Accessory Tuesday: Kori Block Heel Bootie
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The funny thing about being a mom (at least for me) is that the practical side of my personality has ratcheted way up — and the fun, cool side has ratcheted way down. If you’re looking for accessories to connect to your cooler side — but still be able to keep up with your kid when he makes a run for it — then I’m currently drooling over these Alexander Wang boots, which look dramatic and kind of rockstar like — but still walkable. They’re $595 at Nordstrom, available in several different iterations. Alexander Wang Kori Bootie
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Sales of note for 1/16:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Cashmere on sale; AllSaints, Free People, Nike, Tory Burch, and Vince up to 60%; beauty deals up to 25% off
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase; extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code — readers love this blazer, these dresses, and their double-layer line of tees
- DeMellier – Sale now on, free shipping and returns — includes select options like Montreal, Vancouver, and Venice
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; extra 50% off all clearance, plus ELOQUII X kate spade new york collab just dropped
- Everlane – Sale of the year, up to 70% off — reader favorites include their scoop tee, Dream Pant, ReNew Transit backpack, silk blouses and oversized blazers! New markdowns just added
- Hannah Andersson – Up to 30% off all pajamas;
- J.Crew – Up to 40% off select styles; up to 50% off cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything
- L.K. Bennett – Archive sale, almost everything 70% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Tag sale for a limited time — jardigans and dresses $200, pants $150, tops $95, T-shirts $50
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale – 50% off + extra 20% off, sale on sale, plus free shipping on $150+
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?
We’ve been using a plastic laundry basket in the big tub since our little guy was 6 months old. It’s worked out great and it keeps all his toys contained and able to dry out a bit better than they do in the toy bags.
Move the baby tub into your real tub as a transition. Fill water into the plastic tub only. We did that for awhile before getting rid of the baby tub.
Toy-wise, old quart yogurt containers, stacking cups toy, the plastic scoop/paddle from our rice maker have all be hits! Basically anything that pours water. I hate rubber ducks and other floating/squirting toys because they get moldy inside no matter how diligent you are. I’ve been too lazy to try the Pinterest hot glue over the hole trick, but YMMV
It’s so hard. We went into true baby/shock with #2, because our oldest was almost 3,!’ Had been potty trained for a year, done with naps, had slept through the night since 6 months old and easy… *so easy*. We were shell shocked by having both a baby and also, a kind of fussy baby at that. I may have had PPD, or honestly just PTSD. Not to be flippant but that baby knocked me on my @ss in a way was totally not expecting.
We thought we might want 3 and immediately pulled the goalie once our second turned one because I knew if we got out of the baby stage again we’d never go back. I got pregnant pretty quickly given how long the others took and #3 is arriving when #2 is 23 months. It’s going to be a grueling year, but then I’m setting my maternity clothes on fire, putting all my baby gear on the curb and I will be freeeeeee.
I truely can’t imagine going back with a 4 and 6 year old. Although, there are parts that are easier! Your two oldest are going to be in school. You’ll be back to naps and diapers but….with just one? The third is typically pretty portable, and all 3rd and 4th babies I know sleep well, and anywhere.
Thanks all for the medicine dosing empathy and tips. DH is picking up kids Motrin for the bigger one, and I’m going to mark each bottle with the dosage. I’m also going to rubber band the syringe to the bottle and save myself some trouble.
Thankfully both times the error was with Motrin (and the first error was underdosing, poor teething baby)
My searching of old threads is not going well so afresh — looking for recommendations for the following:
daycare meals for 1 yr old (no heating at school)
lunch box
bath toys/slip mat/faucet cover (basically what do I need to bathe a toddler — I’m still using the newborn bath)
Thanks!
DH and I need to do some estate planning, so I have started the process of searching for a lawyer we could use. I just received a flat-fee quote of $4,000, which would cover the will, trust, power of attorney, etc. The lawyers would also help us prepare the documents to fund the trust. This amount seems high, but I have no real frame of reference. How much did you all pay to have this work done? We are in a MCOL city and don’t have a complicated financial situation.
I would pay through the nose for clearly labeled prefilled syringes of Motrin or Tylenol. Twice in the last month I have misdosed my kids by reading a d@&$ dosing chart wrong. I felt like complete crap as the doctor on the phone (who was of course not our usual one) was making sure I wrote down the correct dosage for next time.
In related news, one kid is teething, the other has an ear ache, and no one slept well last night. I need a nap.
I like these!
