Nursing/Postpartum Tuesday: The Explorer Bundle
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When did Banana Republic get into the baby business? So far, I like what I see!
Here’s my pick for the parent-to-be whose style goes beyond pink and blue.
The Explorer Bundle is for babies (and their parents) who have places to go. This giftable bundle includes a vest, short, linen shirt, reversible bucket hat, and a very reusable gift box (no need to wrap!). The gender-neutral zoo print works for everyone so it’ll be easy to pass on to the next little explorer.
The Explorer Bundle is $250 and available in sizes 3–6M to 18–24M.
Also, check out their parent/baby coordinating outfits (some are even nursing friendly).
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
My son just completed 1st grade. We finally got his standardized test information in the mail — I know, I know, standardized tests for 1st graders, I know — and he decreased in percentile rank in both math and reading throughout the year. Not by a marginal amount, but clear decreases for each testing period — mid-80th %ile in October, mid-70s in February, and mid-60s in March, in both reading and math.
We received an email from the principal the last day of school saying that they find there can be great discrepancies in student scores on this test and their actual achievement and mastery of subjects, and that they use this as a quick benchmark throughout the year to ensure students are growing and mastering concepts. It seems based on my son’s performance that he isn’t progressing as they would expect based on the test, but he’s been receiving nothing but the highest marks they can give on his report card throughout the year, so something seems amiss.
Do I bring up my son’s concerning testing results with the school and the discrepancy with what came home on his report card? Seems like I shouldn’t worry too much as even the concept of a standardized test for 7-year-olds seems pretty ridiculous, but, I mean, this is their stated benchmark and he’s clearly falling behind in a measurable way, even though he’s getting the best grades possible on his report cards.
Do people actually buy this silliness? $250 for a baby outfit?!
What are your favorite water bottles for toddlers that do not have a straw? My toddler wants to tip his water bottle back to drink from it like a cup and isn’t quite grasping that doing that doesn’t work well with a straw.
What are your favorite board or card games for 4-5 year olds? Looking for ones that incorporate letters and numbers but also some just for fun
For those with out of town parents or in laws, when they visit, do they stay at your house or a hotel?
Anyone else kind of happy to be back at work today? We last minute hosted a July 4th BBQ which means Sunday was packed full of prepping/cleaning (why does picnic food take so long to prep?!?) and Monday was exhausting between setting out/clearing food and breaking up children who had too much sun, fighting over water guns/water balloons/sparklers/etc. I collapsed with a drink on the couch at 8 and was honestly relieved to send my kid off to camp today.
Having a really hard time today after the shootings yesterday in IL and PA. I’d deluded myself into thinking that my affluent, blue neighborhood is safe but the reality is that if it happened in Highland Park, it can happen here. I’d like to take my kid to a public event next week and now there’s a part of me that is trying to calculate the risk. I’m so, so angry at the government that let it come to this and people who shrug and say “that’s just how it is, thoughts and prayers.” It doesn’t have to be this way.
Silly question but how do you get your 2yo to take a passport photo? Dreaming of a belated milestone birthday trip to the Caribbean later this year but I can’t wrap my head around getting my current 2yo to sit still for a passport photo.
Does anyone have a new Sienna (since they became all-hybrid), AWD Sienna, or Carnival? Or Odyssey? If so, what do you love / not like about yours, especially after driving for a while.
FWIW, I see seat adjustment groves in the floor of the Sienna and Odyssey and have horror flash-forwards of vomit I can’t get out (or worse). Have not gone to see a Carnival based on annecdata that local dealers do not have any in stock and will soon be that woman peeking into cars at Target to see what they are like IRL.
Any Ohioans here? Thoughts on Columbus vs Cincinnati for a weekend trip with a preschooler? They’re approximately the same distance from us. This is a very belated birthday trip for my kid who turned 4 back in January. Zoos, splash pads/small water parks and ASTC-affiliated science museums would be good, but it seems like both cities have a lot to offer in those areas.