I don't know about you, but the first thing I think when I hear Las Vegas is biodegradable burp cloths.

At least, that's what's in my sleep now — whirring and beeping Cherry Masters belching ecofriendly diapers.

That'll happen when your first trip ever to Las Vegas is spent mostly on the floor of the ABC Kids Expo, the "Juvenile Industry event of the year," as it's touted on their Web site.

When your convention covers nearly three quarters of a million square feet in the LV Convention Center South Hall, that claim — hopefully — is not as hubristic as it may seem.

The Babytv.com crew and I descended into the 110º sauna for days of talking, selling, interviewing, video shooting, glad-handing and grab-assing … and that was just to get a shuttle from the airport.

Over the next couple of posts, I'll try to relate, to the best of my cloudy recollection, some of the simple solutions, amazing innovations, and downright ridiculous largesse that comprise a national convention aimed at helping you be the smartest, greenest, bestest parent you can be.

Okay, they want to move product. But it's still pretty interesting stuff.