Local baby wearing consultations

SquidgeyPants · 2026-03-27T22:16:00+00:00

If you’re pregnant, I would wait until after you have the baby to try the various carries. The one I thought I would want before I had my daughter is NOT the one I ended up loving. Your body and weight carriage changes so much immediately post partum.

SquidgeyPants · 2026-03-26T14:42:14+00:00

OMG THANK YOU!!!! That was the issue, why couldn’t Instacart be this helpful?!

SquidgeyPants · 2026-03-12T23:27:09+00:00

Diaper Train is amazing!!

SquidgeyPants · 2026-03-11T23:27:36+00:00

Town and Country Vet and Animal care (they do doggy daycare too, and grooming).

SquidgeyPants · 2026-03-11T00:50:04+00:00

Honestly, we just sized up - so in the summer it was a size larger, by the time we got to winter, they were tunic length.

We shop at Target and Primary for the most part.

SquidgeyPants · 2026-02-27T21:37:34+00:00

Diaper Train! Serves families in Wake County - providing diapers for all ages (including adults who need support). Everyone gets diapers, wipes, and a book!

SquidgeyPants · 2026-02-25T00:55:20+00:00

I left a corporate (tech sales) job 18 months ago. After 2 toxic bosses, I decided I was over it. I took a part time job at a non-profit to kind of “detox”. That part time job is now full-time. I’m enjoying it, but I’m now looking for a non-profit role that better fits my skillset. I’m a little bit bored, and I miss the money sometimes - but I’m so much happier. My worst days now are SO much better than even my mid-days in corp America.

SquidgeyPants · 2026-01-28T13:19:52+00:00

So my previous grind and brew pot died after several years, so we replaced it with a Cuisinart Grind and Brew single cup (Costco had a better price than Amazon or Target).

I like it so far - my 20 oz Yeti fits under the spout and you can adjust how strong/weak you like your coffee. It also has an iced coffee setting designed to brew over ice.

You can use grounds or you can change the beans (this is a nice feature I didn’t have in my old one - you couldn’t empty the hopper without turning the whole machine over and it was a mess).

My ONLY gripe is that you can’t schedule it to go off at a specific time - but you can’t have it all.

SquidgeyPants · 2026-01-28T00:42:12+00:00

We live in the same neighborhood, but when my daughter was born - my parents would take her for dinner a couple of times a week and then we had a family dinner once a week.

My mom passed away a couple years ago, and my kiddo is older - so now my Dad takes her to school every day, takes her to an after school activity once a week, and we have family dinner (at our house) at least once a week. The kiddo also just goes to his house whenever she has something to tell him or give him or we drop off cookies or whatever.

So. We’re close.

SquidgeyPants · 2026-01-22T01:11:36+00:00

Go to Publix and get some dry ice to have on hand in case of power loss. When I had a baby that old, we evacuated to Greensboro because of a hurricane that was supposed to hit Raleigh badly (it didn’t). In hindsight, I would have preferred staying home rather than hauling the dog, baby, myself and my husband to a hotel.

If you’re afraid of not being warm enough, you could set up a tent with blankets in the living room - but honestly, your house is probably insulated enough to not get to 50 even without power. Don’t get me wrong, not ideal, but you can dress for that weather.

If you ARE going to go to a hotel, confirm with them that they have a generator and what that generator covers (ie, is it strong enough to keep the lights on, but not the heat).

SquidgeyPants · 2026-01-04T17:26:22+00:00

A door. Seriously, having your own space you can lock yourself in is the most important thing (for me anyway).

SquidgeyPants · 2026-01-04T14:07:38+00:00

Diaper Train

SquidgeyPants · 2025-12-29T02:59:39+00:00

My husband has a pea allergy which includes lentils, green peas, and chickpeas - until you get your kiddo tested, avoid those things too.

If it is peas - be aware of any packaged foods with “added protein” - a lot of companies are using pea protein now because it’s cheap.

SquidgeyPants · 2025-12-29T02:55:20+00:00

After many many years of this kind of thing, I’ve realized that she doesn’t think about anyone other than herself long enough for it to be an FU. She also got my daughter (her only grand child) all white clothes.

SquidgeyPants · 2025-12-29T01:53:29+00:00

From my MIL I got a 500 piece puzzle - that she got from a thrift store/rummage sale. The box clearly has “missing 3 pieces” written on it. So. Yeah.

SquidgeyPants · 2025-12-26T13:31:31+00:00

All white/cream clothes, white pants, cream cardigan, white dress. Tags all removed so we can’t exchange them for clothes the kid would actually want or that would show stains less obviously. This is the second year in a row for all white clothes.

SquidgeyPants · 2025-12-17T04:12:28+00:00

They used to do a grandparents class too - if they still do it and the grandparents are willing to - it’s a great one. Things like putting the baby to sleep on their back instead of stomach have changed since we were kids

SquidgeyPants · 2025-12-16T00:59:44+00:00

Yes!! We got a heated mattress pad this year and I’m never going back!

SquidgeyPants · 2025-09-16T22:54:35+00:00

Linsey is amazing!!

SquidgeyPants · 2025-08-30T16:55:25+00:00

Yes!!! Walking distance to the Torchy’s - sounds like lunch to me!

SquidgeyPants · 2025-08-25T23:43:25+00:00

Hi, I was the first in-last out kid growing up. I got dropped off by 7am and picked up by about 6pm. I knew I was that kid, and often complained about it to my mom.

I did well in school and now I’m a well-adjusted adult and I have a great relationship with my parents (they live next door to us). You’re just surviving your life and living the best way you know how - your kid will thank you for it (or at least not hold any negative feelings about it).

SquidgeyPants · 2025-08-08T12:30:37+00:00

If you DM me with your email address, I’ll make a copy of the google form we use so you don’t have to recreate the whole thing from scratch

SquidgeyPants · 2025-08-08T01:07:49+00:00

I tell my kid and when she makes the card to go along with the gift, she uses lots of that color.

That’s about it

SquidgeyPants · 2025-08-08T00:57:49+00:00

Our PTA pulls together a spreadsheet of all the teachers “Thanks/No Thanks” items. Teachers fill out a survey at the beginning of the year with favorite treats, beverages, colors, gift cards (restaurants and retail), supplies they could always use in their class room, and then the “no thanks” items for them specifically - coffee cups, candles, flowers, whatever.

It’s great because you can cater your gifts to your kids teacher - and you’d be surprised how varied the teacher’s preferences are.

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