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Anonymous says
Help, my husband and I can’t decide on a name for our second kid, a girl. Our first kid’s (boy) name is from the Bible and ends in A. DH does not want another name that ends in A, and doesn’t want another super biblical name. We both have names that end in -IN so we want to avoid that. And the kid’s last name will end in -ER so we’d like to avoid that. That kind of only leaves us with names that end in -IE/EY sounds, but I don’t really like most of those. DH also wants a name that is not currently very popular (so not in the top 50 SSA baby names). So far the only names we can agree on are Audrey and Sidney, but I’m not in love with either of those. We also like Hallie and Penny, but don’t like the longer names that they are traditionally nicknames for. Do you all have any suggestions?
Anon says
I would caution that names are super regional, so you may need to find a state or county list. Sophia and Olivia are not especially popular in my area, but my daughter’s dance team has three Brinleys, which is not in the top 50 SSA.
What about names that end in the “et” sound? I love Charlotte, Juliet and Violet. Old timey names like Hazel, Nora and Adeline are popular but not too popular and many of them are very pretty.
Anon says
Realized Nora ends in A but you could spell it with the “h” at the end.
Anonymous says
Hailey, Sidonie, Zooey/Zoey/Zoe, Elaine with nickname Lainey (or just Lainey), Daphne, Cayleigh
Anon says
For the not ending in A or IN, do you want to avoid that spelling or that sound?
What are your thoughts on full names that don’t follow your rules but a nickname does, it vice versa?
Some ideas:
Ann(e) – you could do Annie as a nickname or just do Ann.
Elizabeth – so many nickname options that fit with your goals or stick with Elizabeth
Katherine – nn Kate
Margaret – many nns that work
Whitney – wasn’t on my radar before, but a friend just named a kid this and I love it
Rose
Emily
Blair(e), Blake, Sloan(e), Quinn all end with strong consonant sounds
Leigh / Lee
Naomi – quite Biblical but an interesting sound
Lillian
Madeline / Madeleine
Caroline
Josephine
Adeline, Adelaide, Addison
Claire
Margo(t)
Riley / Reilly
Casey
Molly
Kristin / Christine
I recognize a lot of these names have common nicknames that end in the ie sound (Josie, Addie, Maddie, Maggie, Katie, etc) but you don’t have to use those nicknames.
An.On. says
Some older name inspiration: May, June, Cecily, Iris, Alice, Daphne, Josephine (Josie), Faye, Lucille (Lucy), Beatrice (Bea), Georgette (Georgie), Bonnie, Irene, Judith (Judy), Maeve.
Anonymous says
Does it need to be a vowel ending? Is there a culture/ religious/ heritage element you’d like to recognize? A grandparent you’d like to honor?
Some options: Adelaide, Adeline (shortens to Addie), Bernadette (Bernie), Christine (Chris), Frances, Gillian, Genevieve, Gwen, Hazel, Irene, Iris, Margaret (Maggie), Ruth and Rachel (both slightly but not overtly Old Testament), Therese.
Anon says
I like Ruth, but it reads very biblical to me
anon says
I really like both Gillian and Irene. Good options.
Anon says
If you go with Sidney, I’d recommend using the Sydney spelling.
Traditionally Sidney is the male spelling and Sydney is the female spelling.
anon says
Tierney is my favorite girl name that I never got to use.
I do feel like there are lots of other name endings that you aren’t considering, e.g., Harriet, Agnes, Odette, Eleanor, Margaret, Rowan, Maeve, Felicity, Mallory, Katherine, Emily, Abigail, Naomi, Lucy, Camille, Maren, Elizabeth, Lillian, Charlotte, Beth, Hannah, Genevieve, Margot, Violet, Iris, Adelaide, Elle/Gabrielle, Anne, Grace, Claire, Carrie, Madeline, Marjorie, Eileen, Ellen, Linden, Sylvie, Beatrice, Adelle, Annette, Laurel, Edith, Elise, Mae
I didn’t want a girl name than ended in A or a common name either, so I spent a lot of time looking for other options.
Anon says
+1 there a ton of girl names that don’t end in -a, -er-, -in, or -ie/y.