I am venting/getting this out, and I can’t do it anywhere in real life. I have two boys, 4 and 6. And they are freaking AWESOME. They play really well together, they are kind, and they can occupy themselves for hours at a time. Over the weekend, I read a book, baked a ton, and took a nap, while they alternatively colored, engaged in massive imaginative play, and watched movies. They can get ready for bed on their own . They can get dressed on their own. Life is increasingly getting easier. My husband – who is a real introvert in an extrovert’s job – gets his very valued alone time without me needing to take over an inequitable amount of childcare. They travel well, and they are just fun to be with. Usual caveats apply – they get grumpy, they fight, etc. etc. but it’s just so much easier than it was for several years — I think my hormones are finally balanced two years after stopping nursing, and my husband and I are in a great place (baby years are hard for us, we love kid years).
But. Of course, I can’t get the idea of another one out of my brain. We’ve been not preventing, so “trying” for about six months and no babies. The age split would be pretty big at this point. I am a sick pregnant person, and I know I’d be a cr@ppy mom to the kids while older/in the throes of a new baby. I can’t imagine pumping again, or high chairs, etc. etc. But I read the posts on pregnancy and I get sad. I can’t bring myself to take down the crib in our unused nursery. I see pregnant people, and I get sad. I have no right to be sad — really, I don’t, and if I did get pregnant, I’d probably freak out…But I can’t help it. My husband likes where we are, so while he’s fine not preventing it, he definitely isn’t interested in taking more serious measures to get pregnant (we used IVF for our first). I also think about how lucky we are, and I’m mad that I can’t just be happy with our current set-up. I know my post-partum hormones increase my anxiety, and my kids are old enough to realize it, so some part of me feels like I should just call it done and enjoy my kids. But it’s always kind of there in the back of my mind.
Not looking for anything, just feeling a little bummed at the onset of another month without the caboose baby on board
Diaper bag recommendations? Bag, backpack, etc? Also any other first time mom must haves? I am starting to make my registries and it is all so overwhelming.
OMG, my mom just tried to guilt me into taking a bunch of her junk so she doesn’t have to throw it away and I said no! I know that seems like a nothing, but it’s a huge step for me.
Also – I just realized that she is both the reason I have so much stuff and the reason I feel guilty about having so much stuff. Sigh. What weird hang ups am I going to pass down to my kid?
On the sagging issue raised above, I’m about 75% sure that I want to get a lift after I’m done nursing my second. Has anyone done this? Any tips or suggestions? I’m curious about the process, recovery, longevity, etc.
Cloth diaper mamas –
What do you do about daycare and poo? I bought a diaper sprayer at home but have not hooked the thing up yet. So far just had one poo that needed to be scraped out into the toilet (I just used a wipe.. classy. But if you’ve picked up dog poo, it’s the exact same thing imo). LO eats only a tiny bit of solid food once a day, but obviously, the next few months he’ll eat more and more and his poo will become more of an issue.
But daycare presumably won’t be spraying or scraping it out. Does it work to spray at the time of washing or is it too crusted on by then? I wash them every other day.
I’m assuming also that once he’s an actual toddler eating real food his poo will get to the shakeable phase and I totally expect daycare to shake it into the toilet. I just feel weird asking them to do anything more right now, since it’s above and beyond what they do for disposables.
Can someone talk to me about uterine polyps? I am about to start the process of trying to become pregnant with a donor – I’m about to turn 39 and this feels like my last chance, so it looks like I am going to do it alone (definitely not how I had pictured it, but I will mourn that ghost ship and move on). I know from a previous ultrasound that I have a uterine polyp (never bothered me, it’s just there). I have heard that those can interfere with getting pregnant. Should I try to have it removed before I even start trying. Again, this is not a situation where I can “try for a bit” with a partner to see if it would work with the polyp still in. Has anyone here had a successful pregnancy with a polyp in place? (I know I will talk to my doctor about it – I am just trying to plan out my year as best I can and trying to figure out if I have to factor in surgery.)
About stretch marks…yes it’s genetics. Gaining weight gradually helps, but there’s only so much of that you can control. I lost 5lbs in the first trimester, gained 10 in the second, 15 in the third. I didn’t get stretch marks until 37 weeks. If it’s any consolation they’ve faded really well. And for the ladies up top – they sag after pregnancy because of their expansion and weight gain during pregnancy. You gain like 2lbs in just your b**bs during pregnancy. Breastfeeding does not make them sag more. So basically it is what it is, but you’ll probably be so distracted by the new baby you won’t care!
Has anyone’s kid had or been to a birthday party at Build-A-Bear? Mine was invited to one. We have a conflict that day, but I’m trying to gauge whether it’s worth moving things around, or if I’ll end up having to spend a fortune on toys for someone else’s party. Thanks!