You found the right bag, now make sure you have the right stuff in it.

Most moms spend weeks looking for the perfect diaper bag. It has to be stylish (it is taking over as your purse after all), functional, and wipeable.

Once you have that bag, it's easy to stuff it full of all kinds of things you *might* need and just as easy to forget the one thing you really did need. Other than the basic diapers, wipes, toys that you will always need, here are a few other finds:

*Cleanwell 1oz pocket-sized all-natural hand sanitizer. It's sold just about everywhere these days. It's compact, all natural, toxic free and alcohol free. It's spray is a great way to get your kids involved in cleaning their hands. (thanks Jess for the recommendation)

*For those moms whose kids are now eating solids, my favorite way to tote around snacks is this great Boon snack ball. It stores great in the corners of your bag and like all Boon products it's BPA free.

*It's inevitable that when you put your kid in their cutest outfit to go out to dinner, that's when they will be the messiest. These bibs by Oots are made of terry cloth to absorb and cover your little one's belly & arms. Not to mention the adorable designs they come in.

*Even with the Oots bib or other mess ups, sometimes you need to pull out that change of clothes. Put the dirty, wet, soiled clothes in a Wet Happened? bag, zip it up and stash it back into your diaper bag until you can get home. The bag is waterproof, pvc lined, and is machine washable. It folds up small and is so lightweight, I often forget I have it in our bag.

*The Butt Naked Baby shea stick is one of the most versatile items in our diaper bag. It's great for chapped lips, dry skin, and anywhere else that baby is chapped or irritated. I'll admit, I've often used it on my own chapped lips. Just use a clean finger each time for application.

A few of my favorite things..

I was talking with a friend, who has a newborn and recanting some of my *must* have favorite things. Here are a few of mine, what are yours?

*Sleep Sheep
this is one of the best, compact sound machine. It's so easy to use and times out depending on the setting you choose. It also comes with a velcro strap you can use to attach to a car seat etc. Make sure you get the 'On the Go' version, the other one is quite large.

*Adan & Anais blankets
these blankets are large and come in great prints. They also keep their swaddle really well. Now that our little one is walking around, it's so light weight she drags it around and actually covers her lovey with it. She still loves sleeping with it.

*Trumpette socks
they come in great patterns and colors and are the only socks that do not fall off, even when our litle one tugs on them to get them off.

There are tons more.. but these are the ones I have loved from the start and still love.

GoBaby Outmat - An outdoor must!

We have the GoBaby Outmat and it is awesome. It's lightweight, easy to transport, and machine washable. We use it all the time. It also comes attached by zipper to a carrying pouch. You just roll in out and up like a yoga mat. It's so light weight that I have walked all over Chicago carrying it and didn't feel a thing.

Tomorrow ONLY, GoBaby is having a 50% off everything sale.
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