The [boring] life of a SAHM

I love consignment shops.

On my birthday I decided to do a little shopping for the baby. Still need a few things before she gets here so I thought I'd see if I could hunt down some of those things in consignment/thrift stores.

& I did!

I bought:
-A waterproof mattress cover (A little tip to make late night accidents easy: On the crib place a sheet, then a waterproof cover, and then another sheet. Much easier than changing sheets at 2 AM!) cost: 0.75

-A box of (unopened) Lansinoh breastmilk storage bags. cost: $2

-12 brandnew washable nursing pads (another tip-if you plan to breastfeed get a few of these!! Total lifesavers! I used them at night because they absorb more milk than the disposables and hey! Your saving money b/c they're washable & they are better for the enviroment!) cost: $1.50

-A gorgeous red and white polka dotted dress in size 2T. I'll post a pic later. No stains or anything. cost: 0.25 (the thrift store I bought this from really underprices their baby/toddler clothes.)

-Cute pair of shorts for Braxton in size 5. He's in a 4T now so it will be a little before he can wear them but I bought them from the store I mentioned above so they were very cheap. cost: 0.50

-Shirt for Braxton cost: 1.00

-Bassinet sheet (I hate paying $10 ea. for something that won't be used much. I bought one at BRU a couple weeks back that was on sale and just needed one extra one.) cost: 0.75


-2 brand new, still rolled up, straight from the package receiving blankets. cost: $2.50 for both

-3 gently used receiving blankets. I got overcharged. I asked how much they were and was told 50 cents for small ones, a dollar for larger ones. I chose 3 that looked good, weren't stained and were girly and went to pay for them. A different lady rang me up and charge me $1.50 for each one. 2 were large, 1 was small. Didn't say anything though.

-3 crib sheets, 2 pink and 1 yellow. Look brand new. Need lots of extra sheets but hate paying $11 each. cost: $2 for all 3

The thing I LOVE about the consignment shop nearby is I take alot of my gently used items there so when I buy something she gives me the option to 1) pay for it or 2) have it taken off my check. So alot of times I go in there and then she tells me I have sold stuff and can subtract the total from my check and I leave the store with lots of stuff and didn't have to pay for a thing! :)

At the moment the only things I really wanna get before the baby comes that I will have to get brand new is:
-nursing bras
-ear thermometer
-crib mobile

The rest of the stuff I needed I took care of yesterday! Whoo!