I can't believe that it's November! How did it start getting so cold, dark, and late?? Well, truth is, the Holidays are coming. Better start thinking about what these little girls will need in the next couple of months and make a Christmas List.
Unfortunately, their list will comprise of a lot of necessities, largely, new car seats. Soon, they will have outgrown their infant car seats, which are portable and double as baby carriers, to the ones that stay in the car permanently and face forward instead of backwards. The downside the this benchmark: these kind of car seats are much more expensive than the newborn ones. We're talking practically double the price! (Ouch!)
I've been, again, been doing a lot of research and chatting with other moms in the same place and have learned that the best one for us is probably the Britax Roundabout. Most moms prefer the Britax Marathon, since it can accomodate kids up to 65 lbs, thus potentially lasting longer. However, my guys seem to be on the smaller side of kids their age and probably the Roundabout, which takes kids up to 45 lbs., will do the trick until the booster-chair time comes. Besides, the Roundabout is about $80 less expensive than the Marathon.
The girls will also have crib-mattresses on their Christmas Lists. I will try to find these somehow through the Twins Clubs I'm in and see if I can find them cheaper. Otherwise, those are another big-ticket item. But, they will go great with the new Natart cribs that the girls' grandfather gave them. They are great because, when they're done using them as cribs, they will convert to twin sized beds that they can use until they essentially go to college.
I've also been doing my job shopping the sales for 6-9 mo. warm clothes that we can package up under the tree and use after Christmas. I've also found some nice accessories to help winterize us. I had to get a rain shield for the impending rain, little mini sleeping bags (called bunting) for the stroller so the blankets won't get kicked to the curb in the pouring rain, and some car seat blankets called GoCozy that fit right in - again, so their not dislodged in transport. I think we're pretty ready for winter now.
