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OR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW, TUTTI BAMBINI WILL PRESENT MIAMI’S Ultimate Baby Affair in 2016, at the Miami Airport Convention Center. In past years, the event has featured a unique collection of more than 50 national luxury baby gear brands and local trend-setting vendors along with experts, bloggers, and instructors who expose couples planning to conceive, expecting families, and new parents to services and products available to assist them in the wonderful journey of parenthood in a unique and exclusive way. 2016’s event promises to be the biggest one yet, with a full morning of workshops and classes followed by an afternoon of meeting with representatives from some of the best baby gear brands in the US. Attendees will have the chance to test out everything they will need for their growing families from car seats and strollers to carriers and mattresses. Tutti Bambini is the vision and creation of Lourdes Leon-Vega. The daughter of
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Cuban immigrants, Leon-Vega grew up working alongside her parents and siblings establishing one of the most recognizable brands in the South Florida community. “I am definitely a product of witnessing and partaking in hard work, devotion, excellence and loyalty,” she says. Ten years after having her first daughter, Leon-Vega found herself expecting a second child. Much had evolved in her life between her two pregnancies – she had greater demands as a mother, a wife, and as an executive in her family business. Eventually confined to bedrest due to pregnancy complications, Leon-Vega began looking to eliminate as much of the stress and time-consuming guesswork as she could to prepare herself for the arrival of her baby. She presumed she would easily find a company that would provide her with the products and services she needed. “I was amazed that none existed,” says Leon-Vega.