Hey guys Alicia here with a DIY that is easy and fast!
As my due date approached for my second little one (who you met here) the realization hit me that we would have two kids in diapers, and not a lot of space for storage. We live in a very small home with very limited storage space (no closets!), so I needed something that would keep me from tripping over boxes of diapers. I looked online and saw these cute diaper stackers, they could hang from a door hook or on the side of a changing table. But they only hold around 60 diapers! We buy huge boxes of diapers, with at least 200 diapers in the smaller size so I knew I would need something bigger. They also weren’t machine washable. That’s when I came up with this idea of making my own diaper stacker from an old t-shirt. Because it’s from a t-shirt there’s very minimal sewing involved and it’s easy for a beginner DIY Hanging Diaper Stacker
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This post contains affiliate links. I will be compensated for any purchases made through those links at no additional cost to you. Thank you for your support! I haven't really cooked any food in like a week. I've either made PH do the cooking, gone to my parent's house for a meal, or we have gone out to eat. We lived off the appetizer leftovers from my post last week for a few days too. (Those mummified smokies were just so good!) The fact of the matter is, sometimes we all get in a food rut where we are too busy/tired to cook anything and we just want to eat something fast and easy. The moments that this happens increases exponentially when you are pregnant. Making a good meal takes planning, and sometimes I just don't have the energy to plan anything. For a week. Or month. Or until the baby comes. So last night for dinner I made myself a peanut butter and jam sandwich. I used the Strawberry Jam my mom and I made in this post. I love eating the jam we made! Plus I have a lot of it because I made another batch after the one we made for you in those videos. If you are still wondering how to make your own jam go to the link and follow our videos!
I started thinking about what some other great go to pregnancy foods are. So I asked around to my mom, my sister, and my sister in law. Here are there answers. My mom: I loved popsicles and oranges. Both of those sound great because they're sweet and refreshing. Especially because pregnant women tend to get overheated! I personally am a fan of Otter Pops, but you could also get a mold and make your own popsicles! Alicia: Pie and pizza. And her husband threw in that she'd eat a lot of tomatoes. One day she just ate 8 tomatoes. Those mini pumpkin pies I made last week really hit the spot for me. I LOVE pumpkin pie. We have a lot of great pie recipes on this blog, so you should go back and check them all out! Jessica: Jessica said she never really had any cravings, but she would eat apples with peanut butter, carrots, and broccoli. She said she doesn't usually eat very healthy so all those really healthy choices stood out to her. I am impressed that her go to snack would be veggies, because I am just not wired that way. Fruit yes, but just snacking on a bowl full of veggies is hard for me. The apples and peanut butter does sound really great to me right now. So those are our go to pregnancy eats. What is your easy thing to whip up when you're tired and hungry (and maybe also pregnant!)
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We have been talking a lot about babies this week on the blog. After all, Alicia just brought home her new little baby Sofía and Lindsey only has 3 months left until her baby girl arrives. I am going to have to change my "About" page to 9 grandchildren instead of 7! Hurray!
Bringing home a new, tiny, sweet baby always opens our hearts and brings out fears and worry over this new bundle of joy. We can't bear to imagine anything harming her and all we want is for her to have good health and happiness. The entire household is taken over with care when a new little one arrives. Appropriately for us, September is Baby Safety Month! For Friday Faves, we decided to share some important baby/child safety products that you may or may not have thought about. Baby Safety Products
Madalynn used to nanny for a couple of her older sibilings' children. She loves her nieces and nephews so much and is really good with them. One of the boys loves to climb and one day nearly pulled his dresser over on himself! Madalynn's choice for a safety product are Anti-Tip Furniture Straps! This is an item that people may not always think about, but is so important when trying to keep little ones safe. Not only do you want to protect your toddlers from their own exploring, tugging and climbing, but these straps also can help protect you furniture during an earthquake, or from someone stumbling and knocking into furniture that may be unsteady on a carpet.
Alicia, who now has a 2 year old who loves to get into things, needed something to keep him out of cupboards that held items not safe for a toddler. She also rents, so she needed something that wasn't permanent that wouldn't damage the cabinets. She loves these child-proof locks by Sure Basics that are so easy to use.
