My SIL is getting married in 2 weeks (my whole family is in the wedding party and its a very formal wedding) and I have looked everywhere for PLAIN BLACK baby socks size 6-18months/shoe size 2-5. My son is nearly 8 months old and is wearing his older brothers old suit from my wedding and every other sock i have tried looks silly with a black and white suit.
I have even looked for little black pre-walker shoes instead and can’t get them either.

I don’t want to make a big fuss about it or seem over the top but when your little baby is wearing a proper suit and looks so cute and then has weird coloured socks on, it looks funny!! and will reflect that in the family photos we are having taken too.

Any ideas where you may have seen plain black prewalkers size 3-4 or plain black socks???

Cheers guys!
thanks charli, My MIL suggested dieing a pair of white socks black but I kinda wanted little shoes, I did try best n less but they didn’t have any soft soled prewalkers in black…..but i did pick up a white and blue pair cos they were too cute and i couldn’t leave the store without them, lol!
thanks gracie, I’m glad i’m not alone in thinking that coloured socks looks weird! I was starting to think i was getting a little up myself for having to have black, lol
Wedding is 2 weeks from tomorrow, 21st march.
I’ve looked in kmart with no luck…but you never know what they are bringing out with the beginning of winter approaching so I’m looking all the time just in case!
yes looked in pumpkin patch….lots of grey…no darn black, lol

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My SIL has five children and is expecting her sixth this December. She has three girls named Hayden, Charlotte, and Rowan and two boys Carson and Hunter and is now expecting a baby girl. She wants suggestions on a name that would mesh with the others.

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My nephew has recently started crawling and my SIL was asking about baby-proofing. I told her that we hadn’t done anything outside of outlet covers and put chemicals in high places with our youngest 2, her friends informed her that this was neglectful. I’m just curious as to what everyone thinks. Did you baby-proof? Why do you think it’s good/bad/unnecessary?

My thought was I’d rather my kids just learn not to bother things/do things that were harmful, as they visited child free homes that weren’t baby-proofed.

What are your thoughts?

Baby-proofing IMO includes outlets, breakables, chemicals, toilets, sinks, doorways, cabinets, etc.

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I am hosting an evening baby shower for my SIL and have no idea what to serve for food. I am honestly not a very good cook and the shower will not be at my house, so everything has to be 95% prepared at my home before. No cook hors d’oeuvres would be best, but open to anything easy. Also, my SIL does not like cheese and is allergic to shrimp…. Any suggestions are appreciated!

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My MIL and my SIL are probably going to host my shower. They have not said this to me but I think my SIL mentioned it to my husband. