Girly Stuff

I am not nor have I ever been a girly-girl.  I always hated frills and ruffles and most of all, PINK!  Not hot pink, love that, but that pale pink that people always connect with baby girls.  And for those reasons I always wanted boys first.  But alas, I have two girls and my worst fear is becoming reality...they are turning me into a girly-girl (but I'm still not a fan of pale pink)!

So when I was given a $10 gift card to Plum District (think Groupon but geared towards moms) I had to find something to use it on.  Then lo and behold one day they have a deal to a website called 500babies.  I went and checked it out and at first all I saw were bows and headbands (which I have plenty of) but then I noticed they had baby leg warmers which I've been wanting to make for some time now but hadn't gotten around to it.  Long story short, I bought the deal and then I bought the leg warmers.  I am in love with them, they look absolutely adorable on Q and a couple of them even fit Y!  The best part is that now I can just put Q on a onesie and a pair of leg warmers and she's set.  She loves to grab (and eat) her feet these days but when she's wearing a bulky pair of pants it's pretty impossible for her to do but it's easy with the leg warmers. And did I mention that it makes changing diapers SOOOOO much easier?  So much so that I am now considering making a few pair on my own to add to the 4 I purchased because I think my baby girl needs some argyle in her life!

You know I'm a sucker for polka-dots!

I know what you're thinking...but they're a rose color, not pink! haha ;)  We have also have these in white and hot pink.

If you think you'd want to make some of your own there are tons of tutorials on the internet, you just buy knee socks (target always has cute prints for like $2.50).  But I will admit that I'm clueless as to how they would have made the ruffly ones above.  I've stared at them and tried to figure it out but I'm dumbfounded.

Space Bags=Space Saver!

It's no big secret that Y has had a lot of clothing in her 2 short years on earth.  It's also no big secret that we haven't had a lot of extra space during those 2 short years of life.  Now I know that there are many people who have had many more children in much smaller places than our apartment was (1000sqft).  I, honestly, take my hat off to them because I just don't know how they do/did it!  I was going absolutely insane in our apartment, probably partially because I was ready to own something, but also because my living room was doubling as a play room and I was quickly running out of places to store/hide things.  One big issue was Y's closet!  I dunno if it could have handled one more season worth of clothes. 

Now she has a closet that rivals the size of her bedroom in our apartment (ok, that might be a slight exaggeration...SLIGHT!  It's probably close to half the size though).  So I was able to fit more stuff, unfortunately most of the stuff I wanted to fit in there was large stuff (this is where a basement would come in handy, but you make due with what you have, right?).  Her infant swing is in there, the headboard of her crib is in there (and it needs space because if it gets scratched I might have a coronary), her jumperoo, all of her current clothes, diaper bags, her infant bathtub, I could seriously go on and on.  needless to say I wanted more space so all those bags and bags of clothing (8 large trash bags to be exact) had to go.  But there was no way I was getting rid of the clothing so a friend suggested Space Bags.  After reading reviews online I was seriously torn.  So many people complained of the bags tearing or not staying deflated once filled.  The stupid bags are not cheap either so I didn't wanna invest a ton of money on something that didn't work.  Finally I just started asking people I knew, whose opinions I trusted and everyone of them had been extremely satisfied so I decided to give it a shot...I was not disappointed!

This was taken after I had already done 2 of the bags.  I went to Walmart and purchased a box of 2 large bags for $10 in order to try it before buying more.  I intended to take a picture of the closet before I started but completely forgot until I already had these 2 done.  I think went online to see if I could find them cheaper.  I found a box of 3 large at Target.com for $13 and since it was free shipping and I could use my AAA discount I purchased 2 boxes there.  They have the imitation ones cheaper on eBay but I didn't want to take a risk and they tear or something.

This is the pile of bags that I needed to condense.  While I was at it I decided to include all the blankets she used as an infant.  i should also add that I ended up adding more clothes to this pile after I took this picture.  I ended up pulling out more 18 month clothes which she has outgrown, so it was even substantially more than this picture depicts.

All the clothes/blankets/bibs/etc. are in the bags ready for the air to be vacuumed out.

