Family Friday: Summer Romper
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I’m a huge fan of one-and-done rompers for babies and toddlers. My toddler son is going through a phase where he thinks taking off his pants is hilarious — a romper would make it a lot harder for him to explore his diaper.
I love Winter Water Factory’s patterns, and their mushroom pattern appeals to the fairytale lover in me. The pretty green-and-red pattern is gender-neutral, the four snaps make diaper changes a breeze, and it’s made in Brooklyn with organic cotton.
The great thing about Winter Water Factory is that you can get the same pattern in a variety of styles — dresses, jumpsuits, shorts, tees, and even clothes for mom! I’m imagining a lot of cute, matching sibling pics this summer.
The summer romper is $44 and available in sizes 0 to 18 months; it’s also available in many other prints and solid colors.
Sales of note for 2/14/25 (Happy Valentine’s Day!):
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Winter Sale, up to 60% off! 7850 new markdowns for women
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase — and extra 60% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + 15% off (readers love their suiting as well as their silky shirts like this one)
- Boden – 15% off new season styles
- Eloquii – 300+ styles $25 and up
- J.Crew – 40% of your purchase – prices as marked
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off entire site and storewide + extra 50% off clearance
- Rothy’s – Final Few: Up to 40% off last-chance styles
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Flash sale ending soon – markdowns starting from $15, extra 70% off all other markdowns (final sale)
And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interest – working mom questions asked by the commenters!
- The concept of “backup care” is so stupid…
- I need tips on managing employees in BigLaw who have to leave for daycare pickup…
- I’m thinking of leaning out to spend more time with my family – how can I find the perfect job for that?
- I’m now a SAHM and my husband needs to step up…
- How can I change my thinking to better recognize some of my husband’s contributions as important, like organizing the shed?
- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
Today my 3 year old refused to nap so I went in her room with a stack of books and told her if she wasn’t going to sleep she needed to stay in her bed and read quietly and she’s been in there for over an hour reading to herself without a peep. It’s bliss! Is this what having an older kid is like!?!
Has anyone gone part time in big law after maternity leave? Any thoughts or experiences?
Does anyone have a hack for getting their preschooler into the car? Mine darts off to play as soon as we open the door and insists his dump truck just needs ONE MORE LOAD mommy in the sandbox. Or he’s a baby penguin who has to waddle to the car ever so slowly. We play into it, but sometimes he just goes off script and runs away from us, giggling as we chase him around the yard. He’s pretty strong and it’s tough to physically get him in without his full cooperation, so just picking him up isn’t always an option.
For pickup my hack is: I have a snack for you in the car! works every time. lol.
Has anyone “enrolled” their toddler in Early Intervention in Covid-times? Is it in-person or virtual and are you having success with it? My 18 month old only has three words, one of which is an approximation of “moo.” We are already repeating the names of things, reading and talking to him seemingly constantly, but he just isn’t gaining words. I’m sure mask wearing at daycare isn’t helping (words are muffled and he can’t see mouths), but understand that it is what it is. At his last appointment his pedi suggested waiting three months to see if he starts speaking more before going the Early Intervention route because here, it’s all virtual and she doesn’t think it will be helpful to him via iPad, but I’m nervous about him falling even more behind by waiting.
Thanks for all the responses yesterday about the daycare teacher raising her voice at kids. I so appreciate the perspective.
We’re brand new to this daycare so I’m having a hard time deciding whether I should talk to someone or just watch to see if it happens again. It’s tricky because I’m not sure she would act that way if she knew anyone was watching.
Low stakes springtime conundrum – how does the sizing of kids Keen sandals run? DS is a 9.5/10 in toddler sizes right now, and I’m thinking of getting size 11 to be sure they’ll fit all summer. The last time I sized up prospectively she ended up with a pair of rainbow sneakers she LOVED but would not stay on her feet, so I want to avoid that. Also, deciding between a pair of Keens in good used condition, or spending another $15 to get them new on sale, since they’ll hopefully get handed down to little sister. But my sense is that Keens hold up well, so maybe I should just save the money? All advice welcome, and happy weekend!
I picked up the first (I think) Mercy Watson book to read to my preschoolers at the suggestion of a commenter here. They LOVE it (argue over who gets to hold it at bedtime, they are now alternating nights), and now every morning request “toast with a great deal of butter” for breakfast. Thanks for the recommendation!
It’s way too early to get my hopes up or even tell my husband, but I think I might be pregnant. Had some spotting this morning which has only ever happened when I had implantation bleeding with #1.
Feeling lots of things and surprisingly excited. We were talking about trying for #2 soon (we weren’t actively preventing), and I was not looking forward to it. Now that it’s maybe a reality I’m actually excited. Guess I’ll see in two weeks or so!
What are your kids’ favorite weekday breakfasts? My three-year-old has decided she doesn’t like… anything in the mornings and, in her defense, I haven’t changed my basic rotation of toast, eggs and fruit in ages. TIA!
Moms of young elementary school kids – what do you do for aftercare? My older son is going into K this September (hopefully all in person!) and we’re trying to plan for various aftercare scenarios. The school has a great aftercare program but apparently space is limited and it’s a lottery, so we don’t know if we’ll get in. If we don’t, we’re thinking of some combination of grandparent pickup and sitter pickup to watch him for the two hours after school. One of us will likely be WFH every day, so that makes me more comfortable with a high school sitter. Do you all hire high schoolers for this? Or is college and up more appropriate? What do you have them do with the kids – give a snack and just hang out? Do you have them do any house work?
While I’m excited for him to start, I am not excited for all of the logistics that come with public school (not even thinking about summer yet).