Family Friday: Infants’ and Toddlers’ Hi-Pile Fleece Jacket
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I love a good fleece for fall, and this one for babies and toddlers is just the cutest (and snuggliest)!
This hi-pile fleece will keep your little one warm as the weather cools. It’s perfect for fall walks, apple picking, and hot chocolate runs. There are front hand-warmer pockets and a reflective triangle on the back for increased visibility. The “hand-me-down trail” name tag is a great touch.
This Hi-Pile Fleece Jacket from L.L. Bean is $59. It comes in sizes 6–12 months to 4T. It’s available in bright navy, dark barley, natural, and rich berry.
Sales of note for 12.10
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty deals on skincare (ends 12/14) including La Mer, Kate Somerville, Dior, Sunday Riley, Dyson, and gift sets — the deals include reader favorite lip balms Dior Addict, NARS Afterglow, and Clinique’s Black Honey, as well as Too Faced mascara and Sunday Riley’s Good Genes.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, up to 50% off outerwear
- Banana Republic Factory – 50-70% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off all sale + extra 25% off 2+ items
- J.Crew – Up to 60% off everything, with 40% off their newest styles
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
- Macy’s – 15% off beauty, including Tarte, Clinique, Dior and gift sets
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Talbots – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
If anyone is looking for encouragement to start a young-ish child on an allowance, do it! We started giving my 4 year old $3/week, which is not coincidentally the price of the character juice box she always made my husband buy for her at the grocery store. So now she has her own money, but no more toys and treats from us except gifts at holidays or if the whole family is doing something together (like if we all go out for ice cream, we’ll pay for her ice cream). She’s been doing so well with the concept of saving vs. spending and has been voluntarily foregoing the juice boxes so she can save up for a better toy. Last week she got sad about not getting anything at the store and found a $1 toy she could buy so she could still put some money in her savings. A lot of people were really surprised we wanted to give a 4 year old allowance, but it’s been going surprisingly well!
I’m pregnant with my third and trying to figure out how on earth people do this with carseats! We have a Honda Odyssey minivan and a midsize SUV (has a small third row that we never use).
Right now both my toddler and preschooler are rear facing (we have extended rear facing seats), but preschooler could be turned forward facing. So realistically, I will have one forward facing convertible seat, one rear facing convertible seat, and an infant carrier.
I’d really prefer to have all three in the second row as none will be able to completely buckle themselves. We don’t really use the third row anyway except for hauling stuff around.
Has anyone dealt with this or have ideas?
Posting this in spirit of a fun discussion.
I listened to the recent episode of Best of Both Worlds where they talked about the term “quiet quitting” (which is a terrible phrase for a good thing, IMHO!). I feel like it’s pretty clear in articles, etc. that “quiet quitting” just means – doing your job, doing it well, but not driving yourself to burnout. It’s basically the antidote to girlboss/hustle/work as a personality trait culture, which I grew up with as an elder millennial and agree that approach usually ends up in burnout.
However, I feel like SHU and LVN saw it as…I dunno…almost laziness to want to go in, do your job well, and leave for the day. They caveated a lot, but I also felt like it was another example of their general mindset if you’re not always focused on efficiency and productivity you’re “taking a step back”. For anyone else who listened, what did you think?
For the record, I ebb and flow with my listening of the podcast – LVN is not my vibe, and I think SHU is lovely but I just don’t have the energy for all that planning/tracking and constant focus on productivity/improvement.
A few weeks ago, there was a really informative thread on kids/instruments. I was surprised at many of the strong feelings around the Suzuki method from the many musicians on this board. My son expressed a strong interest in violin at a very young age, and the only teachers who would take him as a non-reading 4 year old used the Suzuki method. He is now 3 years in, and absolutely still loves it and loves his teacher. He moves very slowly through the books, and the teacher absolutely does not push him. Neither my husband nor I play an instrument, so this whole world is new to us. I didn’t even know what Suzuki was until we started (and it’s not true Suzuki from what I understand – I don’t sit in on lessons, I haven’t learned the violin with him, etc.). But he is learning to play by ear (with some music reading mixed in, but definitely a secondary focus), and he is only playing songs from the Suzuki books.
I don’t really see my son becoming a concert violinist – but I see him loving playing for friends, at family gatherings, etc. I don’t love that he really isn’t reading music, and it seems like the Suzuki method is really focused on learning a series of songs. Will this translate to being able to play for fun? Or being able to play popular music? Or are those limitations of the Suzuki method? I think my real question is – are we going to eventually need to leave the Suzuki teacher (which ack! we really love her and she is wonderfully low pressure), but if so, when is a good age? He’s only 7, and still not a super strong reader but improving a lot this year – so it’s been nice to separate his love of playing his instrument from learning to read, which he struggled with.
OMG! Is this like the West African drum my mother in laws bought for my son and then got grumpy he wasn’t playing it correctly?
What are those of you with nannies doing when a kid comes down with covid? Does the nanny stay home so as not to be continuously exposed? Or provide an n95 so nanny can stay and work, assuming she has already mostly been exposed anyway (obviously with her not working if she herself is ill)? I have assumed that nanny not working while kid has covid would be the case but trying to gauge whether that is too conservative an assumption. Fwiw, we do not have a nanny right now, I’m trying to get a sense for how getting one might or might not help. Talked to a nanny agency and they said the expectation from their nannies is that they care for sick kids unless they are seriously ill, but that covid requires more nuanced handling, which of course makes sense but we didn’t get into details yet so trying to gather some info. TIA
I love my MIL, I really do. But she just sent a “floating broom” from a holiday catalogue to my Halloween-obsessed 4 year old. It is a full sized broom that sheds broken twigs everywhere and roombas around on a mobile base, all the while making LOUD cackling noises and other haunted house sounds. It took my husband multiple tools to put together and it’s literally the worst thing someone could give parents living in a Brooklyn apartment. It’s so bad I laughed for 5 minutes straight, and then had to share the crazy with you all. What. On. Earth.
On the fashion hunt for a very specific dress: pink, sparkly, 5T, short sleeves, but NOT with any tulle. This is shockingly hard to find. If you’ve seen anything like this, please let me know!
Awww, this makes me super nostalgic. My now-middle schooler had a fuzzy LL Bean fleece that was just the cutest. And he wore that thing forever.
We are about to get an ADHD diagnosis for my son who is 4.5. I know the professionals will give me more information, but for those of you who have been through it, what should I be asking them about the diagnosis? I’m not so concerned with medication, etc. but more that I want him to set him up to enjoy learning (which he does when he is interested) and being social (not just with adults)
And those of you farther down the road on this, how did you handle everything and what do you wish you did in hindsight? I’ve noticed a huge improvement in behavior since 3.5 to 4.5 (he won’t be attending K until he is about 5.9 because of his birthday) but I guess not enough a difference to avoid a diagnosis. I am already overwhelmed running around with all the OT and doctor appointments and having a full-time job (his school is only part-time bc full day is too much, so we’re piecing together different childcare options). What’s going to make it easier? Is formal aftercare always going to be too much for him? Should I start thinking private school+ nanny for the foreseeable future instead? I have the option of going part time and am feeling like this might be the time to do it. My partner definitely does more than 50% of childcare and housework and I still feel like this. I guess maybe I’m just looking for commiseration and a glimmer of hope.