thoroughlymodernmama's Profile

Aww! I think they're awesome! I'd paint them some metallic color that coordinates with your house (or, if the house is all neutrals, go bold like chartreuse or fuschia) and let them live there. Don't yank them out!

We lived on a cul-de-sac growing up and we were always outside playing. If we went outside of viewing area of our house we just ran inside, told Mom where we'd be (most of the time in someone's backyard) and ran out again to play. I did this from before kindergarten to when we moved. I thought that's what everyone did. We thought we were "big" kids who were independent. We just had to be home by the time the street lights came on. Little did I know that all the moms in the entire subdivision had each other on speed dial so they could let each other know where their kids were.

I plan on doing that when my little one gets old enough to play outside by himself. I made sure that we stay in a very family oriented neighborhood.

Wow! Flashback to 1985 middle America! I remember the knockoff versions in everyone's parents' entryways when I was little.

We used a bumper for our son because instead of scooting down in his crib, he would roll on to his belly and scoot up and bang his head on the slats repeatedly. He would keep digging in those toes till he found a corner and then sleep for hours. So yeah, he needed a bumper. It was lightweight and plain white (so obviously not for looks).

We moved when our little one was 3 weeks old and we used a handmedown snuggle nest during our move. It was just me and little one staying at family for a week and I would swaddle him and lay him in there next to me. That way I didn't have to take the pack and play (the car was packed to the gills) and he was young enough to not roll over. I liked it. Pretty convenient for that. I would recommend for travel but not for everyday...

I understand the pricing, I make cloth diapers and sell them (I've gotten a few, "that's really high for a diaper"s) but really? 25? We just use old bath towels that we cut up. Can't get much greener than that (no new material and saving old material from ending up in a landfill). We've never had a problem with slipping, I don't know why that's such a problem for people.

Okay, now they aren't nearly as adorable as yours. And some people with too much money to spend on funny little things will probably gobble them up but if I spent $25 on a burp rag it better run around and clean the spitup itself (as our son never hit the target and ended up spitting up all down our back or on our shoes or anywhere but the burp rag).

Oh man, I havent seen one in years! There used to be a booth at our Fall Festival in my hometown that sold those. They sold like crazy (why, that's beyond me). i really thought those went out of vogue (if they were ever in vogue) with the costumed geese from the 80s. Ah, small town living...

We painted our crib with some baby friendly paint and added teething guards on the top rail as an added measure. It's totally doable.

Oh man, I HAD an almost identical as a teen. It served me well through my college years, too. Then I got a queen bed and it didn't fit. My mom painted the bed chocolate brown to use in her room and it looks great.

I sure as heck didn't pay 1000 for the bed. I got it at a junk shop for 30 bucks and a bottle of furniture cleaner. I'm sorry but 1000 for a bed that she may or may not use in 5 years? Eeek. I would have to think long and hard about spending that much on a bed now. I'd much rather spend 100 bucks at a flea market and get a can of paint.

Oh I loved this phone as a kid. It'd be perfect for my son!