Cooper's Favorite Accessories!

You will soon realize that I LOVE to talk baby . . . from pregnancy to birth + all the super fun stuff in-between, like registries + favorite things I've been given by other mom's or that I've found on my own!  If you've talked to me in person before and I know you are expecting or have a child, I'm sure I've talked to you about at least one of the above topics.  I will admit, I am a tad overwhelming about it and I know this, but I honestly can't help it.

Here are Cooper's favorite accessories from the last 15 months . . .

the north face baby hoser hat {gift from Grandma + Grandpa Martens}:  I really need to find this and try it on Coop's big noggin to make sure it still fits!  The size on it is up to 24 months, so I'm really hoping it does.  Not only is it super cute, but warm too!  We purchased the matching jacket at the end of this past Winter season and got it for $25, originally priced at $70!  Not even joking.  I'm currently contemplating getting the matching pants, but I don't think they are water resistant, so what's the point?  We need something to wear when playing outside in the snow this year!  I should mention that the jacket and pants are reversible, all blue on one side and the cute camo polar bears on the other.

skip hop lunchie {gift from Grandma Hitsman}:  This lunch bag is so great!  Cooper got it for Christmas, so he was 6 months old.  At this time we were still taking bottles of breast-milk, and then later formula, to baby school.  We were also taking baby food and snacks to baby school, until he was a year old.  This lunch bag makes it easy to transfer all of the above mentioned items:  3 bottles, 2 baby food jars, 1-2 snacks.  Even though we don't use it for baby school anymore {he eats all of their food and drinks their whole milk}, we use it anytime we travel to transfer snacks, whole milk, water, food.  Plus, once he's elementary age and he needs a school lunch packed, we can still use it!

amber for babies raw amber teething necklace {we purchased}:  I will have to admit, I did NOT discover the raw amber teething necklace myself.  There is a couple in DSM that has a cute little girl and I noticed she wore one, but I wasn't quite sold yet.  However, then I saw another gal on Facebook that I knew from elementary school, and noticed her little boy had one on in a picture.  I asked her about it and she said she definitely believed in them and all THREE of her boys used them.  I'm glad I bit the bullet and purchased . . . we were at the point where Cooper was really in pain from teething and I felt that we had given him too much Tylenol.  We wanted to try anything else . . . I purchased the Razbaby Teether and he hated it, so I purchased the necklace and we truly believe it's helped.  At first we didn't let him sleep with it, but one night he was so upset, Nick told me to put the necklace on . . . Cooper slept all night.  We haven't taken it off since.  Thank you to those two gals for showing me this amazing product.  P.S. amber for babies has a sale right now + I have heard that raw (not polished) and the lightest color of amber is the BEST.  But, remember it doesn't work for everyone.

pottery barn kids turtle/stripe beach wrap {gift from Grandma + Grandpa Martens}:  Cooper got this towel for Easter from my parents and we used it all Summer long.  Not only did Coop take it to the lake, to the pool, but every week to baby school for water play days.  I think we can easily transfer this to a bathroom towel now . . . I'm afraid he could be too big for it next summer.  You cannot see in the picture above, but on the back of the towel it has a blue turtle and Cooper is embroidered below.

keen newport h2 {gift from the Wolfe Family}:  We LOVE shoes!  Cooper has so many pairs of shoes, but these were our favorite for the last 3 months!  He's outgrown them now, but perfect timing since Summer is basically over.  The Wolfe's came to Cooper's 1st birthday party and this was their great gift to him.  The rubber toe is great so they can't stub their little toes.  Cooper wore these in the lake up North over the 4th of July holiday and has also walked around in all sorts of different terrain.