About Us – Pookie Baby Boutique

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OUR STORY

OUR MISSION

POOKIE BABY IS ALL ABOUT GIVING A LITTLE AND LOVING A LOT! WE ARE A BABY CLOTHING BRAND FOCUSED ON PRODUCTS THAT PROVIDE FUNCTIONALITY, SOFTNESS, AND LONG-LASTING COMFORT. WHEN YOU DRESS YOUR LITTLE ONE IN OUR FUN DESIGNS KNOW THAT WE HAVE HANDPICKED A SUSTAINABLE, ECO-FRIENDLY, BAMBOO VISCOSE FABRIC SPECIFICALLY FOR YOUR BABY. WITH YOUR PURCHASE, WE WILL MAKE A DONATION TO A FAMILY WITH A SICK CHILD TO HELP WITH MEDICAL RELATED EXPENSES. 

AS PARENTS, YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO GIVE YOUR BABY EVERYTHING AND KEEP THEM SAFE AT THE SAME TIME. POOKIE BABY IS HERE TO GIVE THAT TO YOUR BABY AND THOSE WHO MIGHT NEED SOME HELP ALONG THE WAY.

WHY POOKIE?


MORGAN AND COLE USE THE WORD “POOKIE” AS A NICKNAME IN THEIR HOUSEHOLD. POOKIE IS A TERM OF ENDEARMENT AND/OR AFFECTION FOR SOMEONE. 


IF SOMEONE WAS HAVING A BAD DAY OR NOT FEELING THEIR BEST, SAYING “AWWW POOKIE” AND GIVING A BIG HUG COULD FIX MOST PROBLEMS. AS THEIR FAMILY GREW SO DID THE NICKNAME. 

HOW POOKIE BABY GOT STARTED
OUR POOKIE BABY STORY IS MUCH WIDER, MUCH HIGHER, AND MUCH DEEPER THAN MEETS THE EYE.

MORGAN PETERSON IS THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF POOKIE BABY. SHE HAS BUILT HER CAREER WITHIN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY AND HAS WORKED IN MEDICAL SALES FOR THE PAST 8 YEARS. WHEN MORGAN MET THE LOVE OF HER LIFE IN 2014, SHE HAD A SALES TERRIOTRY COVERING 13 STATES. EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT SHE WAS PACKING UP HER SUITCASE AND FLYING TO A NEW ACCOUNT MONDAY MORNING. OVER THE YEARS SHE REALIZED THAT THIS WAS NOT THE FEASIBLE LIFESYTLE (FOR HER) IF SHE WANTED BABIES OF HER OWN. A NEW OPPORTUNITY CAME KNOCKING IN 2019 AND BROUGHT HER SALES TERRITORY FROM 13 STATES TO 2. AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, BEING HOME MORE OFTEN ALLOWED MORGAN TO BE BLESSED WITH HER FIRST BABY GIRL IN 2021.

OVER THE YEARS, COMING AND GOING OUT OF HOSPITAL ACCOUNTS, MORGAN FELT LIKE SHE WAS ON AUTOPILOT. NOT TRULY SEEING WHAT WAS HAPPENING AROUND HER. “YOU START TO BLUR OUT WHATS AROUND YOU AND JUST GO THROUGH THE MOTIONS. YOU BLOCK OUT THE THOUGHT OF WHY PEOPLE ARE REALLY THERE. NOT ON PURPOSE, BUT TO HONESTLY SURVIVE EMOTIONALY. A HOSPITAL CAN BE A VERY SAD PLACE AND COMING AND GOING EVERY DAY – BLOCKING IT OUT ALLOWS YOU TO DO YOUR JOB TO HELP THOSE PATIENTS” – MORGAN STATED. SHE KEPT THINKING THERE ARE SO MANY FAMILIES WITH SICK KIDS -IF A CHILD WAS BORN WITH AN ILLNESS OR IF AN ACCIDENT HAD OCCURRED- MORGAN QUICKLY REALIZED HOW SHE COULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THAT WAS TO HELP AS MANY FAMILIES AS POSSIBLE.