LIndsey's new house that she and her husband just moved into this year has a pool. Shortly after moving in, the 5 nieces and nephews from Kansas were coming for a visit! They knew that they needed a fence up pronto! Lindsey said that she tried to make appointments with several companies for quotes and the company she chose, Pool Fence AZ, was the only one in Phoenix that would work on a Saturday. She said that they were willing to answer all of their questions and they asked about the ages of the children in order to recommend the right height of fence, plus gave them a money saving option. They had the fence installed in about half an hour, and they didn't leave a mess. So, if you live in Phoenix and need a pool fence, give them a try. This is not a sponsored endorsement, it is just that Lindsey and Austin are very happy with their fence and the company's service and the kids made it through their visit unscathed.
Of course, pool fence companies will vary from city to city and state to state, so you will have to check locally. But, having a fence around your pool when you have children is so important. There are drownings every year in Phoenix that could be avoided with a proper fence and supervision. The type of fence Lindsey and Austin had put in was like this one. The cost is around $100 for a 10 foot section that is 4 feet tall if you purchase this one from Amazon and install it yourself. It seems like in this case a professional installation may be the way to go.
When my kids were little, we took a trip to Disneyland with friends. My youngest child at the time was only 2 years old and I was worried about losing her in the crowds, not keeping her confined in her stroller all day and not having to carry her around too much. I got her a wrist leash for kids and it was so great. She could walk and run around sometimes, within limits, and I could keep an eye on her without so much worry.
A couple of weeks ago, my son Tyler and his wife went to Disneyland with cousins. Child harnesses have really come a long way! But, they enjoyed the one they got for Spencer just as much as I did many years ago. Look at these options:
And, there are many more options!
5 Baby Safety Rules to Live By:
The best rule that I can leave you with is to love your babies unconditionally, have fun with them, cuddle them and you will keep them safe because you will be with them enjoying your time as a mother, aunt or grandmother! Now, get in there and enjoy those kids! And, if you have any products that you love because they help to keep your kids safe, please let us know! -Helen
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I am not a quilter really, I have taken a couple of classes and made a couple of quilts, but I am not good at it and I need simple patterns. And even though they are simple, I am not good at matching corners and points very well. But, since I have new granddaughters coming, and because I love fabric, I am trying my hand at quilting again. You may remember this quilt that I made for my grandson a couple of years ago. I decided to try a 9 patch for his baby sister!
My mother is a quilter, and on my bed I have a quilt that she made for my husband and I that is a 9 patch. In the center of each block is a bird flying. I took inspiration from that quilt when I found some fat quarters at Walmart with owls in the mix! (That is a link to all of our owl themed posts!) I used 7 fabrics to make my blocks. I had to place a template over my owls to cut them into my squares. They don't all fall right in the middle, but that is okay. I used the rest of that fabric as one of the other colors as well. Here are how the blocks turned out. There were 3 different types of owls.
As you can see, the common thread in each block is the owls in the middle of the blocks and the pink zig-zag fabric on either side of the owl piece. I made 12 blocks. After I sewed the blocks together, I arranged them on the carpet into a pleasing pattern to my eye.
After finding a pattern I liked, I sewed the squares together first in rows, then in strips together.
I didn't have enough fabric of any one pattern to make the border, so I pieced it using the zig-zag pink with a green and paisley in the corners. I fell in love with it.
Instead of using batting in this quilt, I used fleece as the backing and tied it together The fleece is so soft and warm. Tied with the top on it, I didn't feel it needed any batting. This baby going to live in California, not Alaska.
I love my little heart shaped pins against the sweet flannel fabric. It just adds to the joy I find in making projects like these.
I tied the quilt with 6 strand embroidery floss. I used a light pink. Of course, You will use whatever matches your fabric choices.
And here she is! Sorry about the photo quality, I had to take it with my phone! But, she is a beauty.
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Helen Reynolds: Mother of six children , grandmother to eleven! I love to cook, craft and create things and I especially love doing that with my family, So, when my lawyer daughter, Lindsey, my artist daughter, Madalynn, and I came up with the idea of Hot Cocoa Bombs, this blog was born. Then, one more daughter, with her technical and science skills, plus creativity has joined in to round us out! Read more about us here! Archives
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