate for $50

Click here to order your Wry Baby gift certificate for $100

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Wry Baby came out with these “posterpads” a little while back and there was one that was a perfect shower gift for pregnant Moms. Appropriately called “Write It Down Before Estrogen Makes You