Unfortunately for me, they are not currently sold in Texas stores. Check out their locations to see if there is a store near you that sells these bags. You can but them online through their website or on Amazon.
Which is your favorite?
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Showing posts with label organization. Show all posts
Monday, August 22, 2011
Danzo Baby
Thanks to Bradley, the Making Diapers Trendy contributor, for emailing me the Danzo Baby website! She came across it and thought of Keeping it Simple. They make the cutest, most functional diaper bags I have seen. They average around $200-$300, so may be more than you are looking for, but I had to share. You could easily get them monogrammed too! Check out this awesome selection...
On top of the cute designs, you can customize the interior pockets! You get 25 different pocket labels with your bag that you can change out to fit your needs (for example wipes, diapers, and ointments, etc...). The inside labels serve as a checklist before you head out of the house! Here is a peek at the inside of one of the bags...
Unfortunately for me, they are not currently sold in Texas stores. Check out their locations to see if there is a store near you that sells these bags. You can but them online through their website or on Amazon.
Which is your favorite?
Unfortunately for me, they are not currently sold in Texas stores. Check out their locations to see if there is a store near you that sells these bags. You can but them online through their website or on Amazon.
Which is your favorite?
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Braveheart
Everyone told me that during labor I would be so tired/in so much pain that I wouldn't feel embarrassed. FALSE! In the back of my head I was thinking "this is mortifying" the entire time. And to the faceless lady in the room who yelled out "Come on, momma" during my final pushes like we were at a high school pep rally, not cool! If I could have felt my legs at that moment, I would have gotten up and clocked her.
This next part will seem totally random, but I PROMISE I have a point...
My husband is obsessed with the movie Braveheart. We watch on it on all vacations with my in-laws. He sometimes wakes up in the morning feeling pretty awesome because he dreamt he was William Wallace the night before (painted face and all). We joked (well, I joked and THINK he was joking) if L would have been a boy, her name would be William Wallace. In his head if you have a Scottish accent, you are instantly awesome.
Well, having already experienced all of the awkwardness that goes into the childbirth experience, we were dreading the lactation consultant coming in to basically feel me up. Low and behold, she had a Scottish accent! To my husband, it didn't matter how many times she said, "gotta make sure the baby is gettin' the groceries" as she was squeezing my boob, she had achieved William Wallace status the second she opened her mouth. During a very long speech about nursing, she informed us we needed to track all feedings, wet diapers, and "poopie" diapers on a sheet of paper. This is a task typically assigned to the dad in the hospital since mom is still moving slow. Here is a picture of our log to give you an idea.
Doesn't really seem like the best system, does it? I recently learned about a new app, Baby Connect, created just for this purpose.
At a price of $4.99, I think it is well worth it! I would have loved to known about this last November. If you are expecting, go ahead and download it on your baby's daddy's phone to be one step ahead before heading to the hospital. Be sure to forward this on to him! You can synchronize it to other phones as well when mom is feeling more up to the tracking task.
In the words of Braveheart, FREEEEDOM!!!! This app will give you the freedom from keeping manual logs that leave you more confused than not.
***Keeping it Simple sidenote***Someone recently asked me about the Itzbeen (around $20).
It sounds like basically the same idea as the app, but all the timers seem complicated to me and a bit unnecessary. I like the app better because it is not an additional electronic to carry around along with your baby monitor and phone, it is cheaper, and I have heard it is very simple to use. Feel free to pipe in if you have used either and have a strong opinion.
Don't forget to enter the 10,000 hits giveaway!
This next part will seem totally random, but I PROMISE I have a point...
My husband is obsessed with the movie Braveheart. We watch on it on all vacations with my in-laws. He sometimes wakes up in the morning feeling pretty awesome because he dreamt he was William Wallace the night before (painted face and all). We joked (well, I joked and THINK he was joking) if L would have been a boy, her name would be William Wallace. In his head if you have a Scottish accent, you are instantly awesome.
Well, having already experienced all of the awkwardness that goes into the childbirth experience, we were dreading the lactation consultant coming in to basically feel me up. Low and behold, she had a Scottish accent! To my husband, it didn't matter how many times she said, "gotta make sure the baby is gettin' the groceries" as she was squeezing my boob, she had achieved William Wallace status the second she opened her mouth. During a very long speech about nursing, she informed us we needed to track all feedings, wet diapers, and "poopie" diapers on a sheet of paper. This is a task typically assigned to the dad in the hospital since mom is still moving slow. Here is a picture of our log to give you an idea.
Doesn't really seem like the best system, does it? I recently learned about a new app, Baby Connect, created just for this purpose.
In the words of Braveheart, FREEEEDOM!!!! This app will give you the freedom from keeping manual logs that leave you more confused than not.
***Keeping it Simple sidenote***Someone recently asked me about the Itzbeen (around $20).
Don't forget to enter the 10,000 hits giveaway!
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Shout Out to the Type A
For all you Type A personalities, here is a GREAT baby shower (or any party for that matter) budget planning tool. We used it recently and it worked so perfectly! Here is a broken up version of it. If you would like the excel spreadsheet with all the formulas, please email me and I can send it to you. It can be easily adjusted to fit your needs.
| Date: | |||
| Time: | |||
| Location: | |||
| Baby Name: | |||
| Hostesses | Tasks | Can/Can't Attend | $ Spent |
| Name | ? | ||
| Name | ? | ||
| Name | ? | ||
| Name | ? | ||
| Name | ? | ||
| Gift Registry: | |||
| Approx Invited Guests: | |||
| Overall Budget | |||
| If $50/hostess | |||
| If $75/hostess | |||
| If $100/hostess | |||
| If $125/hostess | |||
| If $150/hostess | |||
| Task: | % value |
| gift | 30% |
| invitations | 12% |
| stamps | 4% |
| flowers | 6% |
| food/cake | 15% |
| alcohol | 15% |
| water/drinks | 4% |
| napkins | 4% |
| cups | 5% |
| plates | 3% |
| silverware | 2% |
| rsvp email/phone | 0% |
| 100% |
| if $50/hostess, $ to spend | if $75/hostess, $ to spend | if $100/hostess, $ to spend | if $125/hostess, $ to spend | if $150/hostess, $ to spend |
| $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Actual $ spent |
| $0.00 |
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