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Post by chipmunk on Feb 5, 2016 13:47:08 GMT -5
No snark on a pack n play from me, we use the heck out of ours. It's the primary diaper changing and napping station on the first floor (and the bassinet held all the clean laundry for... longer than I'm proud of). I highly recommend these for quick clean up of mid-diaper change accidents. www.amazon.com/Graco-Pack-Changing-Cover-Cream/dp/B0096MLKFWI've actually got several of those on our registry! Currently, the pack n play is in Chipmunchkin's room, so we have some idea of how we want to position the crib when we eventually get it, but I expect that it will function a lot as her downstairs bed and "visiting grandparents" bed in the first year.
The tabby cat discovered the underside of it, with the little bits of fabric, made a very good hidey spot last night for 20 minutes. I suspect she'll be protective of the little one and will take to hiding under there more often when Chipmunchkin arrives.
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Post by gingerlady on Feb 5, 2016 13:47:21 GMT -5
chipmunk I'm totally getting one of those! By the way, have I mentioned how much you make me feel like a procrastinator because I'm only a week behind you and the only baby-related things I've gotten are two onesies?
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Post by chipmunk on Feb 5, 2016 13:53:22 GMT -5
chipmunk I'm totally getting one of those! By the way, have I mentioned how much you make me feel like a procrastinator because I'm only a week behind you and the only baby-related things I've gotten are two onesies? Do NOT feel like a procrastinator. At all. Lemme repeat, DO NOT FEEL BAD.  Read on only if you want...
The ONLY reasons I have the pack n play and the stroller are because a) DH and I strolled around buy buy baby and HE started doing all the research and b) we found good money saving deals on the ones we wanted (I believe that pack n play is still on deal price on amazon).
I have some onesies because a)people gave them to us and b) I bought an inexpensive pack to write "girl" oriented messages on to surprise my mom at Christmas with a gender reveal. Everything else we already have (dresser, bookshelves, rocking chair) is because they were family items passed down to us, or we had one conveniently already in the room. Aside from baby wipes, but again, that's a SAVE TEH MONEYS situation.
I'm very Type A/OCD to begin with. It is killing me not to be doing more right now in her room. But I've a comprehensive final for my MS Pharm program the first week in March, and had to make a bargain with myself to hold off on doing more until after I finish the comp final. After that, all bets are off.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2016 14:35:25 GMT -5
lol Kathy, the absurdity of your critiquing what behavior someone else judges is not lost on me. For realz. I wonder if she still makes 75% of the decisions since she makes 75% of the money. How lucky her husband is to know that his opinion and wishes only matter if he were to have a higher paying job. Or whatever percent it was. I don't give a shit about it being exact. Kisses to everyone but Drexel. I'm the lucky one. I don't have to work anymore and get to be a SAHM (except that I do some virtual consulting work part time) plus I get to basically run the house however I want. Go figure! And sweetie - bless your heart with the "kisses" |
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Post by snippet17 on Feb 8, 2016 16:29:21 GMT -5
I see nothing wrong with posting snark, gossiping, etc. on a chat board. Its not like we know her friend in real life.
Its nothing like what my grandmother is doing to my mom. My grandmother has tols her neighbors (who my mom hangs out with) and other people that she gave my mom the money to pay for bills and to fix her car. All of that is a lie.
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Post by annathy03 on Feb 8, 2016 23:07:34 GMT -5
Kisses to you too dirrtybutter . That response to you wasn't snark, that was just condescending bitchiness, and for what? To feel superior for a moment? Important? Successful? I'm not sure what reward center that sets off for her, but I'm sure it wasn't really about you or frankly any of us, that shit comes from somewhere fucked up. snippet17 I'm sorry your mom is going through that. @lolo I'd absolutely side eye that $500 rocker and, assuming shower invites are out, the diaper bags. To your original question a few weeks ago we got our thank you note (had to wait for pictures to do those thank you postcards with space for a 2 sentence note on the back) from the clusterfuck of a wedding we went to in October, which got me side eyeing that all over again. If you're going to ditch everyone to do photos for 2 hours in an unheated venue when it's cold and raining with only coffee and ice water to drink maybe make sure the coffee machine capacity can handle more than 20% of your guest list and close the damn doors. |
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Post by chipmunk on Feb 9, 2016 10:37:39 GMT -5
Took my mom to Buy Buy Baby this past weekend. She actually joined me in the side eyeing/snarking on how expensive a lot of baby stuff is, including necessity type items (cribs, mattresses, etc), after she got over her initial shock at how much everything has increased in cost the past 30 years. However, she did laugh at the expressions on DH's and my faces when she started eyeing a "grow with you" learning toy for 6+ mos that appears to make a LOT of noise and music that she felt was reasonably priced, and mentioned she now had a Christmas idea for Chipmunchkin. My only comment to her was that the item would need to come with an industrial sized bottle of aspirin for us as well |
