product push: the tommee tippee explora bib

finally.  after four different kinds of terrible bibs, we have found our true bib love.  here are the reasons you must also go and purchase this item immediately:

• it does not have any fabric element to it, so it doesn't take forever to dry and it won't fall apart or smell funky after a few hand washes.  
• they say the material is soft and light and they're telling the truth.  it's flexible, so it doesn't choke the child's neck.
• it doesn't fasten with velcro, yippee!  velcro loses its power after a while, which, let's be honest here, power is exactly what little toddlers are made of.  
• the crumb catcher is always open and able to catch what falls.  all others so far have been particularly flimsy in that department, making them essentially useless.  this one catches nearly everything.  moses has been starting to eat from both his plate and the bib pocket because there's so yummy much food that's collected in there during the meal.  
• it's all one piece of continuous plastic--no piping, no crevices, no special washing instructions.  very easy.

the one down side i've noticed so far: it's very tempting to chew on (because it's so flexible and rubbery).  however, once the crumb catcher has done its job and is full of food, the last thing you want is for the boy to tip it over and chew on the bottom of the pocket.  today, he did it, and we ended up with bits of cheese and noodles somehow making their way out of the clever pocket, over his head, and down his back.  what?  

lovelove,

crumbs mcgee