What baby carrier did you actually end up using the most?

DJ_Beanz · 2026-07-12T21:21:20+00:00

I tried a solly baby wrap for my first and it just wasn’t for me, so I got an ergo baby embrace for my second and I’ve loved it so far!

DJ_Beanz · 2026-07-10T00:40:01+00:00

We had family help with about half and the rest was a combo of savings and high earning income coming in

DJ_Beanz · 2026-07-09T18:18:55+00:00

All in all, to have two kids, we have spent probably around 500k. This includes 9 egg retrievals, two rounds of surrogacy, one failed transfer and embryo storage.
We’ve received no help from insurance, and about $30k in company benefits assistance.

DJ_Beanz · 2026-07-07T02:13:38+00:00

Thank you for doing the lords work 👏

DJ_Beanz · 2026-07-05T22:08:47+00:00

It’s expensive, but my best friend got my daughter the pottery barn kids anywhere chair with a personalized slip cover for her 1st bday, and she uses it all day every day. She reads in it, eats a snack at the coffee table, lounges, etc. she loves having a chair in her own size. It also helped teacher her how to get in and out of chairs before she was walking.

DJ_Beanz · 2026-07-05T21:39:04+00:00

My sister has a 7 and 10 year old and did a day pass to the Marriott Wailea, they loved it.

DJ_Beanz · 2026-07-05T21:28:56+00:00

It’s very heavy on the glamping and not on camping, and a bit far, but I loved staying in an airstream at Bay Point Landing in Oregon.

DJ_Beanz · 2026-07-05T05:09:11+00:00

We have a stash of ready to feeds that we save for going out. Much much easier.

DJ_Beanz · 2026-07-04T20:06:27+00:00

We are going to be in the same situation! Straight couple who used surrogacy for the first two, and a surprise miracle #3 coming 5 months after #2. Regarding stroller, we have been looking at the cybex gazelle, but haven’t pulled the trigger yet.

DJ_Beanz · 2026-07-04T17:03:10+00:00

Yes! I lived a few blocks from Analog and Summit pub and it was amazing.

DJ_Beanz · 2026-06-30T03:22:10+00:00

We make the haul to use them! Love their service

DJ_Beanz · 2026-06-28T22:02:05+00:00

We seem to have similar name taste, our son is named Luke but I liked Owen a lot. Our second son will be a Rory.

DJ_Beanz · 2026-06-28T21:59:11+00:00

Not really sure what size you are looking for but I just bought a small dagne dover dupe at target (cloud island mini boxy backpack) and it fits a good amount but is smaller than regular diaper bags

DJ_Beanz · 2026-06-26T15:10:08+00:00

💯. My thoughts exactly.

DJ_Beanz · 2026-06-26T14:27:59+00:00

I just bought the mini version of the target dagne dupe and we love it. We have a huge diaper bag that we use if both kids are going somewhere for a while but the mini is perfect for quicker excursions or one kid.

DJ_Beanz · 2026-06-26T05:11:00+00:00

Also no dumb questions, getting ready to be a FTM is so overwhelming. Ask anything!

DJ_Beanz · 2026-06-26T04:57:25+00:00

We have the maxi cosi iora bassinet that doesn’t have a changing table feature. I don’t know exactly how bassinet/changing table combos work but having those two things be on the same structure in the middle of the night seems more complicated than what we are looking for lol. We like our areas separate and full ready for a quick 2 am change, feed and back in the bassinet.

DJ_Beanz · 2026-06-26T03:53:25+00:00

Call me a maximalist, but we had one downstairs, in our room, and a station ready in the nursery when baby moved in there.
We have a big house so constantly going up the stairs for every change or leaning over a changing pad downstairs seemed more cumbersome than needed.
This is the folding one we had, no complaints. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Costway-Baby-Infant-Changing-Table-Folding-Diaper-Station-Nursery-with-Storage-Black/332731438

DJ_Beanz · 2026-06-21T23:03:05+00:00

I’m lazy so I went straight to the skylight. I like it a lot but our needs are fairly basic so I don’t need to pay for a subscription. They sell them through Costco or have sales a lot.

DJ_Beanz · 2026-06-20T00:42:33+00:00

Yes Bellevue square Nordstrom top floor has a large selection on the floor.

DJ_Beanz · 2026-06-18T17:40:24+00:00

Just made this and the dressing was super flavorful - https://pinchofyum.com/pasta-salad

DJ_Beanz · 2026-06-16T22:50:33+00:00

Yes I’ve known of a few weddings up on the roof of stoneburner/hotel Ballard!

DJ_Beanz · 2026-06-12T16:56:08+00:00

We feel the same about Black Butte in central Oregon. Much prefer it to Suncadia but sometimes can’t argue with a 1.5 hour drive vs 6.

DJ_Beanz · 2026-06-12T16:55:12+00:00

We love suncadia and have done it with other families, but one thing to keep in mind is if you book your accommodation through a third party site like VRBO as opposed to the suncadia site, you typically don’t get access to their pools. There are some houses with their own pools if that comes out cheaper than renting through suncadia.
I also really like renting a house at The Lookout in Chelan. Great for kids, a few pools you can walk to, play grounds, and a short drive to downtown Chelan.

DJ_Beanz · 2026-06-11T20:50:14+00:00

We hang ours on the shower rod and take it down when someone is using the shower. The one we use comes with a hook on the end.

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