A little about my boy..

Here is my son Michael Liam. He is 9 months old on January 26th and is such a sweet boy. He has has 6 teeth (soon to be 8) is crawling, and sleeps through the night (for now).

He is a chunker :) But he is super intelligent!

Some personal insight...

Sometimes in order to get the best deal you really have to look around in several different stores until you find what you want.

For instance, I saw this Carter's pram in October which I fell in love with. It was $19.99 at Target but they didn't have my son's size so I couldn't buy it. I went on a search for this pram everywhere.

I saw it at Babies R' USfor $30!!! Then again at Target for $20....BUT I ended buying for only $12.99 at T.J. MAXX!!!!! It took me a while but I couldn't believe that the same product sold during the same season was sold for so many different prices.

Great deal on shoes

These Robeez Handsome shoes are worth $40 but are on sale for $17.37 at   http://www.6pm.com/robeez-handsome-infant-toddler-espresso. I personally like dressing my little nugget like a little man from time-to-time, and these are the perfect little man shoes.

Robeez makes some adorable (but pricey) shoes fro infants and toddlers. The price isn't overwhelmingly expensive but considering that your child will only wear them for a ocuple of months at most, can prevent someone from dishing the dollars on these. So purchase these while you can.

Great deal on car seat's today!

Amazon.com has these Cosco Juvenile Scenera Convertible car seats for sale as low as $39 for the pink and $57.94 for the black. Product features:

• Rear facing for babies 5-35 pounds; forward facing for toddlers 22-40 pounds
• Removable cup holder
• Removable, washable seat pad
• 5-point harness with up-front harness adjustment
• 4 harness heights and 3 buckle strap locations

The reviews had a an average of 4 stars. Some drawbacks were not enough padding and uncomfortable, while pluses were affordable and a recommendation from Consumer Safety Reports for safety (which is most important anyway, right).

I'm curious how the one mom knew the comfort level...did she sit in it for 45-minutes? Or did her toddler tell her that? Maybe he/she just hates car rides? I dunno, just saying :/

Something different and FRILLY

OMG, this is too cute! I know that this item isn't that inexpensive but it's uber-adorbs and you can't find this at target or your local store.

It retails for $39.99 at http://www.babydolls-boutique.com/

It's a local boutique in Chicago, but I'm sure if you contact them, theu can send it out to you. If I had a little girl, I would totes put her in this frilly lil number.

DIAPERS.COM has a 15% off coupon

Ladies, now is the time to go get a rare deal at http://www.diapers.com/ with their limited time 15% OFF coupon (WINTER15). The site usually offers discounts to their members only, but now through Monday you can enjoy the extra savings.

So, go stock up on diapers, wipes, and gear that you may need.

One of my faves is this DaVinci mini crib. Absolutely affordable, and on sale right now for $159 ($135.15 with the 15% discount).  It's perfect if you don't have a lot of space, if your baby has to share a room with a sibling, or if your budget doesn't allow for something more costly. Adorable!

Shoes.com has an extra 25% OFF coupon

Right now http://www.shoes.com/ has a sale of 25% on shoes with the coupon 25SALE. Some shoes are already discounted at 65% off meaning that you can buy shoes for as low as $9!

While you're there you can also snag yourself a cute pair of kitten heels to make yourself feel as good as you look MAMA!