November 2011
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what i've learned in motherhood
when your baby is off playing in another room (a room that’s relatively baby safe of course)
the only thing that makes you run faster than hearing a loud THUD and then instant crying is hearing a loud THUD and then silence
i almost died running in there, i’ve never moved that fast in my life
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moms take note
boogie wipes are for real
i saw these in the store a long time ago and laughed out loud - what sorry sad suckers are buying overpriced wet tissues just because they’re marketed “for babies”??
well, turns out the answer is This Kind. because after less than a day of wiping the nose of a baby with a cold with our softest lotiony tissues his nose was red and he was screaming with...
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get your holiday tunes on!
so i was cherry picking a few songs i wanted to add to my holiday music collection earlier and stumbled across this -
100 Classic Christmas Songs for $5.99
you CAN NOT beat this! they’re great old standards performed by the best… it’s not one of those ones where it’s some random people singing it or just orchestral or elevator music veresions. these are the songs you know...
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organic
it’s the buzzword of the last 5+ years…
but i think most people confuse it with “sustainable” and therefore they don’t know what they’re talking about when they think they sound smart and “green” which makes them idiots and it drives me bananas. organic bananas.
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baby boy mamas
i would say that Zulily has violet+moss and Zutano today and tell you to go scoop them up but apparently you already know because the site be broke
still, when it comes back up… i mean i think we all just want our boys to look adorable without stupid sayings and this is what we have to deal with to avoid going broke to do such
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formula moms take note
in stores Enfamil tubs are about $24 each, i never pay more than $13 each but usually i can score them for about $10
and here’s how… Target.
Target usually runs specials on Enfamil <buy 2 get $5 gift card or buy 3 get $10 gift card- right now it’s buy 2 get $10!> and on top of this you can use a Target coupon (which they’ll send you in the mail) + a...
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you know this is the first year I actually thought it might be kinda tough to beat UVA, that they were fired up and ready to Play
shows how naive I can be : )
…another turnover and still no points, huh? enjoy your wine and cheese
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what i've learned in motherhood
keep a nail brush by the sink at all times
you never know when/what you’ll need to scrub poop off of
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Zutano booties are where it’s at
Tumblr moms seem to have this down but for the rest of you - they’re worth the money!
i know, i know, $20 for baby booties?! it is a little extreme but in the cooler months (sept - april) you’ll get your money’s worth and more out of these! they’re warm and they don’t fall off no matter how much the baby tugs, kicks, crawl, or...
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today is for...
making all the foods i want tomorrow!
sister in law makes an AMAZING and delicious fancy gourmet style Turkeyday spread every year but… and this is a BIG BUT… there’s no turkey! no g-d turkey! it makes me sad, but at least i can bring sides that feel like Thanksgiving to me.
also, sweet potato pie. i’ve said it before and i’ll say it again, mine is the best in the...
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watching the Today show
so Justin Bieber ripped off a Jackson5 song to bastardize Santa Clause is Coming to Town??
also, did my parents think the music i listened to as a teeny bopper was as godawful as i think this teeny bopper generation’s music is?
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what i've learned in motherhood
refrigerated snacks are a great teething helper
we espcially love carrot sticks, cucumber slices, and apple chunks
but be warned - when feeding cukes you will find seeds everywhere, including poopy diapers. apparently they’re not digestable
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i’ve found that intersections where only some directions of traffic stop are a great releases for the severe road rage i didn’t know i had
YOU DON’T HAVE A STOP SIGN! KEEP MOVING!!! <lay on horn><throw hands in the air><mouth “whatthef*ck><release>
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20 holiday cards for $1.99
i’ve never sent out cards from an online service before but if you’re in the market for ordering holiday photo cards this sounds like a decent deal…
20 card for $1.99, just go to vistaprint.com/boots
full disclosure: i know NOTHING of this company just came across this offer in a local mailer
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20% off entire Gymboree purchase
you can have my unique codes because i’m not gonna use them - first person to use it wins.
they expire Jan 31
code: 11VTV31L8K83983
code: 112FDJQ9PL89240
also Gymboree runs very large so keep that in mind.
