Baby Teddy is Here!

I'm slowly trying to adjust back to new mommy life with a newborn. I totally forgot about the 3 hrs of sleep for me at night and frequent feedings and diaper changes but it's all worth it. Theodore was born on Dec. 12, 8 lbs and 3 ozs. I was induced and now that's it's all done and over with, the process wasn't so scary like I thought it would be. I had read all these stories of women who were induced about how the pitocin gave them  stronger and longer contractions and inductions where it resulted in emergency c-sections...totally freaked me out because a c-section is definitely not what I would want, but when it comes down to getting baby out, you really have no choice right? Thank goodness my labor was quick. I got the pitocin at around 8 am and had my baby at 1:27 pm. And it's been over a week and I feel great, my recovery was quicker this time than with my first son.

Theodore is a perfect, healthy boy. He looks a lot like his brother when he was a newborn. My 2yr old son is a terrific big brother as well. When Teddy cries, he gives the pacifier or bottle to me to give to Teddy. One day I was sucking out some boogers from Teddy's nose with the aspirator and Alex was crying because I guess he thought I was hurting his brother (Teddy does not like getting his nose cleaned). He actually took the aspirator away from me and said 'no' with the saddest look on his face.  What a caring little boy I have! My two little boys. I wonder what kind of trouble they'll get in to together when they are older :)

Scheduled induction and my Hospital bag

Turns out I'm being induced on Thursday the 12th! I have mixed emotions about it all. I'm excited, scared and kind of sad since this is my last pregnancy. I hope all goes well. My fear about being induced is that the Pitocin might not work for me or I won't make any progress in dilating and will have to get a c-section. But I'm excited that my Teddy will be here in my arms very soon!

So I've packed my hospital bag and a diaper bag. The hospital bag is the same bag I used for my first son. It's a LeSportsac large weekender bag that I got at Ross for $40. I love it because it's big and has many pockets. So here's all I packed in it for the big day:

• my wallet with insurance and ID
• a copy of my pregnancy info from my Dr to give to L&D
• toiletries - hair brush, toothbrush for me and hubby, travel size toothpaste, travel size shampoo and conditioner, deodorant, bar soap, lotion, face wash, wash cloth
• lip balm - a must have because lips get super dry during labor
• phone + charger
• camera + charger
• Always Maxi Pads Overnight Pads - because the pads they give you at the hospital aren't great
• extra underwear - granny panties all the way...most likely you'll leak, even with super maxi pads, so why ruin your nicer panties?! 
• Dermoplast spray
• comfy socks
• bath towel
• lounge pants, comfy shirt and going home clothes for me
• change of clothes for hubby
• big bag for holding dirty clothes in

I put all my toiletries in this clear zippered bag.

I almost forgot to mention the weekender bag comes with a matching zippered bag as well, which I use to hold all my....

I am also bringing my baby's diaper bag. The only things in it are:

•  a newborn sleeper
• 2 side snap long sleeve shirts size 0-3 months
• 1 newborn size pants
• 1 0-3 months size pants
• JJ Cole Bundleme hat set and extra mittens, socks
• Aden + Anais swaddle blanket
• Aden + Anais burp cloth
• Tommee Tippee milk feeding bib
• a warm blanket to cover over the car seat

The hospital will provide all the baby stuff like diapers, wipes and also a shirt, hat, socks, swaddle blanket and burp cloth but I want to bring my own for going home in just in case.

All of our bags ready to go: 

What's in My Purse Fall 2013: Marc Jacobs Turnlock Teri Tote

 

My fall bag right now is my Marc by Marc Jacobs Totally Turnlock Teri Tote. I love this bag--it has many pockets, it's in a classic color and it's big enough to hold some of my toddler's things in there. So really, it's a purse/toddler bag lol. I love that the bag has separated sections and a middle zippered section for organization.

I like to keep snacks and my son's things in the 2 open ones and my things like wallet and keys in the zippered compartment. Here is what's all currently in the bag:

 

open bag of Chessman minis; Wet Ones; Kleenex; Munchkin container of puffs; Marc Jacobs wallet; a book from Wendy's kids meal; ziplock bag with diapers, powder and wipes;  Vera Bradley checkbook;pens; a straw; mini VS coin purse with B&BW pocketbac attached; iron supplements; a Fossil card with my watch repair number on it; open bag of Welch's fruit snacks; a Hotweels car; rolled up socks for flats; a bouncy ball; Purell hand sanitizer; Burt's Bees lip balm; and Visine for contacts.

All that and with plenty of room left as this bag does expand wide.

 I'll be carrying this purse until my new baby arrives and then it's back to the diaper bag for me! 

Party Favor DIY: Car Themed Favor/Treat Bags

 My son's 2nd birthday party is this Saturday so I've been making some DIY car stuff. I made these favor/candy bags for the boys and I thought they turned out cute so I'm going to share how I made them. It's very easy and materials are inexpensive. Here's what they look like:

Materials I used:

Paper favor bags in Kiwi (Party City, $2.99 for pack of 12)
Mrs. Grossman's Chubby Cars stickers (purchased mines on ebay for a great deal from this seller)
Rectagular white labels (Target)
Scotch Plastic Black Tape (Target)

How to make these:

1. Take the black tape (this is going to be the road) and tape across the bag any direction/angle you want. Snip off any excess tape or fold over the rest. 
2. Cut the white labels (these are going to be the road lines) into skinny rectangular strips and place in the middle of the black tape leaving a a centimeter or two between each strip. 
3. Decorate with car stickers! Since these are white road lines, cars must go in the same direction. 

Each bag contains a Hotwheel car toy, car and truck erasers from Hobby Lobby, a bouncy ball and lots of candies!

A Doll's House

I've always wanted a doll house when I was a little girl. Small spaces like under my desk or book shelves were my pretend Barbie doll's house when I was younger. So when I saw an ebay listing for this doll house, I just couldn't resist! What a bargain! I got it for a whopping $9 bucks...which is a steal because these are usually priced at $100+ used on ebay right now.

So here's before and after pics:

Before the 'remodeling'

After remodeling:

Living room

Kitchen/Dining area

Bathroom

Bedroom

I love the way it turned out! I bought paint samples from Home Depot and the wallpaper and floors were  scrapbook paper from Hobby Lobby.  I can't wait to buy tiny furniture for it! I wish I had a little girl so that we could build this together but for now it's just a free time hobby of mine...will update on the progress of this soon!