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JJ Cole Bundle Me:  These car seat liners are awesome!  I live in Minnesota, so I know all about that cold weather garbage – dragging yourself and your kids out all bundled up .  In a word it can suck, big time.  What is so great about the JJ Cole Bundle Me you don’t need a bunch of blankets or to get you child bundled up like the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.  The Bundle Me transfers easily between car seat and stroller.  Most important, they are machine washable!

 

Beaba Babycook Baby Food Maker:  Now this may sound depressing to you, but this was my Christmas present when I was pregnant.  I actually asked for this and I must say I loved it!  I made all the girls baby food.  It was super easy and convenient to use – steam and puree all in one container.  I know – one could just as easily used a steamer basket on the stove and process the food in a mini food processor – but that’s more than one item to clean – get my drift here.  I would make up a bunch of pureed food and freeze it in individual sizes in a ice cube tray.  Once frozen I could put the cubes in baggies, thaw cubes when needed, open wide my dears!

Another one of my favorite items.

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We recently flew to Texas to visit family and my husband was blown away by these little water bottle topper contraption.  They fit on store bought bottled water and are spill proof.  Plus one of our girls still has a difficult time with pressure in her ears when we fly – can’t really give a 3 year old a bottle of suck on – well may be you can, but I’ll keep my comments to myself on that subject.  As soon as she started to complain about her ears I gave her the water bottle with the Gerber cap on it – ears cleared right up (there is a God!).  I’ve had these since before they turned a year old and they are still in great working order.

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Double Bassinet Stroller Sale at Zulily – up to 50% off!

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MAN!  I wish I would have found something like this when the girls were infants!  Bob Strollers really need to come up with a bassinet adapter.  I don’t know a whole lot about Valco Baby (this link will take you to Amazon) and their strollers, but you have to admit their double stroller which accommodates two bassinets is pretty cool!

Zulily has some smoking hot deals on Valco Baby Raven Ion EX 4 double strollers!  Normally $585 – get it through Zulily for $299.99 (Amazon has it priced for $495)!  The Husssh bassinet adaptor is 50% off Normally $100 – with Zulily $49.99 (this is for one bassinet).  I love this stroller concept!  What a great find!  Stock is limited at Zulily, so if you are interested I recommend not waiting and checking it out pronto!

*Use Coupon Code GA5867 and receive $5 off your purchase of $50 or more!*

BOB stroller recall

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Even though there is another recall on BOB strollers – I still love them and can’t say enough about my love for them – did I mention I love mine?  The latest recall involves the stroller canopy’s embroidered logo’s backing patch which can detach, posing a choking hazard to babies and young children and must be removed to safely use the stroller.  Go HERE to see if your BOB stroller is on the recall list and to get information on how to remove the backing.

Some of my favorite baby items

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While I was getting ready for my Multiples Group yard sale I ran across some of my favorite items I had for my twins when they were younger.

Silly Billyz Bibs When I say that I have tried every single bib on the market – believe me I have tried every single bib on the market.  Silly Billyz Bibs  are by far the BEST!  First off they are truly washer and dyer safe and will not fall apart.  Second they do not end up smelling like every other bib out on the market.  Silly Billyz Bibs  are made with 100% cotton so they wash well and are durable (did I mention they don’t stink).  Trust me they are worth every single penny you will spend on them!

Kiddopotamus Placemat  These things are awesome!  I found these by chance and used mine a ton!  They are placemats that suction cup to a table top and have a little trough that hangs over the table to catch food.  Perfect for going out to eat with little ones.  Lets be real, when they are learning to eat a plate is only going to get chucked on the floor.  At least this way you can put their food on the mat and they can spread out without doing to much damage.  Plus they roll up and fit nicely in a diaper bag.

 

$60 Off Eddie Bauer Trailmaker Travel System (stroller & car seat plus free shipping!)

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I know this is not a double or triple or quad stroller – but it’s a sweet deal.  $169.99 for this Eddie Bauer Trailmaker Travel System stroller and the car seat.  Plus FREE shipping!  But, (don’t you hate that, there is always a “but”)  this deal is for today only while supplies last at Target online.  So be quick like a bunny and check this great price out on a stroller/car seat combo!

Having Multiples? What should you buy and register for?

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I have thought a great deal about writing on this topic – it is a daunting topic to say the very least!  But, I have to tell you I am not one who likes to “recreate the wheel”.  That being said I think the best thing to do is to refer you to Lynn Lorenz bookThe Multiples Manual, Preparing and Caring for Twins or Triplets.  This is one of the few great books (in my humble opinion) about preparing for and caring for multiples.  She has an Appendix solely dedicated to what an expectant mother of multiples should register for – mine is highlighted, written in, check marked, etc.  Needless to say it is extremely useful!

I need to be honest with you though, I only registered for and bought the bare necessities.  I also only had one shower – for the mere fact that I didn’t want to have a bunch of baby showers.  I didn’t even register for very many items.  My girls wore onesies and lived in PJ the first three months of their lives – I had no time to play dress up with them.  My advice, instead of having multiple showers, have someone organize a meal chain for you in lieu of an additional shower.  You’ll thank me for this some day, trust me on this one

Travel Bed Rails!

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I have been woefully truant on my blog – chalk it up to summer vacation, end of summer, etc.  My apologies to all my readers (all two of you).  Anywho – I want to pass on my most recent find, Stay-Put Inflatable Bed Rail Set by One Step Ahead.  I had been looking for some sort of compact travel bed rail.  Everything I found was big, metal, bulky, or only included one inflatable bed rail (umm last time I checked there were two sides to a bed).  I initially had purchased some metal – “portable” bed rails – which SUCKED!  One of the girls fell out of bed – just rolled the darn thing right over.

That's a 12 inch ruler for scale purposes

Then I found Stay-Put Inflatable Bed Rail Set by One Step Ahead on Amazon.com.  (Chorus of Angels!)  First what’s so great is the set includes two – I know a set should be at least two items.  They have their own little pump and blow up in a snap.  There is nothing big and bulky about them, the set and pump fit in a nice little bag.  You just blow them up, put the rail (more like a speed bump) under a fitted sheet and it stays in place – there is some nonslip fabric on the rail to aid in keeping it in place.

Just so you know, no one is paying me to write about this product – all on my own research, trial and error, bought them with my own dime etc.