A few of my favorite things

These are some of my can't do without baby gear; things have made life easier with Baby Bear and things that I just really like.

Fisher Price Starlight Papasan Cradle Swing



Baby Bear doesn't like to sleep or nap very much in her bassinet but she takes her afternoon naps in this swing. It is great! The great thing about this particular swing is that it plugs in so we don't have to heavily invest in batteries.

Fisher Price Ocean Wonders Aquarium Bouncer



This was a hand me down from some friends (gotta love free hand me downs! I have the best friends!!) and it is definitely a must have. Baby Bear loves to sit in this and look around the room. Papa Bear feeds her while she sits in her bouncer. We both talk and play with her while she is in her bouncer. Sometimes, she takes short little naps in her bouncer. You will also notice that she has had many pictures taken while sitting on the bouncer as well.

Moby Wrap Baby Carrier



Baby Bear will sleep longer if I wear her. She loves to be held all day long and the Moby wrap definitely helps me have my hands free. It is great when we go grocery shopping, I put the wrap on before I leave the house and once we get to the grocery store, I take her out of her car seat and put her in the wrap. She sleeps through the whole grocery adventure. It is much better than putting the car seat on the cart.

I also just ordered a Baby Hawk mei tai carrier. I am hoping that it will be easy to put on and stick in the diaper bag when we are out and about. I love the Moby, but it just take a little while to get on and wrap. I will update on the Baby Hawk later.

BOB Revolution Stroller



I love this stroller. This is a great stroller for taking Baby Bear out on walks around the neighborhood. It maneuvers great and is great for our bumpy sidewalks. Papa Bear also loves this stroller. Right now we use it with the car seat adapter. I highly recommend this stroller.

Aden and Anais blankets



I love these blankets, they are big and a great size for swaddling. Plus, they are lightweight; perfect for the summer. These ones were made for Target and they are a few inches smaller than the original one, but they are less expensive and the few inches really doesn't make a difference to me since they are a great size. I love them so much, that I just ordered another package of them.

Petunia Pickle Bottom Touring Tote



I love this diaper bag. I love that it attaches to the stroller and that it has adjustable straps. It fits everything I need (although I have it packed to the rim) and is easy to wear and tote around. I have received many compliments on it and it is easy to find what I pack inside with all the pockets. It was an impulse purchase since I had already purchased a diaper bag; I am glad I got this one because I like it better than the Fleurville Lexie Tote that I bought. The Fleurville is bigger and holds more, which will come to good use later on. My PPB is pretty full right now. The only downfall is that Papa Bear will not use this diaper bag, so we are going to have to get one for Papa Bear.

Car Seat Inspection and Blessings

39 weeks today! One more week or so!! I've gotten a lot done while on maternity leave and I love having time off and time to myself. Soon I will be very busy and tired caring for Baby Bear.

Yesterday, I finally had the infant car seat inspected by the CHP. Yes, I kind of procrastinated on that one. I am usually a planner and not a procrastinator, so I don't know why I waited so long. Maybe because I really want Baby Bear to be a June baby so I waited until the last possible day in May for the seat to be inspected. I highly recommend getting your car seat inspected. I read the instruction and it is easy to install and thought I had done so securely. I had installed the car seat in the middle of the back seat of our Chevy Suburban. The officer moved the car seat from the middle to behind the driver's seat. I guess the seat belt in the middle does not lock adequately for the car seat to be secure. I was very glad that I got it inspected and learned how to make sure that the base is in very secure and how to make sure that Baby Bear is in her seat secure.

We were also fortunate to get a glider yesterday too. Our wonderful friends gave us their glider and some other baby gear (swing and bouncer) they no longer needed. The glider is awesome and we are so thankful for their generosity. I love the glider! We had received a swing and bouncer at one of our showers, but we will return them and use the store credit for other things we will need a long the way. We have been so lucky, we received a lot of our baby gear needs. We received generous gifts and gift cards at our showers and wonderful hand me downs from great friends. On top of that, all that we received from the Ellen Show was icing on the cake. We just have the most wonderful parents and friends. We are so blessed!!

Silly Bear, another diaper bag

Yesterday, Petunia Pickle Bottom Outlet started their sale and I bought this cute diaper bag for 70% off. I just couldn't pass it up. (The sale goes on until April 22)





Yes, I realize that this brings me to 3 diaper bags. I told you I had a thing for purses. I am going to return the black diaper bag that I bought at Target. This is probably the only baby item (besides clothes) that I have gotten that is not gender neutral. All the other baby gear we have gotten is neutral in color; I haven't gotten anything pink. I debated about getting a more neutral color, but I just loved this color combo and did want something a little more feminine.

I also saw another diaper bag, the Boujie Baby Basilia Bag, on mamabargains.com this morning and I was very close to buying it this morning. It was a great deal. But I had restraint. I couldn't justify another diaper bag. Yikes, I am crazy. At least I will be stylish Mama Bear. LOL.

Diaper bag

I love purses and bags. I have way too many and I spend too much on them. I am getting so much better and haven't bought an expensive bad in quite some time (I used to treat myself to a new bag at least once a year). So when it came to picking out a diaper bag, I was pretty picky about things. The ones I had my eye on were way too expensive and I could not justify spending the money. I found a bag that will work for me (at least I hope so). I found a great deal on this Fleurville Lexie Tote on MamaBargains.com ($100 off!!).



I love it in person. It is really adorable. I also purchased an inexpensive diaper bag from Target. The Skip Hop Spark Scoop.



A nice simple black bag. It wasn't exactly what I wanted, I really wanted the Skip Hop Studio Tote. But it cost double the Target version, plus I had already purchased the Fleurville. So I settled for the Skip Hop Scoop. I am happy with my diaper bag options and I suppose I really don't need two diaper bags, but the purse obsession I have has gotten the better of me and it is the one thing that is more for me rather than Baby Bear. Oh bother.