Mommy Moments #1....

So I decided I want to start documenting little things from each day that Baby Z does. It will be a fun way for me to remember and look back upon little things that otherwise might be forgotten. I am going to call them Mommy Moments. I would like to document a little something that she did each day or at least each time I get a chance to. Today I put her in this adorable sailor outfit I purchased off of Zulily when I was about 5 months preggo with her. I'll admit I bought it in a larger size as well in a different color.

Today was the first day that I propped her up on her hands and knees and she would stay in that position (a crawling position) for a good few minutes. She even attempted to rock back and forth slightly. It was a proud mommy moment since I have been waiting for her to show any sign of crawling since around 5 months. Yes little Baby Z is a lazy one.

Share your mommy moments with me!

Baby on a Budget: Quick Shopping Tips

Babies are adorable. The price of having a baby? Not so adorable. Worth it? Most definitly! Of course, if their are ways to save while shopping for little one....why not? Here are a few tips that have helped me save while shopping for necessary baby items.

• Sign up for rewards programs at baby stores. They do help. Babies R Us sends me $5.00 every month. Combine that with a formula coupon and you can get your babys milk fix on the cheap.
• Speaking of formula, head on over to Enfamil or Similac to sign up for coupons and samples. Trust me their samples are very generous and they love bombarding you with coupons. Other brands such as Gerber offer coupons as well.
• Same goes for your Huggies and Pampers! Head over to their websites to check out their savings programs.
• Consider dicounted baby shopping sites such as Zulily or Totsy where you can find clothing, feeding supplies and baby furniture on major discount.
• If you see an outfit you like at a baby store...give it a week or two...it will most likely go on sale and you will have saved yourself paying full price.
• Old fashioned couponing, yes you can scour Sundays ads if that is your thing.
• Fan of Carters baby clothing? Only buy these from an actual Carters store as their clothing is almost never full priced. They also have a awesome rewards program that will save you money on top of the already discounted prices.
• Check out Naturally Thrifty Mom she always has baby giveaways, discount codes and tips on where the current sales are.
• Check out Amazon Mom.
• Sign up for BabyCheapskate newsletter. Its literally savings delivered to your inbox every morning.

How do you save when it comes to baby shopping/couponing? Share your tips and advice!

Happy Friday!

My Latest Obsession...ETSY!

So these days there are a lot of options when it comes to shopping for your little one online. You can find great deals on discount websites such as Zulily and Totsy. Gilt also offers designer duds for your little ones at heavily discounted prices. However, my latest obsession has been Etsy. I never gave Etsy much thought before but randomly decided to Google "baby" in the websites search bar the other day. And thus the obsession began. I can't wait to share with you all some of the great one of kind children's clothing items I have purchased. I will do a review on each piece along with the sellers boutique information.

In case you haven't heard of Etsy before, its a huge conglomerate of handmade goodies which means you more than likely are getting one of a kind items with great attention to detail. Look for reviews coming up!