Maternity Monday: Stella Bubble-Sleeve Maternity Blouse
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If you’re looking forward to a new baby in the new year, this striking blouse from Kimi and Kai might be the perfect addition to your wardrobe!
This black-and-white floral print blouse features a flattering spread collar, bubble elbow sleeves, and a matching self-tie belt to accentuate your bump. The asymmetric, off-center buttons make it easy to nurse or pump after your little one arrives.
For the office, just add a pair of black trousers, low pumps or booties, and a bold cuff for a complete look.
The Stella Bubble Sleeve Maternity Blouse is $78 at Nordstrom and available in sizes XS–XL.
Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
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Weekend wins?
We went to swim lessons for the first time since my 4 year old was about 5 months old and he LOVED it! I was nervous as we had to drop him off in the changing room and wait outside the building (big high school pool). He was paddling in the Atlantic last week but hasn’t been in a swimming pool in a very long time.But he came out beaming, I peaked in the window and he was jumping in the pool holding the teacher’s hands. The teachers are all 20-something guys which I think probably ups the cool factor.
We then went to brunch on the beach.
What are your daycares’ current policies on exclusions due to positive Covid cases? I’ve read here that some places shut down for 14 days every time there is a positive case, which seems crazy to me. Ours currently is that if there is a positive case in the class, everyone is sent home for at least 7 days – you can return after 7 days if you have a negative test result on the 5th day, or you can wait 10 days and then return without any testing. The policies are different than in elementary schools around here, which is likely due to the vaccinated/unvaccinated aspect…. but also small kids are not exactly the same as unvaccinated adults.
Can anyone explain gift tax rules for a 529? I currently have one account with 20k for one child but I plan on having more children and also want to substantially contribute in the early years. I am currently the beneficiary of the account. If I switch the beneficiary to my child, does it count as them being gifted the 20k? Should I use the superfund option and add up to 50k to the account, then change beneficiary status to child? Any idea if you can use the superfund option more than once in 5 years as long as you don’t exceed 14k per year?
Good morning. I’m looking for advice from those who have had an unexpected #3. Found out Friday I’m pregnant, my kids are almost 5 and 2.5. I’m freaking out a bit, I used to want 3 then definitely thought we would stop at 2 and obviously the pandemic made it worse. I’m spiraling a bit thinking of all the stuff we have to buy/get after giving it all away, getting a new car (3rd row suv? Minivan?), childcare, moving (we are city dwellers), education/college costs, etc etc. At the same time kind of excited/thrilled. Ugh. I know there has been threads like this but please someone make me feel ok? Thank you!
I know there are several of you who have struggled with infertility and secondary infertility. When did you decide to give in and accept you weren’t having another child? We’ve been struggling, and I was finally referred to an RE. We are going to have the initial consultation, but husband and I have both agreed that we aren’t doing anything particularly invasive (no IVF, husband doesn’t want to do IUI but I’m open to it). It all may be irrelevant anyway because it seems our insurance won’t cover it, and we aren’t willing to pay out of pocket.
I’m really struggling with deciding on when to just give up and accept we will be a family of 3. We could keep trying for another year and maybe get pregnant, but I’m not sure I can handle the disappointment every month. I also feel like not continuing to try, even if unsuccessful, is just giving up and maybe that month would have worked.
I spent a lot of time reflecting this weekend, and I think our life would be just fine with 1 but I’m having a hard time letting go of the family of 4 image I always had. I don’t want a large gap in age between my 2 kids if we had a second. Husband says he’s fine either way, but I think he’d be relieved to only have 1.
Other relevant info: I’m 30. Husband is 38. The fertility issue is with me, not husband. Our son is 18m and was conceived quickly.
How’s everyone doing? I am at my wits end with pandemic unreliable childcare and cold weather. The kids are going stir-crazy being home so much and are getting on my nerves. Having kids at home also means more cooking and more mess/clean-up. Too much togetherness and too much time at home at this point for everyone. I miss the routine we used to have.
Hi wise moms – where should we go on summer vacation? Leaving from the DC metro area. Have one week. Kids will be 5.5 and 3 this summer. My husband is *very* COVID cautious and I’m feeling less concerned now that we’re vaxxed and that it’s seeming like we’re in an endemic not a pandemic. We’ve just done driving and rent and air b n b since the pandemic started and I’d like to up the wow factor a bit. We love nature, kid-friendly hikes, like the beach, like cute towns, do not like party-vacation towns, or instead like when you can mix walkable cities and nature into a vacation.
X-posting: I need KN95 (or similar high-filtration masks) for my kids ages 6, 9, and 12. 12 year old can likely wear an adult size. I’m overwhelmed by searching through the options on Am@z0n and am worried about fakes. Does anyone have some they love that they can link to? I would be eternally grateful!
DS #2 is 1 and still in his Graco infant seat. I’d like to change him over to a carseat that a) he can ride rear-facing in long term and b) I can keep next to DS #1’s carseat in my car (Subaru Outback) so that there is still non-carseat seating available in the back.
Any suggestions? DS #1 is in a Britax Clicktight, 4 years old, FF. DH and I have only used seatbelt installation thus far in both of our cars. I’ve looked at Car Seats for Littles and a few other sites but would like some anecdata.
Advice on handling the threes? Our boy girl twins turned three a few months ago and it has become just so challenging. I find myself avoiding them even when I am around them because I am just trying to keep it together and get through the day. Like I don’t want to invest emotionally because it is taking all my patience to just not lose my cool when they lose theirs, which they do. We had a long family vacation over the holidays which I thought would be really fun and was fun but in retrospect we maybe shouldn’t have done it, we would have gotten more rest and just as much togetherness with a staycation.
I am a Janet Lansbury fan but it takes incredible effort for me to sit with them through ridiculousness and the place where we live is a bit more traditional when it comes to child rearing so I am also struggling with shame that my kids don’t behave in the way others do.
Any thoughts or advice?
Would love any baby boy name help. I’m getting close to delivery and we are just uninspired by everything. I’m getting really restless by this. Our kids are Daniel Alan and Elizabeth Anne, both go by their full first names. Leaning towards Catholic-ish names, avoiding names that start with W and end in -y or -ie. Also cannot do Michael, Joseph, Aaron or Alexander. We have no family we really want to consider as sources for names. Thanks for any ideas!!!
And now I have “Will no one stay awake with me? Peter, John, James?” running through my head.
Can anyone recommend a guide to cutting a toddler’s hair at home?
Our center is closed and one of the teachers is going to babysit for us a few times this week (but a lot more than usual). It’d be probably 15-18 hours this week. At what point do I need to be concerned about laying her on the books?
We use daycare and a cleaning company so we have no household employees or experience with that.
I have a second interview later today and my makeup definitely says “here’s someone who hasn’t applied makeup in two years.” Fortunately, my interview is with two dudes so I don’t think they’ll notice.