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No matter where your vote landed in November, your baby can enjoy watching this historic inauguration in Wry Baby’s thick, comfy cotton political baby outfits. Both TINY DEMOCRAT and TEENY REPUBLICAN are on sale now at wrybaby.com for just $14 EACH. That’s over 60% OFF! And don’t forget, the inauguration is on January 20, so get your fun baby outfit today for ultimate gloating / seething potential.

Sale ends 1-31-09.

	Mysterio Predicts the Week of January 5, 2008 With my warmest greetings for the new year, I am happy to say that your baby will enjoy a happy and content first week of this new year of 2009. That said, you’re week will suck to the maximum extent as you return to post-holiday normalcy.

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.

Whether you’re bidding a fond farewll to your man George or welcoming in the new guy, your baby can witness this historic event in style. Our thick, 100% cotton political baby outfits are OVER 60% OFF now until the end of January. Be sure to get yours now so you’ll have it for the big day on January 20th!

Teeny Republican and Tiny Democrat baby outfits only $14 now at wrybaby.com

First we launch a new line of 100% super organic baby clothes and now we’re getting all stoner for Barneys NY? I’m having our water tested ASAP. Actually, we’re totally stoked to announce that we’re a part of Barneys’ HAVE A HIPPIE HOLIDAY fun-fest. Barneys asked us to do a set of fun, 100% organic baby bibs that, like, totally jived with their peace + love theme. We were more than happy to set down our bongs and hooka tubes to cooperate in a non-violent fashion.

On your way to the head shop, stop by your local Barneys and pick up one of our 100% organic cotton bibs. Or, if you’re too baked to go outside (everyone really is looking at you, BTW), amble over to barneys.com and score some sweet Wry Baby bibbage. $20 each only at Barneys.

This page from our hit baby journal, The New Parents’ Fun Book, is so unintentionally seasonally themed that we couldn’t help but share. The New Parents’ Fun Book baby journal has been really well received and pages like this are the reason. Instead of recording usual the boring line-up of relatives, why not group them by their “stand-out” personalities? Who is the funniest? Who tells the best stories? Who’s been arrested? You know your tree is full of these kinds of nuts!

If you’re going to do something, do it right. This seems like a no-brainer, but with all the hype around our planets grim environmental situation and the trend of going green, organic and eco-friendly, there’s a lot of people taking advantage of the situation by fuzzing the line between what’s organic and what’s not. I know, SURPRISE!, right? Did you know that a lot of what’s labeled as “organic” baby clothes out there is made with as little as 5% organic cotton? And to add insult ot injury it’s also printed with a plasitc based ink. Grody.

No cheating! All Wry Baby organic baby clothes are made from 100% organic yarns and thread and printed with water-based inks.

Long ago Kelly and I considered a jump into the organic baby realm. There was a soft rumbling of demand and when we looked into the manufacturing of organics, we found that prices were through the ozone-hole high! The only way to create a line of organic baby clothes was to cut corners in a big way and use an organic cotton blend. A very diluted cotton blend. We didn’t think there was any sense in doing that so we waited. And waited. And while prices surprisingly haven’t come down much, they came down enough that we could take a leap of faith (in our stores and our fans) and do the kind of organic baby clothes line that we always wanted to do. One that was, for lack of a better term, real.

Our factories organic certification document from the Control Union. Boring, I know, but it means business.

Our factory is SKAL certified. Our 100% organic cotton and threads are SKAL certified. And that means you’re not just getting the real deal, you’re getting the cream of the organic crop. SKAL (now called Control Union Certifications) is, from their site, “an international group of companies specializing in independent cargo surveying, super-intending and certification. Our international network of offices, laboratories and accredited agents enables us to offer a complete package in logistics, quality and quantity management from the country of origin to the final destination.” Which is a fancy way of saying they’re hard core when it comes to authenticating organics.

The SKAL website is as dry as an Al Gore speech, but if you’d like to learn more, you can visit them here. Oh, and just so’s you know, if you search for Wry Baby in the list of certified companies we won’t come up. We work with a factory that specializes in awesome, certified organic product. They make our product from harvest to container and they’re listed as certified.

As if you need more proof that we prefer the best when it comes to organic baby stuff, meet our teammate in organics, Bath By Bettijo. If you thought the requirements for organic baby clothes were tough, you should check out what you have to do to have an organic bath lotion line. But Bettijo’s a pro and her line of organic baby body wash and lotion are dee-lightfully natural and top notch. You can check out her story here. You can find our fun partnership in the form of our deluxe Organic Baby Gift Set here.

