shopaholic

So I have been doing a little buying for baby Judah. Oh yeah, so I think we have decided on Judah Wallace for the baby's name. But this is about my internet shopping spree not son #3's name. So I've only bought a few clothes because between the few things I kept and what Tara is so graciously letting me borrow back (thanks friend!) I'm pretty set in that department. But my friend's husband will be making a quick trip back to the States at the end of April and we have a group coming at the end of June. Each has agreed to bring a suitcase, or close to it, filled with baby items. So the first load coming in April will be full of all the goodies I bought and clothes from my mom. The second will be full of baby items (diaper cream, medicines, etc. that we can not buy here) and clothes from Tara. But I am most excited about what I've bought. Doesn't everyone like to get new stuff? So here is my little shout out to three sellers on Etsy and my new fav baby carrier.

OK, my first purchase was this lovey blanket. The seller actually calls it a Wee Wubby. I loved this. I bought two identical ones of the larger dot print. I especially love that she sells them as a set of two and has some really cute fabrics to choose from. We learned very quickly with Kirby that it was really nice to have one for baby and one to wash. Especially during sickness. Plus, my boys are no dummies, we tried to find one that was similar and they only wanted one specific one. So having a lovey double is great until they are old enough to fingure out that it's actually two separate but equal loveys and neither of my boys seemed to care by that point. And lets face it at $18 for two it's a much better price than many boutiques and even stores like Target that charge between $10 and $25 for one. Plus from now until April 4 there is free shipping!

Purchace number two was this gorgeous nursing cover. This was also at a great price and even with shipping was at least $10 less expensive than the ones sold at other stores I checked online. I've never had one of these before and had always just used a blanket with no problem. However, from what I hear about the curious people around here is that if you have just a blanket draped over you most people will assume the baby is just asleep and will take it upon themselves to take a peek underneath. So this purchase is made in hopes of sparing the embarrassment of showing many Chinese people my boobs.

My next great find was these adorable baby leg warmers. I was faced with trying to figure out something that would work really well as an under layer for Judah during the cold months (remember we don't have heat) without him looking so bulky. As I look online it seemed that leg warmers would be great to keep him warm and still convenient for diaper changes. I found these (the pair I linked is just one of 4 I will get) and this seller has great deals. I chose to get 3 for $22 and she includes a free pair and free shipping! So excited about this.

Finally I bought this nice Ergo baby carrier. It was a little pricey but I figured I got great deals (remember I can't go to store to find sales so great online deals is my best bet) on the other stuff so this could be a splurge. I really wanted one that would be secure and usable for a while. I do not live in a car seat and stroller friendly country so a durable, washable and multi use carrier was a must. I liked this one cause it goes from newborn to up to 90 lbs. I have so many friends that live here that highly recommended the Ergo for all the reasons I was looking for.

So, I guess I owe Stan a huge thank you for indulging me and letting me buy all these things with very little comment. For me these were good prices for good quality. Of course I will let you know later if the quality is really what it's claimed to be. It's weird preparing for a baby here cause there is just so much we can't get easily so we have to make do without some things. This shopping spree may have been a little over the top but it fulfilled some nesting I needed to do. Oh, and my due date is 4 months from today!