These are products that have made my life easier and maybe a bit better. Some I have received samples of from a variety of sources (thank you Twiniversity and WeeSpring), most are items that I have purchased to make our journey easier or better, but my opinions are ALWAYS mine and mine alone.
Great Option from Britax if past the full convertible option: Grow with You Harness to Booster.
Thank you Stellar Panel and WeeSpring for giving us the opportunity to try this Great Britax Grow with You Harness to Booster Car seat! This is Britax at its finest as Britax Always is! Earlier last year when Britax released their all in 1 I was so bummed that I already had a convertible all in 1 and could not justify buying more seats. Well not anymore! As a twin mom I am always looking for great options that can grow with us and also be cost effective. The model I received retails for about $200 and has 2 layers of VERY solid safety protection. It does not have clicktight which is a feature Britax offers on a different version of this seat. That would make install easier as well. Though there are lower anchors or Latch so that is always great but only until 45lbs. We just recently turns my almost 3 1/2 year old twins forward facing and are just over the 25lb mark for this seat. But it goes from 25-120lbs which is awesome! Now let’s talk about the feature that has deterred me from a Britax convertible in the past CUPHOLDERS! There are 4 snack/drink holders built into the seat. They even fit my kids bigger water bottles which our other seats do not. But being built in you have to clean with a wipe which is no big deal they won’t fall off as some do.
Easy to adjust straps and features that make this a solid investment. I would definitely buy a second and use these in our secondary car or for grandmas. All and all a great option. #stellarreviews #rothlenatwins #ad #weespringparentpanel
Thank you Stellar Panel and WeeSpring for giving us the opportunity to try this Great Britax Grow with You Harness to Booster Car seat! This is Britax at its finest as Britax Always is! Earlier last year when Britax released their all in 1 I was so bummed that I already had a convertible all in 1 and could not justify buying more seats. Well not anymore! As a twin mom I am always looking for great options that can grow with us and also be cost effective. The model I received retails for about $200 and has 2 layers of VERY solid safety protection. It does not have clicktight which is a feature Britax offers on a different version of this seat. That would make install easier as well. Though there are lower anchors or Latch so that is always great but only until 45lbs. We just recently turns my almost 3 1/2 year old twins forward facing and are just over the 25lb mark for this seat. But it goes from 25-120lbs which is awesome! Now let’s talk about the feature that has deterred me from a Britax convertible in the past CUPHOLDERS! There are 4 snack/drink holders built into the seat. They even fit my kids bigger water bottles which our other seats do not. But being built in you have to clean with a wipe which is no big deal they won’t fall off as some do.
Easy to adjust straps and features that make this a solid investment. I would definitely buy a second and use these in our secondary car or for grandmas. All and all a great option. #stellarreviews #rothlenatwins #ad #weespringparentpanel
2018 Cribsie Winners
The cribsies are picked and voted on by people like you and me! While I do not necessarily LOVE every product you should know what innovations and additions to the market cane about last year and for this year. Maybe you are registering, have kids, or friends having kids you need to know the availability and even have awareness of hot product!!
Babies ‘R Us
www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2018/01/24/see-if-your-toys-r-us-store-closure-list/1060761001/
I know it seems strange to talk about a store closing in a product page but I thought I would scope things out for my followers who are pondering Wait, What babies r’ us and toys ‘r us are closing? Yes some are closing (list in the link) but they say there is another store within 15 minutes of the ones closing. That does not mean it’s your babies r us it is usually the other one. Matt and I thought for sure ours would not close but it’s absolutely on that list. First we checked out the Toys’r us. Ugh not our thing. Found it pretty disorganized but full of stuff. Not talking about that don’t want to relive that experience.
Anyhoo I went to scope our closing babies ‘r us as it’s starts it’s big going out of business clearance. They have big signs and a sad guy sitting in the snow with a sign advertising 30% off everything. Of course once you get in you find that only clothing is 30% off. Sure, great, my Carter’s and Koala Baby is 30 off but really Carter’s runs its own great sales. The rest of the store is pretty much 10% off, with exceptions. Exceptions seemed to be food, diapers and books. But the rest was 10% off with no additional sales listed and all sales final. They had a variety of car seats on that deal and you still received 10 off on clearance items, but I still don’t think now is the time. For my twinnie moms or moms of 2+ kids in strollers they never really stocked double strollers. So no go on my new City Mini GT I’ve been coveting.
The store is kind of a mess and the employees are not too excited to be there knowing they are out of job come April. And it’s not too picked over...yet. I imagine they will move the nice stuff out at some point and go to big discounts but now is not really your best bet. Good luck and my suggestion is go ahead and wait a bit. Happy Day friends!
I know it seems strange to talk about a store closing in a product page but I thought I would scope things out for my followers who are pondering Wait, What babies r’ us and toys ‘r us are closing? Yes some are closing (list in the link) but they say there is another store within 15 minutes of the ones closing. That does not mean it’s your babies r us it is usually the other one. Matt and I thought for sure ours would not close but it’s absolutely on that list. First we checked out the Toys’r us. Ugh not our thing. Found it pretty disorganized but full of stuff. Not talking about that don’t want to relive that experience.
Anyhoo I went to scope our closing babies ‘r us as it’s starts it’s big going out of business clearance. They have big signs and a sad guy sitting in the snow with a sign advertising 30% off everything. Of course once you get in you find that only clothing is 30% off. Sure, great, my Carter’s and Koala Baby is 30 off but really Carter’s runs its own great sales. The rest of the store is pretty much 10% off, with exceptions. Exceptions seemed to be food, diapers and books. But the rest was 10% off with no additional sales listed and all sales final. They had a variety of car seats on that deal and you still received 10 off on clearance items, but I still don’t think now is the time. For my twinnie moms or moms of 2+ kids in strollers they never really stocked double strollers. So no go on my new City Mini GT I’ve been coveting.
The store is kind of a mess and the employees are not too excited to be there knowing they are out of job come April. And it’s not too picked over...yet. I imagine they will move the nice stuff out at some point and go to big discounts but now is not really your best bet. Good luck and my suggestion is go ahead and wait a bit. Happy Day friends!
Breastmilk Jewelry
Ok so this is a very personal item that I bought as a right of passage so to speak but I love it! Love that I’ve come this far with breastfeeding and pumping I just had to share! I bought these items from a small business Milk Mama Creations and Hailey was amazing to work with! Check it out!
https://milkmamacreations.wixsite.com/mmcj