Friday, October 14, 2011
Organized New Mom Tip #19: Keep Baby Meds in a Designated Spot
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Organized New Mom Tip # 18: Nursery Storage-Bins are a New Mom’s Best Friend
No drawers on this changing table, but storage bins still helped me to neatly organize all of his essentials. |
These 3 large bins under the crib add much-needed nursery storage in a usually overlooked spot. |
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Organized New Mom Tip #17: Keep Doubles of Big Baby Items at Places you Often Visit:
Will and I enjoying a quiet morning on my parent's farm and feeling oh-so-glad to have a comfy changing table handy instead of a flimsy diaper bag mat. |
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Organized New Mom Tip #16- Make your own baby food
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Organized New Mom Tip # 15: Waterproof Mattress Pad on your Bed
My son Will, then 3 months old, taking a morning cat nap on my well-protected mattress |
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Organized New Mom Tip #14: Relax your wardrobe
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Organized New Mom Tip #13: Exercise
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Organized New Mom Tip #12: Keep Essentials on or Near the Changing Table
Here’s a list of everything I kept handy around the changing table the first few months after Will was born:
Convenient pocket storage hung to the left of the changing table keeps meds and small items out of Baby's reach |
Interesting images, toys, and books keep Baby happy- I had to take the mobile off when Will started pulling it down, but he used it for a good 9 months :) |
Storage baskets are a new mom's best friend. I also have some big storage baskets underneath the crib |
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Organized New Mom Tip #11: Create an Online Baby Wish List
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Organized New Mom Tip #10: Two crib sheets on the crib
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Organized New Mom Tip #9: Create time for yourself
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Organized New Mom Tip #8: Shop online
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Organized New Mom Tip #7: Extras, Extras, Extras
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Organized New Mom Tip #6: Schedule one thing a day from your to-do list
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Organized New Mom Tip #5: Keep an umbrella stroller in the car
One of Will's many cat naps in his umbrella stroller |
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Organized New Mom Tip #4: Different “diaper” bags for different trips
The diaper bag that ate Tokyo: perfect for a weekend trip (not for a trip to the store) |
My preferred small day-to-day "diaper" bag Go Rox |
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Organized New Mom Tip #3: Create baby checklists for different excursions
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Organized New Mom Tip #2: Create a Universal Battery Charger Station
- Make sure you buy double the amount of batteries you need so you can use those while the others are charging-this little tip saved my life several times.
- Designate a spot in your home to create your rechargeable battery station, so everyone knows exactly where it is.
- Keep all of your extra batteries at the station, along with a screwdriver for taking off all of those protective covers on all of the toys; otherwise, you’ll find yourself hunting through the tool box every couple of days.
- I also used this spot to place my camera battery charger and miscellaneous USB cords which made it easier to keep track of all of our gadgety-cord things.
- Go ahead and place the station out of reach of little hands now, since your baby will be walking before you know it.
Our family rechargeable battery station- simple and to the point |
Will, at 4 months-thoroughly enjoying the rechargeable batteries while sleeping soundly in his vibrating bouncer (Sophie the Giraffe available at http://www.justdelivered.net/ ) |
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Organized New Mom Tip #1: ROUTINE, ROUTINE, ROUTINE
When I say routine, I don't mean that at 9:07 a.m. Baby must be down for his nap or there's gonna be trouble. It simply means doing things in a certain order.
I don't care if you decide to sleep all day and be awake all night, just make sure you do it consistently. This was the best thing I could do for my son and was the most integral part in salvaging my sanity. My husband and I were hermits for the first few months of his life because that was the routine that worked for us. Besides, once a routine is firmly established, I found that I could change it occasionally. We could keep him up a little bit later to go to a ball game, or miracle of miracles, my husband and I could go on a date once in awhile.
However, you don't necessarily have to stay at home to keep a routine. If you are always out and about, that could be a part of your routine. Once Will was a few months old, we went out all the time, but I just made sure I built it into his daily routine. Shopping was always after his morning nap, and walks were always after his afternoon snack. I firmly believe he was a much happier baby when he knew what was coming next, and a happy baby means an ecstatic new mom.