So in the end, if you’re looking for a great organic baby shower gift or you just want to turn your own son or daughter into a smelly hippie, you’ve come to the right place! Click here to make a difference and remember to raise funny people!

Our funny baby clothes and funny baby shower gifts have always offered the highest quality laughs out there. And the quality of the products themselves have always been top notch. When we’re creating something never seen before (Super Snapsuits, Pillowcases for New Parents or our infamous Wheel of Responsibility) or revolutionizing an item that needed updating (our famous Snapsuits, Oufits and Burp Cloths), the quality of the idea and materials is always our first concern. Our organic baby clothes benefit from both areas of Wry Baby OCD-ness. When you get your Wry Baby Organic purchase, you’ll notice three things right away:

• The 100% SKAL certified cotton is extra thick. Thicker than you’d ever expect from a funny onesie and, frankly, thicker than you will get most elsewhere. We made our organic baby clothes with extra plush 100% organic cotton because if you’re buying something special, it should be just that - Special. At our trade shows, boutique owners who deal in organics have compared the feel of our organic cottons to bamboo. Yeah, It’s that nice!
• It’s extra soft because we give the cotton a gentle softening “wash” at early in the manufacturing (before it’s sewn into our trademark snapsuit). This natural wash brings up the pile, adding both to the thickness and softness of the garment.
• It’s incredibly well made. From the organic cotton, to the organic threads. From the sewing to the water-based printing, we’ve created a line of organic baby clothes that are worthy not only of your little bundle of joy, but to bear the Wry Baby label.

Speaking of labels, our mock fruit crate label (above) was no easy print job! With all the color type in that black background, getting everything to align was no organic, gluten-free picnic. But we’re really happy that we were able to get it to print right. And with water-based inks, to boot! Pick one up and see for yourself for just $39 at www.wrybaby.com

If your looking for an organic baby shower gift, look no further than our delightfully packaged funny organic baby clothes. From the organic snapsuit to the deluxe organic snapsuit/organic body wash/organic lotion Gift Set, you can’t find a funner gift that’s so greenly good to go. Ever sticklers for detail, Wry Baby spared no funny bone expense in packing as many organic laughs into the natural packaging as they did into their organic baby clothes. Take look at some of the label stories on our fun organic baby clothes packaging:

THIS 100% ORGANIC GIFT SET will have baby radiating environmentalism. People who see your child will instantly feel a need to recycle something. Cars will screech to a halt and freeways will fill with bicyclists. Armpit hair will grow to exciting new lengths and bean curd will top every fast food menu. “You’re welcome!” from Wry Baby and Bath By Bettijo!

And from the packaging on our CRUNCHY ORGANIC BABY Organic Outfit:

THIS 100% ORGANIC OUTFIT will cover baby from neck to ankle in soft, certified organic goodness. It’s also printed with water-based ink, which makes this garment as green as green can be. Unless it came with a live, wild monkey or maybe a giant tarantula fromt he rainforest. That would be substantially greener. We’ll get to work on that. wrybaby.com.

Why go throught the trouble of writing custom stories on each organic bellyband? Because the best gifts at a baby shower get passed around! While it’s fun for the new parent to read our silly product desriptions, it’s even more of a hoot when it’s a whole room full of fun shower guests having fun with it! You’ll see!

When Kelly and I decided to get into making organic baby clothes, we realized that the organic baby clothes industry was itself still in its infancy. Despite all the media coverage and the increasing demand for organic baby clothes, organic certified factories were still quoting sky high prices. It didn’t help that we were also looking to make the most organic organic baby clothes on the market (see Reason #1). We didn’t want to leave anyone out of the eco-friendly fun once we got to the retail level. In the end we were able to have a wide range of options by cleverly offering a wide range of organic choices.

With our spread of funny organic baby clothes, everyone gets to do something for the planet and everyone can can have fun raising funny people!

For example, our Enjoying and Organic Lifestyle Organic Snapsuit is a terrifically funny organic snapsuit that’s only a few dollars more than our regular funny baby clothes at just $27. it’s a hilarious way to go green on a budget! For those looking for fun, organic baby shower gifts, you can choose our sarcastic Thanks for the Global Warming Organic Snapsuit in its fun packaging for $29, our snuggly soft organic baby outfit for just $39 or you can go green crazy with our super deluxe Organic Gift Set that’s still a bargain at $48.