Santa Claus is coming to town

Let's just skip Halloween and Thanksgiving and move right along to Christmas, shall we?

I'm kidding. We'll get back to those holidays [and MB's Halloween costume, which I'm so excited about]. But MB has already started on her Christmas list, and it's actually very short. Want to know what's on it? I'll show you.

MB's Christmas List

Everything in the catalogue

See? She's making it so easy on us. Just buy everything.

Last night after carefully showing me every picture, she snuggled up with Lee to review.
I want dat and dat and dat and dat and dat, she said.
What are those? he asked.
I don't know. 

I think we might be in for an interesting Christmas.


Unfortunately, I haven't seen any Santa toothpaste yet. Will someone alert me when it's available? We might need to have a chat.

I've got a sickness

And it's called Skip*Hop.

It started last year on my quest for MB's backpack for school.

This backpack just makes me happy. She loved it too [BONUS!] and actually wore it on her back to and from playschool every day. [Ok, I might have carried it after school a few times.]

This year she added the matching lunch bag.

And this week, on a mission to preserve the few articles of clothing that actually still fit Big Bo, I realized they also make Zoo Bibs.

I've never been one for bibs with pithy sayings on them, like If you think I'm a BRAT you should see my Daddy!! or some such. But this eventually led to an apathy toward bibs in general, which has led to a shrinking wardrobe of outfits not covered in peas and squash.

The Zoo Bibs fulfill all of my wildest bib-related desires and are machine washable.

Now he can wear those clothes just as long as his belly-belly will let him!

But I think Skip*Hop needs to start contributing to our babies' college funds. It's only fair.

Really must stop...

shopping for paper goods. They just get cuter and cuter.

Dear Lee: Can I get a Mother's Day do-over? You know I need these.

Just wondering...

Would this make me more excited to make my weekly grocery list?

Because I need some serious help in that department.

Baby Rain Boots

Have I mentioned how much it rains here?

A lot.

A lot, A-lot.

So all of MB's shoes are getting kind of mucky. Not that we go tromping around in the rain, [although I'm sure that would thrill her to pieces] but the ground is always wet and she likes to take the wettest route possible on any given trek.

Because she's MB, you know?  What's the fun in staying dry?

Hence, my rain boot shopping. It's a foregone conclusion that I will not be spending $60 on Hunter Wellies for my not quite two year-old, so I've been scoping some other options.

Morgan & Milo Casey Rain Boot $32

Western Chief Tiny Horses Rain Boot $27

Trumpette Mary Jane Rain Boot $40

Dear Keds

You kill me.

Found here.


Thanks bunches.

Love,
Suz

The perfect diaper bag?

After my last diaper bag post, my sister, total buzzkill that she is, pointed out that any diaper bag without a cross-body strap was just asking for frustration.

Much as I hated to admit it, she is right. At least, she is right for people like us who have very little patience for clunky diaper bags falling off of our shoulders with a baby in tow.

And so, I present for your opinions what may be the perfect solution.

The Timi & Leslie Hannah Bag $154

Comes with a clutch, bottle bag, changing pad, and--AND-- an attachable cross-body strap. And--AND--stroller straps.

BOOM.

For the record, I will say that I can't find it in stock in this particular color. But it does come in bronze.

Which I also love.

So, what do you think? Too flashy for a diaper bag? It IS kind of shiny, especially for a person such as myself who rarely finds herself wearing anything other than jeans and spit-up soaked T-shirts for months postpartum.

But perhaps if I carried a shiny diaper bag, I would be shamed into actually--I don't know, something crazy--like washing my hair on a daily basis after Baby Boy comes.

Thanks in advance for your help and advice on this terribly important matter.

I should be napping, but

There's no time like nap time to get totally absorbed in shopping for something I won't need for several more months, I think. I could be napping, or eating, or [dramatic gasp] cleaning up this mess. But how ridiculous would that be? And I think we can all agree that I'm nothing if not completely ridiculous.

Anyway. Today I'm shopping school bags for MB, who will be starting play school in the fall. Well, really August, which is technically summer, but summer really lasts until mid-November around here, so what's the difference?

Anyway. Again. Today I discovered Dabbawalla Bags.

Mod Pod Backpack

Strawberry Fields Backpack

Sweetcakes Lunch Bag

Slice of Summer Lunch Bag

The designs are simple and colorful, and I'm not going to lie: the fact that they're not covered in Dora the Explorer or the entire range of Disney princesses is a major plus in my book. [Even though I did have MAJOR love for my Sesame Street lunchbox when I was in elementary school, if I can delay the cartoon character obsession for a few more years, I would love to.]

These just moved to the top of my lunch box list.

Pretty Sure Lee's Going to Kill Me...

But I've been diaper bag shopping.

Wait. Don't I already have one child, and therefore at least one [let's just round it down to three, shall we?] diaper bag?

Well, technically yes. However, since I'm now going to have two children, my diaper bag needs have changed. Now I need something precise. Lots of specialized pockets, easily wipe-able...yeah. Totally different than the ones I already have.

Skip*Hop Studio Tote Diaper Bag, $89

DwellStudio Dots Diaper Bag, $160

Burberry Diaper Tote Bag, $895


[Dear Molly,
Totally kidding on that last one. DO NOT NEED THIS FOR MY BIRTHDAY AUGUST 5.
Love, Suz]

Twins!

I've definitely only got one bun in this oven, but there are two sets of twins making an entrance in my life this year! My friend Caroline is having two girls in September, and my sister-in-law Ashley is having a boy and a girl in October. I'm so excited to hold these precious new babies! And the great thing about twins is that there's always a baby to go around, you know? I'm not good at sharing babies. 

Anyway--a little twin shopping this morning:

Both from here.

From here.

Do you know Sugarboo?

No no no, not this Sugarboo...

This Sugarboo:

I saw this last piece in a back issue of Southern Living that was about to hit the recycle bin a few weeks ago and decided that it shall be mine.


[Dear Lee, I will expect to receive this on or about May 9th. K?Thx.Love.]

Spring Clothes for Baby Bennie

I just now realized how grim the retail landscape is for baby boys.  It's all blue plaid, brown plaid, and denim. You know what else I realized? Boys don't wear dresses. So much harder! You have to pick out multiple pieces that all go together? Way hard. [But I guess it's a little easier since the bottoms are all plaid and denim.]

But Jen asked very nicely for some virtual shopping, so here you go: [I promise this is the end of the shopping posts!].
 

Gingham button down- Gap
Board Short- Mini Boden

Applique Tshirt- Mini Boden

Stripey Hoodie- Mini Boden

Striped Polo & Plaid Cargos- Crazy 8

Shark Applique T- Crazy 8

Gingham Button Down- Ralph Lauren

Khaki Cargos- Old Navy

Gator Applique T- Mini Boden

Gingham Shorts- Ralph Lauren

Also, I find that in life, in general, people fall into two camps. The Critter Pant camp and the Non-Critter Pant camp. Apparently babies are no different:

Old Navy 

Good luck shopping! And if you need a warm place for Baby Bennie to wear these clothes sooner rather than later, I hear Florida is nice and warm.