This is a BIG week for our family.
Baby girl will be four months old on Thursday.
Big boy will be four years old on Friday.
Middle girl is having a blast celebrating with everyone else and has no clue this is not all about her.
In honor of our big week, I thought it would be fun to share with you one favorite thing from each person in our family.
Granted, I have chosen this thing without their help. I will venture to say that I am pretty right on though. After all, Momma knows best. Right?
Let's start with the youngest....
Emmy LOVES her Nap Nanny. From my understanding, this is a relatively new thing. I had never heard of it before she received hers. I love it! In fact, I wish that I had it with the other two. I put it in her Pack-n-Play (with the infant part in so that it sits up high) and lay her in it at night. She sleeps so soundly and it just looks comfortable. I wouldn't mind an extra large Nap Nanny for me! It has a safety belt so after they start maneuvering, you can secure them in place, it is firm, but so soft. The cover comes off for easy washing.
When we have traveled it is so convenient to only tote this light weight (3 lbs), smaller-than-a-pack-n-play item. I toss it in the back and off we go. No more folding and unfolding of the Pack-n- Play.
I have sat it on the floor and in our bed. If you do the co-sleeping thing, it would be a safer option than having to worry about rolling over on your child.
She has had one stuffy episode in her four months and it was great not having to take an extra step to elevate her. She is already elevated!
Em is a SUPER FABULOUS sleeper. I don't know how much of it is accredited to the Nap Nanny, but I would highly recommend it to anyone. It seems that it would be especially good for babies with colic or tummy issues.
Most cities have a local retailer, but you can also find them
here.
Disclaimer: This is NOT my baby sleeping in this Nap Nanny. Disclaimer #2: That was only in case you were curious. :)
Miss Kayt loves her Fisher Price dollhouse that she got for Christmas. It is super cute. All of the pieces are plastic. Hers came fully furnished and with the family. She and Noah will play with it for hours. It really is fun to play with, I play with them a lot! The most genius part is that all of the pieces fit inside and then you can close it up. It is easy to tote, easy to store, and doesn't take up too much space. Plus, it provides its own storage for the pieces.
Noah ABSOLUTELY LOVES, LOVES, LOVES his football and baseball guys.
Yes, that is what they are called: football guys. I met an awesome girl last year from OK whose son is a few years older than Noah. As I talked about Noah, she said how much he reminded her of her own son. Noah is a sports f.a.n.a.t.i.c. And i am NOT exaggerating. Ask anyone who knows him. He is knows for his love of sports, playing sports all day, and ALWAYS sporting some type of sports attire. This may seem a bit passionate and over zealous, but if you know Noah, you know that I am not exaggerating in the least.
Back to the story... this sweet friend told me about this product. They are similar to army men, but they are sports figurines. They have football, baseball, hockey and soccer. Noah has football and baseball, but he is getting the soccer guys for his birthday. Shhhhh, it's a secret.
They come in a cute little carrying case. It includes players, referees and something else particular to the sport (i.e. field goals, score boards, goals, etc).
Noah got his first set just after he turned 3 and it was a great age. If I had known about this earlier, I would have ordered it sooner. Before this, we purchased the expensive collectors item sports figurines and he would break off the stand and play with them. This item cost what only two of those cost.
You can order them
here, from Kaskey Kids. This genius couple created them for their son, who was much like my Noah. It is hard to find sports items for the avid youngster and I am forever grateful to the people at Kaskey Kids for the hours of sheer pleasure they have brought into my home!
If you are interested in ordering these, let me know. I have a 20% off discount code that I will email you. I believe a set is $24.99. Score!
It would also make a great gift for your special little boy. If you order the football guys, you can choose solid colors or from several college teams. Cool, huh?
As for me...
I dig this shampoo. It is from the John Frieda collection and I get it at Target. I love the smell and I love what it does for my hair.
I've done the expensive shampoo route and the cheap shampoo route. This is by far my favorite. It is kind of a middle of the road shampoo as far as expense goes. I think it's somewhere around $8. I had used it for a while and at one point I ran out and went back to my I won't name any names old shampoo and quickly confirmed my thoughts on how great this particular shampoo is.
Did I mention that I L-O-V-E the way it smells?
I did?
Oh.
Well, I do.
As for the Mister, he is cheating on me with his Kindle. Not really. But he does love it and uses it quite often. Brad loves to read and this has been great for both of us.
Perks for him: 1. all of his books are easily accessed 2. all of the cool features 3. it is slim and trim and easy to carry 4. it just looks cool
Perk for me: 1. no more books to have to find another place for. Can I get a Hallelujah? Don't get me wrong, I love that he reads. But. Come. On. A house can only hold so many books.
There you have it, folks. The favorite things of the Ingram Gang!
What are your families' favorite things?