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Post by snippet17 on Feb 9, 2016 10:50:24 GMT -5
Took my mom to Buy Buy Baby this past weekend. She actually joined me in the side eyeing/snarking on how expensive a lot of baby stuff is, including necessity type items (cribs, mattresses, etc), after she got over her initial shock at how much everything has increased in cost the past 30 years. However, she did laugh at the expressions on DH's and my faces when she started eyeing a "grow with you" learning toy for 6+ mos that appears to make a LOT of noise and music that she felt was reasonably priced, and mentioned she now had a Christmas idea for Chipmunchkin. My only comment to her was that the item would need to come with an industrial sized bottle of aspirin for us as well Use H and I's rule. If it makes noise its going to that grandparents house. |
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Post by chipmunk on Feb 9, 2016 11:12:02 GMT -5
Took my mom to Buy Buy Baby this past weekend. She actually joined me in the side eyeing/snarking on how expensive a lot of baby stuff is, including necessity type items (cribs, mattresses, etc), after she got over her initial shock at how much everything has increased in cost the past 30 years. However, she did laugh at the expressions on DH's and my faces when she started eyeing a "grow with you" learning toy for 6+ mos that appears to make a LOT of noise and music that she felt was reasonably priced, and mentioned she now had a Christmas idea for Chipmunchkin. My only comment to her was that the item would need to come with an industrial sized bottle of aspirin for us as well Use H and I's rule. If it makes noise its going to that grandparents house. Doesn't really have an impact in our situation- my mom is deaf in one ear due to a medical condition, and my dad has a 70% hearing loss and refuses to wear his hearing aids (last time he did wear them was at my wedding in 2014).
I'm looking at this as karma coming back to bite me- my nieces were born when I was finishing high school/starting college, and live on the West Coast. I played the "good auntie, BAD sister" card every chance I could, in picking out toys that made noises, sounds, etc, until they were 3 years old. I at least made an effort to ensure the ones I picked had some sort of educational component, but I'm sure my sister and her husband wanted to strangle me on more than one occasion 
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Post by snippet17 on Feb 9, 2016 11:46:15 GMT -5
Doesn't really have an impact in our situation- my mom is deaf in one ear due to a medical condition, and my dad has a 70% hearing loss and refuses to wear his hearing aids (last time he did wear them was at my wedding in 2014).
I'm looking at this as karma coming back to bite me- my nieces were born when I was finishing high school/starting college, and live on the West Coast. I played the "good auntie, BAD sister" card every chance I could, in picking out toys that made noises, sounds, etc, until they were 3 years old. I at least made an effort to ensure the ones I picked had some sort of educational component, but I'm sure my sister and her husband wanted to strangle me on more than one occasion
That's all the more reason to send the noisy toys there where they won't bother anyone. Same reason we let DH's grandparents love on J when she's having a screaming fit. She'll scream directly into GG's ear and GG will say "J is just the sweetest baby, she never cries!" Toys that talk can encourage language development, but the ones that just make noise for the sake of noise can hurt it. www.sciencenews.org/blog/growth-curve/noisy-toys-mute-conversationsI think the only thing we got that makes any noise is a sound/white noise machine that can be hooked onto her stroller or carseat. And the white noise machine like sounds on the swing. |
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Post by chipmunk on Feb 9, 2016 13:28:38 GMT -5
The toy my mom is looking at does encourage language development, basic colors and numbers, and instead of simply "noise" does piano notes and what not as the sounds. But still, I'd imagine after a while I'd need some aspirin if this thing enraptures Chipmunchkin's attention.
We haven't looked into white noise machines yet, any recommendations on them, or on ones with particular white noises (ie, ocean sounds, wind rustling, etc)?
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Post by snippet17 on Feb 9, 2016 15:29:45 GMT -5
I think the only thing we got that makes any noise is a sound/white noise machine that can be hooked onto her stroller or carseat. And the white noise machine like sounds on the swing. And those are essential, truly. H and I already sleep to a noise machine, so even if it doesn't work out for her, we have an extra one for us. |
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Post by snippet17 on Feb 9, 2016 15:37:39 GMT -5
The toy my mom is looking at does encourage language development, basic colors and numbers, and instead of simply "noise" does piano notes and what not as the sounds. But still, I'd imagine after a while I'd need some aspirin if this thing enraptures Chipmunchkin's attention. We haven't looked into white noise machines yet, any recommendations on them, or on ones with particular white noises (ie, ocean sounds, wind rustling, etc)? This is the clip on noise machine that we have - www.target.com/p/mybaby-by-homedics-soundspa-on-the-go/-/A-14282460?registryId=k5gWOpb5B2yoHeysGF6HPg®Title=Amanda%20%26%20Jeff%27s®Mode=REGST&rType=R&itemLineNum=32&reqQty=1®PurQty=1®Page=RMI&preSelFlag=1&cr=true It only had four sounds which is heartbeat, white noise, ocean and lullaby. |
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