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Remember the first time you left the house with the baby? You probably had a diaper bag the size of a Volkwagon Beetle, stocked with enough diapers and wipes and clothes for a three-week road trip. And that was just to run to the market to pick up some milk. Remember those days?It's a rookie mistake that we all make.
Even after you figure out that really, you only need to take a couple of diapers and a small pack of wipes and you can totally skip that full change of clothes and just stuff an extra onesie in there -- even then, there's always something you feel like you Absolutely Must Have in the diaper bag. When my sons were babies, it was a blanket -- must have the blanket! In case the baby wants to, uh, lie on the floor at the grocery, I guess. I don't know why I felt like I needed that blanket, but it was always in the bag.
When they got older, my must-have was antibacterial hand wipes, at least two packages at a time, because kids touch everything! and then touch you! and themselves! eew! My kids, of course, also used the hand wipes to clean everything, including the windows of my car, which was kind of gross.
These days, my kids are in school full time and I'm not toting a baby bag any more. But I still never leave the house without a good supply of Kleenex (it's in the Mom Rules: Mom must always have Kleenex for you) and a camera. Because you never know when the kids will do something cute -- or when they will sneeze.
What's on your must-have list when you leave the house?
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
10-09-2008 @ 10:11AM
SoMo said...I still carry a diaper bag for my 2.5 yr old, but it also doubles as my purse. And it is pretty and is not a pain in the butt. :)
He has to have his sippy cup filled with water, snacks, diapers and wipes. I swear this kid has a knack of knowing exactly when I have forgotten to refill my diaper supply. Those are the times when he needs to be changed multiple times within the course of an hour. It is the most frustrating thing. We are moving closer to the idea of keeping a supply of diapers and wipes in the car, for this very reason.
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10-09-2008 @ 10:25AM
Sabrina said...I keep an extra pack of cheap-o diapers and a container of cheap-o wipes in my car, for the reason the previous person states. lol
What can't I leave the house without? Well, snacks of course! At least one safe thing for each of my kids (food allergies you know!), and the hat my son LOVES, and that's about it. *shrug*
I used to carry around lots and lots of stuff, but now I leave a gigantic diaper bag in my van at all times stuffed with "emergency" stuff like a roll of paper towels, some garbage and zip-type bags (for wet messes), clothing and a blanket for each kid, some water and dry crackers for us, and a thermometer/tylenol in a temperature-controlled pouch (read: insulated bag about the size of a pencil case).
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10-10-2008 @ 7:35AM
Pierrette said...In my diaper bag you will find:
a few cloth diapers
a small stash of wipes
a bag to put used cloth diapers in
a footless sleeper in case we need an outfit change
babylegs (these are great when it gets cold and C. wants to be carried so his legs don't freeze and in the summer they quickly turn shorts into pants if it gets cold)
a thin blanket
California baby sunscreen
Benefect Natural Disinfectant
A small toy
A snack for me and for C.
My keys
My wallet
A pen and piece of paper
My sunglasses and C.'s
A few cloth shopping bags
Pierrette from Wiseman Conspiracy
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