This years' birthday was by-far the best I've had in a long time. There is nothing like celebrating your first birthday with your child. Last year I was 7 months pregnant on my birthday. I didn't feel like doing ANYTHING because I was starting the stage of pregnancy where you are just sick and tired of being pregnant, and all you want is to have that little baby in your arms (not in your belly causing heart burn and frequent bathroom trips). This year was awesome. I woke up to M.D.'s GIANT smile and snuggles. We took a quick trip to Target because M.D. was out of formula. A little note on Target that I observed: People are WAY nicer at Target in the morning on a weekday. Usually when I go to Target it's right at the time when everybody is getting off of work. Everyone is tired, in a rush, and crabby. Wednesday morning when I went with M.D. everybody was in the best mood. We were stopped multiple times so people could coo over baby M.D. and he hammed it up for them with big smiles and lots of "Dadada".
We spent the morning at the Mall of America with M.D.'s Nana. I attempted (and succeeded) in my first poopy diaper change in the car. I can't STAND the bathrooms at the Mall of America. I liken them to airport bathrooms, which I have had no respect for since I flew to Arizona to visit my Grandpa and walked into the MSP airport to find a giant shit on the floor. Not from a baby, not from a dog, a giant adult human shit just sitting in the middle of the bathroom floor. Unreal. So, when we arrived at MOA I could tell we had a situation on our hands. It wasn't glamorous, but I got the job done with no poop anywhere but in the diaper. :)
This shopping trip was a huge event for me. I now know the true sacrifice of being a mother (note the hint of sarcasm coming...) you don't get to shop for yourself anymore. Honestly, before I had M.D. ALL of my extra money went to clothing, accessories, shoes, household decorations, etc. When my mom asked what I wanted for my birthday, I had one response: CLOTHES. I haven't gone clothes shopping since I was picking out stretchy maternity clothes during my pregnancy. While I am very thankful that I now fit in all of my pre-pregnancy clothes, the reality is that they are "old". It was so fun to be able to pick out NEW clothes that were in style THIS YEAR :)
When Steven asked what I wanted for my birthday I answered him the same as I do on every holiday: I'll pick it out. My tradition with Steven is that I will pick out/order/buy whatever I want "from him" for my birthday. He then just gives me the money to pay for it. It works out nicely because he doesn't just like giving me cash, but I know what I want and I like to pick something I know I will really enjoy (control freak?). This year I picked out an awesome bag that I found on Etsy.
I ordered this bag and I absolutely LOVE IT. It works great as a tote bag/diaper bag/beach bag/etc.
I plan on using it primarily as a diaper bag (duh) but I'm excited that it doesn't look TOO "mommy" so I will be able to use it as a large purse or just a tote when I no longer need a diaper bag (in 500 years or so).
We spent the morning at the Mall of America with M.D.'s Nana. I attempted (and succeeded) in my first poopy diaper change in the car. I can't STAND the bathrooms at the Mall of America. I liken them to airport bathrooms, which I have had no respect for since I flew to Arizona to visit my Grandpa and walked into the MSP airport to find a giant shit on the floor. Not from a baby, not from a dog, a giant adult human shit just sitting in the middle of the bathroom floor. Unreal. So, when we arrived at MOA I could tell we had a situation on our hands. It wasn't glamorous, but I got the job done with no poop anywhere but in the diaper. :)
This shopping trip was a huge event for me. I now know the true sacrifice of being a mother (note the hint of sarcasm coming...) you don't get to shop for yourself anymore. Honestly, before I had M.D. ALL of my extra money went to clothing, accessories, shoes, household decorations, etc. When my mom asked what I wanted for my birthday, I had one response: CLOTHES. I haven't gone clothes shopping since I was picking out stretchy maternity clothes during my pregnancy. While I am very thankful that I now fit in all of my pre-pregnancy clothes, the reality is that they are "old". It was so fun to be able to pick out NEW clothes that were in style THIS YEAR :)
When Steven asked what I wanted for my birthday I answered him the same as I do on every holiday: I'll pick it out. My tradition with Steven is that I will pick out/order/buy whatever I want "from him" for my birthday. He then just gives me the money to pay for it. It works out nicely because he doesn't just like giving me cash, but I know what I want and I like to pick something I know I will really enjoy (control freak?). This year I picked out an awesome bag that I found on Etsy.
I ordered this bag and I absolutely LOVE IT. It works great as a tote bag/diaper bag/beach bag/etc.
I plan on using it primarily as a diaper bag (duh) but I'm excited that it doesn't look TOO "mommy" so I will be able to use it as a large purse or just a tote when I no longer need a diaper bag (in 500 years or so).
This is the actual coloring I picked out. The shop, yellowbluebag, allows you to choose your exterior chevron color as well as an interior color. I went with the light gray exterior and the dark gray interior. All of these bags are made-to-order so you have to allow a little bit more time for her to create your bag before it will be shipped. It's usually 7-11 days per the website, I received my bag within 11 days. You can tell it is very carefully crafted and it's very sturdy which makes me excited. Usually when you buy tote bags that someone made they end up being flimsy and cheap looking. This bag is awesome. It has lots of interior pockets to sort the contents of the bag (in my case: pacifier, toys, cell phone, etc) and 2 exterior pockets which will work great to hold M.D.'s bottles when we go out.
I also had the stroller straps added because I can't stand taking him somewhere in the stroller and having to put the diaper bag under the stroller. It's a nightmare trying to dig anything out that way. When you add the stroller straps she also puts on a key fob which is worth its weight in gold when you think about trying to find your keys in a big diaper bag while holding a squirmy child.
All in all I am very happy with this purchase/birthday gift :) Check out yellowbluebag shop for more of her items, I'm sure you won't be disappointed!