Anonymous says
Lucy.
Anon says
Laurel
Arwen
Marisol
Frances
New Here says
Was about to suggest Frances! My daughter’s middle name and forever a fave.
Hazel and Maeve are two others I love.
Anon says
I like Harriet.
Anon says
I have always loved Colleen
anon says
Kathleen has a similar feel, too.
Anon says
See Kathleen reads middle aged to me but Colleen doesn’t!
Anonymous says
Sophie, Delaney, Claire, Maisey, Zoe, Katheryn/Kate, Hayden, Maggie, Eleanor (Ellie),
Anon says
But please don’t spell it Katheryn!!! There are lots of great spellings for that name but Katheryn is not one of them (it’s not even a “real” spelling)!
Vicky Austin says
I know a couple little girls named Haddie/Hattie (short for, I think, Hadley in one case and Harriet in the other). You could also spell it Halley and consider it her full name, after the comet maybe.
Someone suggested Tierney above and that for some reason put me in mind of Sigourney, as in Weaver, which could be fun.
I have a soft spot for botanical names, many of which have endings that might work for you: Rose, Violet, Daisy, Iris, Jasmine, Ivy, Olive, Marigold (a la Lucy Maud Montgomery!)
Anonymous says
one of my good friends in school was a
Hallie short for Helen.
Anon says
Nathalie, Lily or Lillian, Camille, Colette, Cecile or Cecily, Kaley
Anon says
Rose
June
Frances
Eve
Anonymous says
the name i didn’t get to use was Margot.
TheElms says
What about names that end in consonant sounds?
Caroline (maybe too popular)
Margaret
Isabelle
Elizabeth
Abigail
Alice
Charlotte
Anon says
Do you do anything special when your kids are having rough weeks?
My 3 year old’s best friend in daycare just moved away. They had been together since they were 3 months old. She’s pretty sad about it and will talk about missing her friend.
SC says
I try to have extra patience and give extra grace if DS is acting out and I know he’s having a tough week. Depending on what’s going on, he might be clingier and want more time cuddling on the couch, or he want to sleep with a parent or need to be tucked back into bed in the middle of the night. Or he might be quicker to get angry, and I’ll try to keep a softer and more understanding tone (but still saying it’s not OK to yell at me).
But I wouldn’t try to make it an extra fun week or go get ice cream or something to distract from being sad. Just let her know it’s normal to feel sad and to miss her friend, and let her just be sad for a week. It likely won’t last long.
Anon says
Aww poor kiddo. Extra grace, like SC said. Extra one-on-one time and physical connection, like allowing a kid on my lap at dinner. Special treats like going out for ice cream or movie nights.
anon says
We lean on things like this too. Picking up from school and going for ice cream/shaved ice is our go to. Or letting him pick out something special for dinner even if it’s fast food.
Anonymous says
Reading the book my best friend moved away by Nancy Carlson was helpful when my kindergartener’s bestie moved. It does not push on maintaining the friendship, which was helpful to me (some books do).
Anonymous says
I find that extra attention backfires and makes them dwell even more on whatever it is that’s upsetting them. Active time outdoors is a good distraction.
Anon says
That does sound rough. My daughter has a similar type of friend at daycare. It would be really hard to see them separated.
I stumbled on a kids book when my daughter was going through a school transitions called “Beginning” by Shelley Moore Thomas. It’s a nice story I pull out from time to time if I know she’s going through a change.
anon says
Can you go have lunch with her at daycare?
Anon says
If I make a baby registry on Babylist, will they sell my info to dozens of companies? I’m scarred from an experience at David’s Bridal – I specifically checked all the boxes NOT to share my info but was then dealing with literally hundreds of spam emails and calls for years. Should I make the registry with a burner email?
Cb says
I’d use a burner email just to avoid the risk.
Anon says
This has not happened to me. I did baby registry & have done birthday lists and haven’t been spammed.
Vicky Austin says
I registered through Babylist within the last two years and did not notice anything like this.
