Mommy's favorites...

A fellow bloggy friend had mentioned some of her favorite baby items since little Brayden has been home. I have been meaning to do the same thing, just haven't really gotten around to it yet. I have to say, I totally agree with her...that when you get home with that little bundle, things change and you quickly realize what is necessary and practical and what isn't. Here are some of the things I like the most:
As far as diapers...after trying several different types, the huggies little snugglers are my favorite. The wipes too. Preferably the thick, cucumber green tea scented ones...Jaden....well...he's a stinky, explosive little fella (so far we've already ruined several outfits...mmm hmm!!!);P...so, you know...it requires decent wipes and diapers!
With his sensitive skin (poor kiddo got that from me I guess)...we've been using the Aveeno baby wash and lotion.

Those are just some of the things I would recommend :)

Thank you!

Last weekend we were invited to a baby shower for young women veterans hosted by some of Palm Beach's older women veterans. It was so thoughtful and we all appreciated it very much! A big thank you to all of these wonderful ladies. Here are the gifts we left with! :)

His and Hers diaper bags...

***disclamer: in case you haven't noticed in previous pics...my hubby is quite the clown! Lol...love my goofball dearly and there is certainly never a dull moment in our home! Just thought I'd explain the pictures...oh yeah, now imagine this times two, welcome to my home! ;)***


My long awaited diaper bag! It's a little more casual than I expected, and the pattern is a little larger than it looked like in the pic, but I do like it far better than any of the ones I saw in the stores. I'm much more fond of "sophisticated" than "childish" (not that there is anything wrong with the cartoon characters and such, it just isn't me...certainly not going to slam anyone elses taste...just gonna put that out there before I get hate mail ;)lol) and within my budget that was quite a challenge to find.

testing...

Here's a pic of the fur-babies testing the glider out :)




I think they approve!

Ready to ride...

"Baby stud" as Jaden is affectionately refered to around here...is ready to ride!


My parents got this little head and body support insert for his carseat along with the travel system....



...and Mommy and Daddy couldn't resist this little decal for the car!

It's here!

The travel system arrived yesterday, WE LOVE IT! I am so happy that we chose this one! Not only is it very well made, it looks very nice too! Love it! Thanks Mom and Dad for the generous gift!

The travel system is on it's way! YAY!

Here's what it's going to look like ...

Baby gear....

I had to share some of the adorable little items I added to the registry this weekend! So cute!


I love this little turtle play gym!!!! And this sweet little elephant themed pack and play!!!

Newbie mistake...lesson learned!

Ever since I got pregnant I've been thinking about what decor we wanted for the nursery. We pretty much had an idea all along of what we wanted....nature themed....woodland creatures....that sort of thing. Since at the time I wasn't in school yet, silly me thought, "oh I'll just make it all myself....curtains, bedding, you name it!" Yeah right....now at 6 months preggo and busy/tired all the time, I'm realizing that that's just not gonna happen. I tend to let my good intentions get the best of me and think I can do it all! Guess I have to accept the fact that I'm not superwoman...shoot! Not to mention I seem to be having a really hard time pulling the whole thing together. So we had to go back to the drawing board and start over...using as much of what we had gotten already and making it work.

So....here are some lessons I learned from all of this:

#1 Wait until you know what you're having before picking the decor (if you're finding out the sex) because no matter how much you think you want a neutral nursery, you might change your mind once you know!

Check.

#2 Unless you have the time and energy to tackle a major project like making a nursery from scratch....don't kid yourself!

Check.

#3 When trying to plan a nursery....pick the bedding first....then the rest of the accents/colors!

Check.

At first I was so frustrated with myself, about the whole thing because nothing was turning out the way I had hoped ( I love the individual pieces, but it's just not working as a whole) but you know what, thanks to my sweet hubby, we're laughing at it now. Thank GOD it's pretty simple fixes...repaint the picture frames and letters....pick the bedding and accessories... not too bad. Everything can be reused. If the artwork doesn't work then it will work just as well in the living room. Crisis averted. (I was losing sleep over this people! Lol...I'm blaming the crazy preggo hormones, but I felt like I was just picking the wrong thing for my child! I can't explain how nutty I felt until I had it all figured out! Please tell me I'm not alone in this ;0) lol!)

Anyway, so here's what we came up with....like I said, the "theme" is still the same, just more masculine and colorful. :)

too cute!

I found these today online....I LOVE THEM. They're so cute!

http://www.beehivekitchenware.com/products/products.php?itemno=BS-B&cat=category_baby

PS- I'm sorry I've been so absent all week. I'm slammed with statistics....but I needed to take a break and look at baby stuff for a little while today! ;0)

Diaper bag search....

(www.babiesrus.com)

I've been searching for diaper bags for a while now (well, pretty much since I found out I was pregnant). I hadn't really been able to find one that I LOVE....they were either too expensive, too small, not neutral enough, had bad reviews, or a combination of these things. It was to the point where I thought I was going to have to make one. Which under different circumstance would be just fine, but sometimes I take on more than I can handle...and I still have a lot of projects to tackle. Not to mention I'm still learning to sew...pillow cases are pretty simple, but to attempt a quality diaper bag....that's a bit more advanced than I think my skills are.

Then the other day I found this beauty! The pattern is lovely, reviews are good, the price is great and it supposedly is larger than the picture makes it look...with out qualifying as a suit case. I've seen some so small you wonder how you'll fit everything in them and some so large you wonder how am I going to carry this diaper bad and an infant????

Anyone else have these troubles with diaper bags? ;0)