Now that my second trimester has officially ended I thought it’d be fun to share my must haves with you all. I get tons of pregnancy related questions on Instagram because, lets face it, we all just want a little help to survive while we are busy growing a human. It’s not an easy task! This trimester was supposed to be the one where all of my energy came back and I felt amazing. You read all the promises about the second trimester being “smooth sailing” but that was not the case for me. Maybe it’s because it’s my 3rd time growing a baby in just 4 short years. I guess I was asking for it haha. Well I actually have just a handful of things to share because after the third time around I’ve realized the things that I actually need and the ones that are just added fluff.
Big Kid Beds!
I am so excited to share this post with you guys! It’s kind of bittersweet though because it means my little babies are not so little anymore. Actually, maybe they’ll seem even littler once I see them sleeping peacefully in their new twin size beds. Yes, you read that right, twin size beds! Elouise was due for an upgrade at three and a half years old and Sully is just about as big as her so we figured, why the heck not put our 18 month old in a twin size bed? Part of the reason why we went for it was because we found the perfect mattresses. You all know how important it is to me to bring green and safe products into my home. Well, did you know that most mattresses have secret sneaky chemicals in them? Yuck! Thats why I’m so happy to share that we found Avocado Green Mattresses.
Keeping Baby in Arm’s Reach
We set up our first baby item for baby number three, which makes things feel super surreal. Of course the kids assumed it was a new toy for them but it’s actually a really awesome co-sleeper bassinet from Arm’s Reach. I has never considered a “co-sleeping product” since we are not the co-sleeping type. I love the idea of being all snuggly and close with my baby but Christian and I are just big ol’ grumps when it comes to our sleep. Honestly, I can’t even have him touching me when it’s time to sleep, so anytime I had to have baby with me while I slept it was not very successful. All that to say, I wouldn’t have gone out of my way to buy this item based on the same. However, after setting it up I realized just how functional and perfect it will be for our situation with this baby.
Sweet Summer Playtime
We are lucky enough to live in Southern California where it’s pretty much always great weather for outdoor playtime. However, when the middle of summer hits it gets scorching hot, which is why I love the Little Tikes Fun Zone Tumblin’ Tower. This toy is perfect for summertime play, and actually works both indoor and outdoor. We are having a bit of a heat wave this week so we actually cleaned it off and brought it inside for playtime. Oh, and did I mention it can be used for water play as well? Just hook up your hose and you’ve got lots of fun features for your kids to get soaked. Keep scrolling to see my kids having the time of their life on this bad boy.
A Night at Honest Company HQ
If you follow me on Instagram and watch my stories, then you know that I got to hang out at Honest Company’s headquarters for a rooftop party this week. I got some questions about the event and what I was doing there, so I thought I’d just share a quick post all about it. The main reason for the event was to celebrate the newly rebranded and relaunched Honest Beauty line. I am super familiar with Honest products, as I’m sure most mamas are, but I didn’t really even know they had a beauty line before getting invited to the event. Well, you know my love for finding amazing products that are clean and safe for me and my family so I was so thrilled to get to check it out. And for allll of you asking, yes I got to meet Jessica Alba and she was the kindest and most gracious host who chatted with the attendees and spoke so passionately about her brand, more on that later.