Maternity Monday: Maternity Day Out Jumpsuit
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Jumpsuits are the one-and-done outfit if you prefer pants. If you’re expecting, this breezy version will keep you cool and comfortable the rest of summer.
This jumpsuit is made from an airy, textured cotton gauze and includes a removable belt to accentuate your growing bump. Keep wearing it post-pregnancy too — the buttoned front makes it easy to nurse or pump.
This Maternity Day Out Jumpsuit is on sale for $30.39 at Carter’s (yes, the same place you buy your kids’ clothes!).
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
Please share stories of the pickiest eater kids who grew up to be adventurous eaters.
to the mother who just posted on our local facebook group that she doesn’t want her kindergartener to eat the same snack as the rest of the class because “I am very particular about what I feed my family.” how do you plan on monitoring what your kid eats for the next 18+ years?
My parents are trying to come up with a fun family trip for us to go on with multiple generations, people aged 5 – 77. Hawaii is out due to cost, I was still hoping for a sunny, beach place but don’t Florida for Reasons. We’d be looking to work around kids’ school schedules so summertime would work best. We like outdoorsy stuff, beaches, kids are not too adventurous with food. Is Puerto Rico worth looking into? Flying from the midwest.
Any favorite token gifts for a new mom and baby? I’m sending a care package to SIL full of a bunch of practical things for the newborn/postpartum period, which I hope will seem thoughtful and be helpful. But it’s also a major downer, so I’d like to add in at least one fun or cute thing for mom and one for baby.
I’m sure other friends and family will get all the typical baby shower gifts, plus they’re set with lots of cousin hand-me-downs. I’d rather keep price under $20 for each thing, because the care package has already cost several hundred all together.
At what age do kids grow out of bike trailers? Spouse and I have gotten back into biking, and we’d like to take kiddo along (who has zero interest in learning to ride a bike – but maybe this will change things?). Recs for seats or trailers that will work for at least a couple years until she can reliably ride short distances on her own? A trailer would be helpful now for farmers market/CSA hauls, but we’re open to any ideas at this point.
Are kids not having friends a thing? I was really into friends growing up and still maintain a few of those friends now into my 40s. When I say friends, I mean, close friends, people you can share an up or down about your life with, people who get you. My kids (5, 7, 8) currently have no friends of the type I describe. They have lots of kids they play with at school, but no one they’re really that close to. The few friends they have expressed that type of interest in, when I try to set up play dates, it just doesn’t really end up happening. DH says this is normal. We live in the same small town he grew up in and he said, friends aren’t a thing, and play dates aren’t a thing. Everyone hangs out with their families, and that’s a thing. He says he had 1 friend of the type I describe and that didn’t happen until high school. His family all said the same thing, that it’s sort of the culture of the area for people to hang out with family, and not make close personal friends. I feel like I’m losing my mind. Or am I overblowing the need for friends?
We got back from vacation over the weekend, which included flying and then driving to our final destination. We got at least 4 compliments on the plane from random people telling us how well behaved our kids (almost 6 and 8) were, including on a flight that was diverted then delayed. This is not at all to brag because I know this is just a combination of age + iPads, but it still felt sooo nice to have an easy travel time. I read half a book. For those of you with littler kids, seriously, just wait! Travel will get so much better. And if you want to skip the travel for a few years, do it. We didn’t travel on planes with these kids much at all, and they still were fine (despite hearing about “training” kids to be better travelers).
I also just caught on part of last week’s threads – for the question on am I where I thought I would be at this age? For the most part, yes. I’m in a happy marriage, two kids who are also in the sweet spot of elementary years (though there are still challenges), house we own and good job with coworkers I like. I’m finally starting to feel like part of the community, after moving here in 2019. Covid was hell for many reasons. It feels better to be on the other side. We are in a HCOL city so we do feel pressure to maintain our high paid/sometimes high stress jobs. I think about moving to smaller cities every now and then. But my desire to stay in this community outweighs that.
Are there any nursery decals that can be peeled off later without paint damage? We’re in a rental but would like to decorate a little bit. Any recs welcome.