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Is your infant hungry? Sleepy? Annoyed? Stressed? Bored? Now for the price of just $9.95, the Cry Translator application for your iPhone will tell you just that...

Party month is coming to a close here at Ohdeedoh...but here's another simple, but brilliant idea to store away for your next party...

It's kind of ironic; once you have a child, you really want to go all out for the holidays to make it special for them. But then you realize like we did- Oh yeah, we have a 14 month old who is interested in getting her hands on anything and everything in our house. What will happen when she sees the Christmas tree in all it's splendor?

Since we were little, we've always liked acorns. They're just such friendly little objects. We've never thought about putting them on the fridge, but we're pretty sure seeing them there would make us quite happy.

We love Lazy Susans. There are just so many uses for them, and IKEA has a great Lazy Susan priced at around $5-$7 I believe. Here, a Lazy Susan has been made into an arts and crafts station inspired by the Pottery Barn Kids Lazy Susan with buckets.

We really like how this table decoration kills two birds with one stone- protect and decorate your table with these giant felt leaves.

We've noticed that our home became a lot more colorful since our daughter was born...in a good way! We love the idea of accentuating those colors by creating a neutral or white backdrop in the home.

Hands Off is a company that makes these little signs that you simply attach to your stroller or car seat to remind people to either keep their hands off, or at least make sure they wash their hands first. With flu season in full swing, does picking up one of these seem like a good idea to you?

Anyone else looking for non-breakable, but cute and affordable ornaments? This tutorial from Etsy's "Sweater Renewal" teaches you how simple it is to felt an old sweater by throwing it in your washing machine.

A large part of your home is the state and town you choose to live in. This year BusinessWeek's rounded up the best town to raise kids in each state. The Chicago suburb of Tinley Park ranked top in the nation. The other "best places" below...

We spotted this little playhouse in the latest Anthropologie catalog. It's similar to the Color Me House we blogged about in the past, but includes the modern motif of tree branches and a few critters on the house.