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20% off at Yoyo.com
enter the code: JENN46101 and save 20% on your order
Plus, they’ll donate $5 to KaBOOM!, their national nonprofit partner dedicated to saving play for one million kids each year, by creating great places to play.
p.s. i hatehatehate when people spell my name “jenn” but they sent me this auto code so i’m dealing with it but i’m kinda mad ad it too
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moms take note
Christmas Tree Shops have kids toys
and SO MUCH cheaper than other stores!
we got a great set of real wooden alpha/number blocks for $10 WITH the pull storage wagon, i saw Fisher Price toys you actually want for almost half of what they are elsewhere. they don’t have a huge toy section (at least my local store doesn’t) but they do have a decent selection and we’ll for sure be...
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75% off women's outerwear
I mean you all know that 12-5pm at Old Navy is 75% off Outerwear today, right?
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20% off clothes & shoes at diapers.com
with code 20STOCKUP
I recommend stocking up on Zutano booties and fleece jackets!
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today: wearing all the layers
kickoff is forecasted at 32°
awesome.
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momma question
do we push back baby’s nail cuticles?
i cut his nails every few days but i’m just starting to notice some lengthy cuticles and it’s driving me nuts. i thought about calling the Dr. but they’ve had enough inane questions from me lately - has anyone done this? is it cool to leave them? or should i be pushing them back after baths? cutting them? not sure how far i’m...
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i’ve had multiple mom friends tell me i should write a blog. i always chuckle at this and sometimes i even let them in on the secret that ”i already do”
but the conversation always goes back to all of the little nuggets of information i share with them on great deals i’ve found, or the only place i’ll buy those, etc. and it’s not that i’m giving them...
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officially in the biggest setting on the infant...
*queue momma tears*
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there are days when i think i’ll just stop Tumbling. days when i get frustrated about the groups that feel like cliques (obviously they only feel like cliques because i’m not a part of them). moments when it baffles me that my follower count keeps going up but the likes & comments i get seems to go down. times when i get upset about people stealing from my blog - the very few drops...
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purchased the American Apparel groupon because they have diaper covers (perfect for hot summer days) and wonderful lap shirts that make dressing a baby so easy but yet are hard to find
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“It doesn’t take long for a kid to watch the Muppets before they fall in love...”
– Jason Segel (via meredithbklyn)
- Rainbow Connection is one of the songs i use to sing my son to sleep (there are only 4) - at one time i was Kermie obsessed. any and everything i wanted/had was the greenster. because of this i still have some pretty awesome Kermit stuff to hand down so i can only...
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it’s amazing how fast you can go through a Sam’s Club pack of paper towels when your dog decides being housetrained is for suckers
in our house
there are certain ways that food gets prepared
and i would have always assumed that this is just the way everyone makes these things if my husband didn’t look at me like i had two heads the first time he made any of these NOT in the way i’m accustomed to. i may or may not have reacted innappropraitely.
but my son will grow up knowing that…
grilled cheese sandwiches taste best...
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sure you might think i’m a dirty stink bag for this but…
wearing a brand new item* before washing it is my favorite!
i don’t care that other people may have tried it on (rarely a problem since i primarily shop online now) as long as it looks fresh and new i love that first wear. it’s so crisp, so pretty, it’ll never look like that again once you wash it. i just feel...
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checking off the list left and right
we’re not really that productive on a daily basis so when i looked at The List the other day and saw how many things we’d recently crossed off i was very happy…
new high chair purchased, assembled, and in use (what do you do with Bumbos when they’re not eating in them??)
living room baby proofed (table bumpered on all edges/legs/corners, fall risk speakers packed away,...
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what i've learned in motherhood
nasal bulb aspirators suck a baby’s internal organs out through their nose
no scientific tests here, just going solely by his reaction to it
oh, and baby colds are the worst.
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