Announcing the new Baby Registry Guide!

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Nothing is more overwhelming than walking into your favorite baby superstore for the first time, and realizing that you have no idea what you’re looking at, or even what you need! A seemingly friendly place suddenly turns into a scary store that has thousands of bottles looming over you, too many high chair options, stacks of clothes, and sheets, and mysterious things that you random pick up and put in your cart so that it looks like you know what you’re doing.

OK. Maybe it’s not that bad (or maybe it was!!)

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Live in the Moment

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I recently did an interview with Multiples and More, one of my favorite blogging communities. And in doing so, was reminded of one piece of advice that I would give to all new moms, whether a mom of multiples or not: Live in the moment.

I have learned so many things in the past year as a new mom, but the babies have actually taught me the biggest lesson: to live in the moment.

I think we spend so much time trying to capture everything, share every step with everyone, learn all we can, and make sure we’re doing all the “right things” that sometimes we forget to just stop and enjoy the miracles that we made.

I am reminded of this each time my son’s face lights up like Christmas as I magically turn on the lights in their room, or when my daughter takes all the clothes out of the dresser drawers, crawls into the bottom drawer, and sits there giggling as she tries to pull her brother’s jeans over her head. They enjoy the littlest of things, and treat each new discovery like it’s the best thing they have ever seen. They make each day an amazing adventure, which is something that we can all learn from.

So next time, get in front of the camera and play with them, instead of behind it. Ignore the tupperware, pots, and spoons spread all over the flow for a while and join them in making it the coolest band ever. Bask in the thoroughly wet clothes you end up in at bath time as they try to see how high the water goes when they splash in the tub. Help them become great artists of yogurt and cheerios as they finger paint with them on the table instead of eating.

Live in the moment.

 

Diaper Bags Week 3: What to Put into your Diaper Bag

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A mom’s diaper bag is a wonderland full of must-haves that are personal to you and your baby or babies. While each bag will hold something different, there are some common things that can be found in all of them.

As a first time mom, it took a few trips before I realized what was needed or not in the diaper bag, and it may take you a few times out to get your bag down to a science. (Eventually it will start feeling more like a bag, and less like an overstuffed suitcase as you figure out what you REALLY need versus what you originally think that you need. If you find yourself stuffing crib bedding in there, it’s time to stop, take a breath, and read this post!) Continue reading →

“I know that Diaper Bag just didn’t walk off!”

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did that diaper bag just walk off?

So now that you have your perfect bag, are you ready for the next tip?

Bring it with you. 

Easy, right?

I was going to end the post here for simplicity sake. After all, it’s a pretty straightforward piece of advice! But I’ll elaborate a bit for those interested in understanding the background:

For a new mom, this carrying a diaper bag around thing is hard thing to get used to. Baby? Check. Wallet? Check. Phone? Check. Am I not wearing pajamas? Check. All ready to go out! Guess again…

Say your Pediatrician tells you to go to an Urgent Care because your brand new baby isn’t pooping. So you get there, wait in line for 2 hours, realize the baby is now crying and hungry, and you turn to your husband asking: “I wonder how I should feed her since there is no bottle? (Still early on, so breastfeeding wasn’t completely catching on with Baby yet!) And why are you looking at me like that? Yes, perhaps we should have brought the diaper bag with us…and packed a bottle in it, no less.”

So you leave Urgent Care, drive home with the now really unhappy and screaming baby AND now a crying “I’m so unprepared I must be a horrible Mother” woman, get home, feed the baby, turn around and drive back to Urgent Care to start the process all over – Diaper bag now TIGHTLY in hand.

True story. Don’t let it happen to you!

Bring the bag. Sit it by the door if you have to. Keep it in a place that you will always see on your way out. Do this until you get in the habit of it being permanently connected to your shoulder. (OK, maybe not quite that extreme. But take my advice, it will make life a lot easier!!)