3rd Trimester

Hand-Me-Down Happiness!

I never realized how happy a big bag of hand-me-down baby clothes could make me!!!

I think I'm more excited about them than the few new outfits I've been given...I wash them all immediately and organize them...and, because of them, I don't really "have" to buy my LO any infant clothes - of course, I will because they are so cute and affordable (LOVE $5 Carter's sales!!) - but, if money gets tight, we're set! 

I'm just so thankful!  Also, thankful that my brother and SIL are into boutique-y clothes...they both dress like they are paupers...I never would have thought they'd have such incredible taste in baby stuff!!  I'm loving our LOs will be 7 months apart! 


Re: Hand-Me-Down Happiness!

  • My SIL has a DD 2.5 years older than my oldest.  We get all of her clothes when she outgrows them.  I rarely buy anything new for my girls, because they don't need anything.

    I have a friend who is set to give us her 0-12m boy clothes if this one is a boy.

    Congrats!

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  • Oh, I love me some hand-me-downs also!!!

    My BIL's girlfriend gave us a crib with matching changing table, 2 large plastic totes of boy clothes, a high chair, diaper pail, bath tub, car seat, pack and play and other misc baby gear.  Then another family friend gave us a swing and a bassinet.  A woman from work gave us a bouncy chair.  My husband's friend even had a swing he gave us. 

    Some of the stuff, we still decided to go out and buy or register for and the hand-me-downs went to grandma's house!  :)

    We have been so blessed!!!!


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  • Isn't it great? I have a niece who is exactly 1 year older than my DD (they share the same birthday!) and we have received so many hand-me-downs from them. I am especially grateful because I hardly purchased any NB clothes because I fully expected to have an 8-9 lb baby and I instead had a 6lb 14oz baby who is still growing in to some NB things (like Carters brand). Thanks to my niece, I have more than enough! I am so excited that we'll get her outgrown clothes from here on out!
  • LOVE hand me downs - we got our swing, pack n play (actually 5 of them!), two bouncey seats, extra car seat for my mom's car, bathtub, changing table mattress and pads, and TONS of clothes from my cousins and close friends.  So many things we didn't need to put on our registry or worry about getting ourselves.
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  • A total Yes to this post. 

    I also got about 3 bins of infant clothing from my sister and I couldn't have been more happy.  I loved going through the clothes and it felt good to know that I didn't have to worry about infant clothes.  I will probably still buy some items that I think are cute, but it is so nice to not have to worry about it.  She also gave me her Medela breastpump that was unused, baby swing, bassinet, and pack & play.  She also brought me two large bins of toys.  I am so appreciative.

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