The end result.  It was time for dinner and completely forgot to add an "after" picture but it is much nicer and much more organized!  Maybe I'll go take another picture tomorrow and add it.

Deals, Deals, Deals

Ok, so I told a falsity! I said the next time you heard from me I'd be in NC, well I'm not in NC yet (I leave tomorrow) and I'm still posting a message. I really couldn't resist though, I wanted to add pictures of the adorable clothes that we've bought recently. So here goes:

These were purchased at Old Navy and oldnavy.com. And yes the 2 dresses at the top are the same style but they're different sizes so when she outgrows one she'll have the other! As for the pants, I purchased a matching top for them but they were actually sold out so I didn't actually get the top, it was really cute and I was very disappointed. But I still love the pants!

These three came from Gymboree, I had never shopped there before but then again I never had a reason to. Anyways, I now have another place to stop when I'm at the mall!

Children's Place! Need I say more?!?!

These came from Baby Depot at Burlington Coat Factory. I didn't even know such a place existed until they mailed me a coupon. As for the rubber ducky and fish...those were all B's idea. I think he just wanted the rubber ducky for himself!

So, as you can probably see, we love to go shopping and buy Y's clothes! In fact I think I love shopping for her more than I love shopping for me, there are so many options. And with everything that we bought I don't even think that we spent $50! I love sales!

Anyway, I got a plane to catch tomorrow morning so I'd better get some rest. So ttyl!

A 3-Day Weekend...Yay!!

Wow, this week has really flown by thus far. I'm not sure if it's because I leave on Saturday or if it was because Monday was a holiday. It was awesome to be able to spend a 3-day weekend with B. It was so relaxing and just fun to sleep in late together and then just spend the day together all day for three whole days. On Saturday and Monday we went out to check out some of the Memorial Day sales and found some really great deals on baby clothes. Everything is so cute that I wish I could buy it all but I realize that would be really premature of me. Especially since mostly sun dresses and other clothes like that are what's out on display now and we never know what the weather will be like in Michigan once she's born. If I still lived in NC I wouldn't hesitate to buy her a bunch of those dresses and such, but here in MI it might prove to be a total waste of money.

Not a whole bunch has been happening with us lately. B has officially had his conditions removed from his US Residency. It's really good I suppose, I just lost the leverage that I had to demand that we move elsewhere, haha. Oh well! I go to the doctor again tomorrow. Yes, I did just go last week but he wanted to see me again before I leave for 2 weeks to go to NC. Maybe after my last visit I will be a little more calm, but I won't place any bets on it. Last week my blood pressure was really good, he was still impressed with my numbers (even though I thought they were high) and I found out that I had lost 7 pounds in 2 weeks. I guess pregnancy is really good for me, who would have thought that I'd get pregnant and lose weight.

Well I suppose since I leave on Saturday morning that I should begin doing laundry and getting everything organized for my trip. I guess it still hasn't sunk in yet that I'm going because I don't normally go visit this early in the summer. That and the fact that I'm a procrastinator doesn't really work well together. Anyway, I'm tired and heading to bed. I guess the next time I post I'll be in the great state of North Carolina. I guess now I'm no longer just going to Carolina in my mind!

I Love to Shop...

and it's even more fun when it's for a baby! I am surprised actually, I got just as much enjoyment from shopping for the baby as I do when I'm shopping for myself! Now I know what you're probably thinking, "how can she shop for a baby that she doesn't even know the gender for"? Well that's an easy answer...it's called gender neutral!!! Anyway, I really only went to the mall to meet with a group from a class and do some research for our project (yes, that really is the truth). However, I ended up having a few hours to waste and I just couldn't resist. It just so turns out that since all the spring/summer clothing is out now they're selling all the fall/winter stuff at really cheap prices (especially at The Children's Place) and it just so happens that our dear baby will be born in September which is when the really cold weather starts to creep in. So anyway, enough of the talkin' here are my really cool finds!

This little jumper is from Gap

and this is the back near the butt area.

A cute little cream 2-piece

Same as the previous, but green of course.

Another little cream 2-piece, only it's reversible

This is the reverse of the previous picture

The onesie to match the previous two.