Cold Day! (No School Today AND Tomorrow)

Like I said yesterday, I was excited and surprised to hear about the "cold day" or no school that was happening today. I just recently just found out that we are having yet another one tomorrow! This is just too good to be true. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my job, but these breaks are fabulous. I don't know what has come over me recently, but I cannot get enough of baby blogs/youtube videos, and Target.com for that matter. Today, after doing a LOT of research I purchased the first things for our new baby. Michael and I like to purchase things little by little so we don't end up going to Target one day and spending a billion dollars (which I know I could do). I can't get over how excited I am about a pack 'n play, high chair, and swing/bouncer. The funny thing is, I barely knew what these things were two weeks ago. I might also add that I scored all of these items on clearance (bargain shopper right here). Here our baby Cifaldi's newest items...

• We decided on the Graco Pack 'n Play Playard with Reversible Napper & Changer

This one really won us over because it includes not only a playpen area for both infants and toddlers, but a changing table station, and a removable bassinet. From watching some Youtube videos on it, it is very portable and includes a travel bag (like most). I also really liked this particular Pack 'n Play because it matches our house decor colors...which may be a little obsessive, but I think it will look nice! It's also gender neutral, which we wanted. I know that we and baby C will be using this often! 
...and I couldn't stop there...

• Next, we purchased this Graco Duo-Diner 3-in-1 Highchair (which we won't be needing right away, I realize, but I couldn't pass it up).

I really liked this because it, for one, matches the Pack 'n Play, but also is convertible, so we will be able to use it from infancy to toddlerhood. 

• Lastly, we purchased this Graco Duo 2-in-1 Swing Bouncer . 

I've read on a lot of blogs, and heard that these can be very nice for both baby and parents. Maybe you've seen a little of a trend here, but I seem to like the baby gear that is convertible, or can be used in multiple ways or for multiple ages. I'm sure it will happen eventually, but I don't want our ENTIRE house to be overrun by baby things. Also, these 2-in-1 or 3-in-1 pieces seem to be a good deal and quite handy! 

Don't worry, I'm not going to include EVERY item we buy for the baby on this blog, but I wanted to share some of these first pieces with you. Lastly, I wanted to share this youtube channel that I subscribed to today. It's called CloudMom and features a realistic mother of five who shares information on just about everything you could think of relating to babies and pregnancy. I can't count how many of the videos I've watched so far, but I find them to be very informative, honest, funny, and interesting. I feel like I'm learning a lot.This especially makes me feel good because I personally don't believe that I'm incredibly knowledgable when it comes to babies and pregnancy. For any new or upcoming moms out there, I would definitely give this channel a look.

Stay warm!