Ever wonder how? This is how.

And this is how to run to show them to your cousin...

The Juvenile Product Manufacturers' Association (JPMA) is pleased to announce that G'Night Grizzly, more commonly known as the grizzly bear or Ursus arctos horribilis, has met all applicable requirements for voluntary ASTM crib standard F1169 and has been certified as such through JPMA's rigorous certification process.

"G'Night Grizzly makes an excellent sleeping environment for infants," JPMA communications director Russ Gorman said in a press release Monday. "All moving parts have been proven to last through decades of use, and its breathing gently rocks infants to sleep. Furthermore, in this recessionary climate, the grizzly is a budget-friendly solution for parents, as it requires no mattress."

The G'Night Grizzly retails for $799 at WalMart, Babies 'R' Us, and national park gift shops, and is available in brown, deep red, blond, and in a limited edition in gray.

The JPMA vigorously contests the relevance of child injury data relating to the use of bears as infant sleeping environments. G'Night Grizzly easily passed all applicable federal and ASTM limits for claw protrusion and crushing strength.

Past infant injuries associated with grizzly-based bedding resulted from parents' failure to follow instructions attached to each G'Night Grizzley, which outline the restrictive diet and low indoor air temperatures necessary to keep the grizzly in hibernation mode. Yet several companies' proactive, voluntary recalls of previously marketed bears - for repair kits that ranged from a tranquilizer gun to several pounds of frozen salmon - clearly demonstrate that the juvenile product industry is more than capable of correcting for any missteps along the road of progress and innovation.

More than 2,000 products are JPMA Certified in 20 categories: bassinets/cradles, bath seats, booster seats, children’s folding chairs, portable bed rails, infant bouncers, high chairs, play yards/non-full size cribs, walkers, carriages/strollers, gates/enclosures, full-size cribs, portable hook-on chairs, infant swings, hand-held infant carriers, soft infant carriers, stationary activity centers, frame infant carriers, changing tables, and toddler beds.

The JPMA urges parents to seek out the JPMA Certification Seal when shopping for baby.

[Via Daddytypes]

We thought we were smart when we got a body double for Z's favorite stuffed animal, Spot, when she was a toddler. Then, somehow, we managed to lose them both, and after a while Spot's absence began to hollow a little hole in Z's heart.

A big thank-you to Jamie, who responded to our tweet on Spot's long absence and offered to send a replacement. Thanks to her, Spot returned recently from a very long and exciting trip!

I'm sure this is just one of many fun things you can do with a broken umbrella, but Z and her grandfather make this look like the most fun thing.

The evolution of a mess is almost as interesting as the reminder of how "rolly" many crawlers' locomotion is.

Update: Time-lapse baby in the news!