Weekend & Family Friday: Selfie Ring Light

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Selfie Ring Light
It’s next to impossible to get your kids to look at your phone camera. Especially if you are trying to take a photo of more than one baby or toddler and have them all looking in the same direction, good luck. When my son became more mobile, my husband bought one of these to clip on to the top of our phones to grab his attention, and it totally worked. I also like the idea of using it if you have to video chat and you don’t have great light in your house or in your office. It is $7.63 on Amazon and eligible for Prime. Selfie Ring Light This post contains affiliate links and CorporetteMoms may earn commissions for purchases made through links in this post. For more details see here. Thank you so much for your support!

Sales of note for 2/7:

(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)

  • Nordstrom – Winter Sale, up to 60% off! 7850 new markdowns for women
  • Ann Taylor – Extra 25% off your $175+ purchase — and $30 of full-price pants and denim
  • Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 15% off
  • Boden – 15% off new season styles
  • Eloquii – 60% off 100s of styles
  • J.Crew – Extra 50% off all sale styles
  • J.Crew Factory – 40% off everything including new arrivals + extra 20% off $125+
  • Rothy’s – Final Few: Up to 40% off last-chance styles
  • Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
  • Talbots – 40% off one item + free shipping on $150+

And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interestworking mom questions asked by the commenters!

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Just had my 36 wk sono and baby’s measurements (and tech & Dr’s comments) have me pretty nervous. They estimate this baby to be 6 lbs already. I had a really great birth experience with #1, who was 6.5 lbs at almost 42 weeks, but now I’m really scared about a much bigger baby! They noted that the measurements could be off, but also that you can already see rolls on the baby’s arms (I saw them myself!). Any words of encouragement? I’m pretty nervous now! Especially if I end up with like 6 more weeks to go!

Called my doctor’s office to confirm I had two MMR shots, and they assured me there’s no way they would have my childhood records, but 22 year old me had the records pulled from the pediatrician post-college and had saved them and gave them to the doctor of 33-year old me when I started going there 5ish years ago. Thank you to prior me! And they had the practice number on there so my mother can pull the same records for my sisters (and the practice is still in business!).

Do you have any suggestions for (1) nice handbags for going out on a dinner and (2) nice clutch or bag for special events like weddings? I tend to use my handbags day to day so everytime I am going out and look at my regular bag it looks shabby….
Price range for me is up to 500. Thank you in advance!

OK, what’s everyone getting their moms or mothers-in-law for Mother’s Day next weekend?

My mom is easy. Every year, I get her a beautiful planter from a local nursery. It’s become a really nice tradition.
Mother-in-law … gah, I always have no idea. We’re just very different people and I struggle with gift ideas for her in general. I think she appreciates flowers, but they’re not really her love language, TBH. She would probably prefer a day at the casino over anything else. Which is my idea of he!!.

I just stumbled across the world of stroller wagons! We’re going to the beach later this summer with our 1-year old and I think something like this would be really useful. Ideally, I’d like something that is collapsible, is meant to have a seat (or two), has wheels that work on sand, and has a canopy. The Radio Flyer All Terrain folding wagon with canopy looks good – but I can’t confirm from reviews that it’s good on sand. The Keenz Stroller Wagon seems to be the Cadillac of stroller wagons – but I’m not sure I can talk myself into spending $400 on something like this (plus it looks like I’d need to separately purchase the All-Terrain wheel set for $100). Any suggestions? Anywhere to find the Keenz stroller used? Other products I should look into?

Two completely unrelated questions!

1. Best source of (free) online knitting videos? There are obviously a ton on YouTube, but being a newbie, I don’t know what is good. I’d like one or two places that go through basics plus common problems. I got a great book that I really like but sometimes it is just better to see things visually.

2. Someone recently mentioned podcasts for children. I’ve got a 2 year old and a 4 year old and an upcoming car trip if anyone has any specific suggestions. Would also be open to an Amazon Prime audiobook.

Thanks!

I have a 9 month kid in daycare, and this is teacher appreciate week. I’m supposed to generate “thank you” pages for 3 individual teachers. I really do appreciate the work the teachers are doing with my son, and honestly, as a first time parent, I’ve learned a lot from them. I’m absolutely stumped, though, on how to individualize these notes. Also, I’m not sure how personal they should be. Older kids decorate the pages themselves, but my kid is really too young. Any advice?

Does anyone have advice for doing Disney World over Memorial Day weekend? We are headed to FL to visit family for 6 days, and they are within two hours of the park. We are thinking of taking my almost 3 year old for one day and leaving the baby for the day with my parents. My mom has heard the advice that Sundays are often slower at the park, since many visitors from out of town are using that as a travel day, but unsure if it is busier than normal because of the holiday weekend. We can change gears at the last minute if the weather is iffy, but wondering if anyone has experience with holiday weekends there.

I got a Hamilton Beach coffee maker at Wirecutter’s recommendation (as the best cheap coffee maker) and I’ve been really impressed. The coffee tastes good and its consistent. Its pretty fast, easy to clean. I guess my only complaint is it feels a little cheap — but it is, in fact, cheap so its kind of hard to complain about that.

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2.5 year old always wants something in her mouth to chew. She has all her teeth and never used a pacifier, so I don’t know where this is coming from. Teething rings get punctured. Any ideas? I want to give her something appropriate to chew on, so I am not constantly telling her no – no chewing hair, pillows, stuffed animals etc

Measles. Can’t believe this is an issue but a friend just said she was nervous about visiting Brooklyn with her baby because of measles.

Have any of you had your tubes tied? If you did it after a birth, did it change your recovery? My OB was putting in orders for my repeat c section today and asked. I told her I hadn’t decided but it has crossed my mind. I’m 99.9 percent sure this is our last (2nd kid) after a history of miscarriages, hyperemesis, and a kid with a rare genetic condition. And it’s appealing to not have to worry about it but it feels so final, I guess?

Anyone have a modern baby book that they love?

We talked about stains earlier in the week (thanks for all your suggestions!) and I read something tangentially related which I thought was such a good idea. It was a suggestion to pack an outfit that you don’t like (because it’s garish or ridiculous) but your child likes in their daycare back-up bag. It said that often we pack old or ill-fitting clothes as back-ups and if a child has had an accident, they might be feeling sad or vulnerable and could be cheered by the ugly unicorn or paw patrol tshirt.
I’m pretty sure my toddler spends his days literally rolling in the mud so there aren’t enough Thomas t-shirts in the world to keep up with his outfit changes but I thought it was a really lovely idea for big kids.