Deanna Conkling

Deanna is a fashion designer at Graco, specializing in car seats. A new mom to “Xman”, married to Andrew, and puppy mama to Luna, Deanna is known by her love of the color green. The best times of her life revolve around hanging out with her family, traveling in an attempt to reach her goal of visiting all 7 continents and trying new foods along the way!
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Haute Mama: Celebrating Fashion Week

Baby gear fashions have come a long way from basic solids and plaids, and since this week has been New York Fashion Week, we’re thinking about all of the fashionable patterns and collections. The Graco fashion team is really excited to showcase just a few of our upcoming fashions, which will be available soon, in [...]

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Nesting….one year later

Remember this post? Yeah, I almost forgot about it, too.   So much for “stay tuned in the next few weeks.”  Xman decided to come a week early, and while I probably should have been all ready at that point, I wasn’t.  And neither was his nursery.  Sure, it wasn’t really a problem since he [...]

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Xman turns 1!

Any new parent knows that the ability to successfully make it to one year feels like a HUGE accomplishment – almost more so for the parents then the baby.  So what better way to celebrate then with a PARTY!  Andrew and I were excited to throw together a fun little gathering for Xman and host [...]

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Baby Days are here again!

Ever wanted to attend a baby party without bringing a gift?  How about a chance to eat cake while shopping?  Sounds like fun to me! Graco is participating in Baby Days events at Walmart stores across the country to help celebrate your child and the products that play a role in their development. Our own [...]

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First Fall Festivities

I love fall.  It is without a doubt my favorite season for so many reasons…most of which involve food or weather.  Pumpkin spice latte, sweet potatoes, hoodies, falling leaves – yes please! So of course I am trying to make sure that Xman loves the season just as much as I do.  This weekend we [...]

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Babies, Bundles & Bumps #65: Good Luck Charm

Even if I slept through most of the game, I am all the luck those Cyclones needed   Do you have a picture of your precious little one that you’d like featured in our ‘Babies, Bundles, and Bumps’ series? Share it with us at blog@gracobaby.com, and you might see it featured here!    

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Smart Seat = Smart Style

Let’s talk fashion. Here on the Graco Fashion team we LOVE new products, because it gives us a chance to develop new materials to suit the product’s style.  With the launch of the Smart Seat this past year, we knew that this car seat needed a special kind of look.  Taking inspiration from our European [...]

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Spontaneity and A Baby

Andrew and I have always loved to travel. Our adventures, big and small, have provided lasting memories and a wonderful collection of photographs, without which we might not remember ALL the memories While I was pregnant with Xman, he went on 14 plane rides – including a 16 hour jaunt to Australia! – in addition [...]

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The Swing By Me is the swing for me (us)!

After a brief hiatus from blogging while on maternity leave, I am back to share some of our experiences with the products we used with X-man. (I had the best intentions of blogging my way through my time at home, but I guess that wasn’t realistic as any of you experienced moms probably could have [...]

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Make way for baby! Decorating the Nursery as a Graco Designer.

Ever since we found out we were expecting, my mind has been jumbled with ideas, lists, designs, names, expectations…sound familiar?  I am sure all new moms and dads feel the same way when thinking about all the newness to come surrounding the arrival of their little one.  This will be our first child, and to [...]

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