Car Seat Safety

Everyone knows that the most important thing regarding car seat safety is actually using one properly.

However, unfortunately I think most people (even myself) turn a blind eye to how much can actually go wrong during the selecting and installation of an infant or toddler car seat. Please visit this link that was brought to my attention by another concerned parent.

The Importance of a 5 Point Harness Car Seat

(A big thank you again to J. Blackstock! :D)

Safety 1st Cosco Alpha Omega Elite Car Seat

Yes, ladies and gentlemen it was time for us to buy a new car seat, ALREADY.

Due to my Monster's monster-ism he will officially be too heavy for his carrier car seat in less then 4lbs from now. At his 4 month appointment 3 weeks ago he was 18lbs, his carrier will only accommodate him until he is 22lbs.

Hubbs and I picked out the Safety 1st Cosco Alpha Omega Elite Car Seat from our local box store. After reading some online reviews and feature lists, I thought it was the most bang for our buck without having to travel far to pick it up. After picking it out three weeks ago, we waited to purchase it for a few reasons. 1. We didn't need it right that second, 2. We didn't have the money to spend on something we didn't absolutely need, and might not need for a month or two.

Thank goodness we waited! I picked up our two local papers off our porch to look at the flyers for baby sales. I really only ever look for diaper or formula sales, unless something else catches me eye. What do I see? The car seat on sale $60 off, and the sale ended tomorrow!

I love love love deals! We (when I say "we" I mean Darryl) set it up as soon as we got him. So far, I love the way it looks. It's so sleek, stylish and just plain comfy looking!

More product review to come!

Packing for a Sleep Over

Yesterday I let my Monster go for his third sleepover since he was born.

I am so lucky to have a content baby, and such an established bedtime routine that it's pretty easy for my mom (and a select few others) to care for him at bedtime or overnight. The worst part of the whole thing, isn't even the missing him while he's gone part, but rather the trying to pack everything he could possibly need while he's gone part.

Any parent who has traveled with an infant knows the dread that comes along with packing.

The only way for me to keep my sanity yesterday was to replay his bedtime routine over and over again in my head, checking off each item we use as I packed it up. The next challenge was with preparing enough food, solids and otherwise to send along with him for meal times. Since we've started serving solids to Monster 3 times a day, he has to have his food and bottle times planned out accordingly.

I'm not one for doing things willy-nilly and I know my mom knows Monster inside and out, almost as well I as do, but I still felt the need to write everything out on paper for her to refer to as needed. Worst case scenario, she'd just have to call me anyways.

I managed to remember everything the needed, right down to his nighttime massage lotion for after his bath, but when we pulled up into my moms driveway I realized I had forgotten the bassinet. Of course, the thing he was supposed to SLEEP IN! Fear not readers, my packing short comes were only met with my mom's over accommodation. Before Monster was even born she had invested in a playpen (Where he slept last night), car seat, high chair, and stroller.

What would I do without my mom?