Macy’s Mom

I bought a jumbo pack of Pampers Baby Dry (144 for $29.99) at Babies R Us..I had a $5 off coupon. Nice elasticity on the sides..none on the back. My main complaint is the smell. They smell like chemicals and perfume. I won’t be buying these again.

Like all toddlers..Macy loves potty talk!  And it got worse after she started pre-school.  I tried to constantly monitor it..but it was getting out of hand!  Another mommy had a great suggestion..potty talk belongs only in the bathroom.  I sat down with Macy and explained the new rule.  Anything potty related can only be said in the bathroom.  Now if she slips up..I ask her if she’s in the bathroom?  “No, Mommy..sorry.”  It’s working great!  And sometimes when the build up is too much for her..she’ll run to the bathroom..shut the door..and yells out “poop!poop!poop!”  All the while laughing hysterically..and I can’t say anything because she following my rules!

We really love the Burien Library! When Macy was a little younger..we would go every week to Cinnamon Bear’s Toddler story time with librarian Sandra. (ages 12mo-24mo) She would start with songs..read a book..make a craft..end it with “ring-a-round the rosies.” All this in a 40minute time period!

The other day, I went online to see if they had anything for Gavin. Yes! Baby’s Blanket Time with Librarian Karen! (ages 6mo-12mo) Karen had baby blankets out for everyone. She went around and met the babies. We started with bouncy/tickle songs..short story..ended with Karen singing on the guitar! Afterwards, she invited us all to stay and hang out! Fun!

I encourage everyone to come to our library, or check out your own! It’s so much more than just books! www.kcls.org

I love the Britax Roundabout convertible car seat. My peps group arranged for Sue from Regina Providence to come and show us how to correctly install all of our various types of car seats. She told me that all carseats are safe nowadays..but the britax is the easiest to install! Yeah, it costs more than the average car seat..but you won’t need to roll up towels under the car seat to get the right angle! Now, I bought the Roundabout.($219) It was a little less than the Marathon ($269)..I second guessed this choice until I saw my girlfriends Marathon installed. Yikes! It’s huge! Even when you rear-face the Roundabout..the front passenger seat is only usable by small people! And Macy was a large baby! I worried that I would have to buy another converible car seat with a higher maximum weight than the Roundabouts 5-40lbs. Now in hindsight..I know the Roundabout was perfect for us! We moved Macy to a Booster seat when she turned four. (37 lbs) Not because she outgrew the Roundabout..but, because she’s 4..and that makes her a big girl!

Macy loves to bake with me. With the new baby..we don’t have alot of time anymore. Betty Crocker Warm Delights are a great/quick baking option for toddlers! I let her add the water..mix..put it in the microwave..push the button..squeeze on the frosting. Time together baking..5 minutes.. another 5 minutes eating together and talking.. That’s 10 minutes of quality “Macy & Mommy time.”

I have always preferred Huggies..but I saw the Luvs commercials..and then my mom sent me a Luvs coupon for $3 off. O.K…we’ll try them! At the store, I couldn’t believe the price difference! $9.99 for 60 Luvs vs. (about) $16.99 for Huggies Supreme! (and I have the $3 off coupon!)

The first thing I noticed was the waist band…no elasticity. Sure enough…major blow-out! “WARDROBE!” Not so great absorption of Gavin’s breast-milk mustard poo. And I was not happy with the leakage of pee in the middle of the night…”wardrobe!” I found myself using them in the daytime- only when we were staying home..definitely not at night..not letting my husband use them..(he just doesn’t get them tight enough around the waist)

I figured the money I saved in cost, was equal to the money I spent doing laundry!

And the Oscar goes to………Huggies Supreme!