Since I think most of us have had our anatomy scans now and are settling in/starting to make purchases for baby, I thought we might like a thread to show off all our new things for baby! Could be clothes, baby carriers, car seats, stuff for mom, whatever you're excited about!
Re: Show off your buys for baby!
@thescarletmom I adore Jamie Kay!! I need to be quicker on their drops for the right sizes!
@hitcj4687 no way that's such a thoughtful gift and so cute!
Some of the baby carriers I already had with my son, some are brand new for this little babe, I'm stocked up on bonnets until this coming autumn unless we blow through the bigger sizes too fast lol.
I think I have enough NB and 0-3 clothes in the right season now but after I pick up all my newborn bins from our storage unit and go through it I'll get a better picture of anything I didn't get.
I also want to get another Solly but the prints I want are perpetually hoarded so it's hard to find one and be fast enough to claim it.
I got one of those fancy wool paci holder/lovies that soaks up your and babies scent and is supposedly magical for soothing this time and a pacifier type I never tried with my son, idk maybe this baby will be a fan 😅
And of course cloth diapers 😂
I might think of something the in laws can purchase closer to time but so far nothing has come up. My list this time is tiny since I saved almost everything from my son. The big things are a glider rocker, a basket bassinet (which is still a maybe) and another mini crib with a bigger height and weight limit on it for once this babe outgrows the one I have, I'm not going to keep another baby in a mini crib for two years I don't think, my son is too tall for it and I can't wait to move and get him something awesome.
Anyways there's my uncalled for ramble 😂
This afternoon I washed all the secondhand diapers I have gotten, except one order still not arrived. I debated not washing them because I'll have to sanitize once we're at our new place but I didn't want to pack away diapers from other people without washing them because I'm a germ freak. Even if I was lucky and got almost exclusively secondhand diapers that weren't worn or used by other families.
I wanted to get 8 total grovia and I realized while folding and packing them that somehow I got 14 instead. Plus my orders of new diapers lol, it didn't seem like a lot when they were arriving a few at a time but all washed it's a fair bit. I've had to remind myself that it's 40 diapers per wash every third day so I guess I maybe don't have tooooo many but it seems that way 😂 I can't wait to get a full stash shot once all new and used are prepped, sanitized, washed, and put away.
I contained myself to a few fun pieces. I still have all of my first's Primary outfits squirreled away!
I actually need to count my diapers and see how many, I think I have 35 right now, I just got 5 Twinkie tush in today and omg organic velour is softer than a cloud! There are a select few more pricey diapers that I'm going to wait to get till closer to my due date. I opted to focus on baby clothes in January and baby diapers in February because we have a lot of furniture to get in March after we move, and then I only have April and May to get everything else. It feels like I have forever to go until I think about how to space out purchased and then it feels like it's happening too fast 😅 are you feeling that way too? I can't wait for you to get your diapers in, they're so adorable 😍
I did buy a bigger diaper bag but I worry I bought one that was too big, it's the perfect size for my birth bag but I'm kind of stressed it's too big and I won't use it 😮💨 I have a weird thing about bags, it's so lame 😅
Yeah bags are really hard, if it's too small or too big or not the right weight I just won't use them, it has to be a goldilocks situation 😅
I had an azaria dupe miss fong bag with my son and I loved it but it's tiny so I'm in the same boat with it being an awesome quick errands bag but not a 2 kids type of room bag 😩
I just realized recently that the backseat of our car isn't big enough for three across 😵💫 will you try to upgrade one of your cars?
So I splurged on a Clek and it arrived yesterday but I haven't tried it in the vehicle with the two boosters yet 🤞 There are more narrow boosters we could get too, it'd just be nice since they're so easy to move to just keep the two we have and swap them into whatever vehicle we're using but if we do need two new ones for my vehicle, at least the old ones will easily fit into DH's truck with the Clek (I know because they fit with the massive 5-pt harness carseat ha).
My vehicle is 10 years old too though and needing a new motor DH says so it is also a reasonable option for me to get a bigger one 😅 I just don't want to feel pressured into buying a vehicle before baby comes! Funnily enough, after the Clek arrived yesterday DH mentioned going to take a look at a suitable new-to-us vehicle he found and we're currently on our way to test drive it 😆
Thankfully I don't have to worry about *needing* a bigger vehicle unless we have another baby, it's kind of strange though because I don't know anyone else who didn't upgrade to an SUV when expecting their second baby. I sat in the backseat with my son for a long time because he hated his carseat and would get violently carsick so I'm a little nervous because our backseat will fit two carseats comfortably but there's not room for an adult so that feels a little sad but it's also nice to not have to anticipate vehicle payments for awhile yet.
It's definitely a big pro that you can move boosters so easily around in your car if you do keep it for awhile longer. Let me know how the test drive goes!!
My favorite fitteds of all time are Lily and Frank and yep $40 apiece plus shipping from Canada lmao, they're so worth it though 🥺
TTC July 2015-November 2015
Baby boy born August 2016
Oops BFP February 2021
MMC March 2021
Back on BC for a year to decide what we want to do.
TTC Since March 2022
MMC June 2022
BFP September 2022 - Due June 2023!
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