Life Savers

OK, maybe I'm going overboard by calling my recent purchases "life savers", but they sure do enhance the quality of life with newborn twins and a two-year-old. I would've laughed five years ago, if you had of told me that in five years, a trip to Babies R Us could make the world of difference. Dana and I went shopping there yesterday after the boys' eye appointment and purchased two Mobys and two Halo Sleep Sacks. OMG! I would highly recommend both, especially if you have a squirmy little boy (or two) who loves to be held and hates sleeping in his crib. The Moby seems a little intimidating at first, but is easy to figure out and they LOVE it!

Dana and I both had a Moby on and a baby in it when we braved the mall after this purchase. We ate in the food court, fed them, and talked on our phones with such ease. Everyone that walked by did a double take, and some commented on how cute we looked, but I felt so liberated in the fact that I could cradle one of my sons AND use both of my hands at the same time. I think Dana felt the same and we both giggled like teenagers while we skipped through the mall. And did I mention that I can put both boys in it at the same time?! It holds up to 35 lbs., so we tested Hayden in it. She of course thought it was fun to have Aunt Dana hold her and do squats at the same time.

I also bought the Halo Sleep Sack for each of the boys and it saves so much time and effort than trying to swaddle them in a blanket that's probably too small, and in which they usually wiggle out of.

Unbelievable what a few pieces of fabric and a good idea can do for an exhausted mother!