Anon says
Please help me troubleshoot toddler sleep challenges! My son is a month shy of 3 and up until last week had a bedtime routine which worked well (bath: 7, happily in bed alone by 7:30 with lights out, usually asleep no later than 8:30 & up at 6:30am). Starting last week, he screams if my husband or I try to leave his room before he’s asleep and he isn’t falling asleep until laaate (10pm last night!) even though whoever is in the room is just sitting quietly and he is laying in bed quietly. He’s still up at 6:30am and during the day he’s been a little on the crabbier side, but not unusually so. That said, I just don’t think he’s getting good sleep and I am losing my mind sitting until 10pm in a quiet, dark room.
We can try sleep training to get us out of the room, but I ultimately want him asleep sooner than 10pm whether or not we’re in the room. I’m thinking it’s time to drop his nap but this seems young to me…. Anything else I should think about? If nothing else, would love some commiseration. The past two weeks have been rough.
Anon says
Is he teething?
Anon says
It doesn’t seem that young to drop the nap to me, so I would try that first.
anon says
Is it crazy hot where you are so daycare isn’t taking him outside for physical activity?
Anon says
How longs the nap? My daughters about that age and we’ve had to purposefully shorten the nap and not let it go too late (she’d nap longer and later if we allowed it).
Anon says
OP here – They’re around an hour to an hour and a half (12:30-1:30 or 2). I’m curious what you shortened your daughter’s to?
Anon says
We’re down to a strict hour, up by 1:30 and “bedtime” (alone in her bed) at 8:30. We’re occasionally dropping naps too.
Anonymous says
Some kids drop their nap entirely at age 3. If daycare requires the name I would bump back bedtime by at least an hour.
Anonymous says
Yep, I’d look at shortening it (or skipping it occasionally) before dropping it entirely.
An.On. says
If it’s not the nap, here’s two other ideas: (1) we incorporated a lullaby and “pat down” for a while, that was basically my cue that I would be leaving. I’d turn the lights off, the sound machine on, and then pat gently (I guess they do this at daycare naps) while doing Brahm’s lullaby. This went on for awhile but we’ve since stopped naturally. Now we’re on this phase: (2) after storytime, I will get a couple of books for my kid to “read” by themselves in bed after I leave. And if you don’t have a nightlight already, maybe that might help? If he wants you around but isn’t interacting with you maybe he just got spooked by something in the dark recently.
Vicky Austin says
To make it bearable for you, could you listen to a podcast in one earbud while you sit with him?
Anon says
OP just coming back to say THANK YOU for all the suggestions. Super helpful (especially the ear bud/podcast which … somehow had not occurred to me but is a vast improvement over forced meditation). I appreciate this community.
Anonymous says
I know it is really hard to fit in – but what about a scoot / bike / walk after dinner (cooler hopefully) to burn some energy?
we definitely has some periods around then when for a few weeks i just lay with the kiddo because it was easier. After about 3 weeks we weaned it off.
Mrs. Rose Nash says
Do you have any recommendations for leave-in conditioner for my 3oy? She says she doesn’t like the smell of glob & glam, and we both love Its a 10, but the bottle turns into gel that won’t spray after a while.
Anon says
So Cozy Curl Leave-In has been nice for my daughter’s fine curls.
Anonymous says
Genetics are funny. Kid 1 has my personality; Kid 2 has DH’s. The four of us are sort of shy introverts who generally don’t like most people and have a few close friends. We are all fairly closed off emotionally; my oldest has been described as “unflappable” and “extremely even tempered” but teachers and coaches.
Our 3rd is the mayor. She has been spotted literally shaking hands and kissing babies. She is everyone’s friend and ally, will make friends with anyone standing in her orbit. She stands up for herself and everyone around her, has no issue speaking to adults or anyone else. She is 7 and has been like this since she was born. I’m convinced she has a future in either nursing or sales with her people skills and compassion for others. It’s absolutely fascinating. Inspired by our trip to the pool where she left with two new friends, a play date, and then reminded me it’s the mailman’s birthday (??! I didn’t even know his name much less his birthday!).
Anonymous says
I love that, she sounds awesome. My two are also extremely different- it’s a nice, literal illustration of how nurture only does so much; nature matters a lot.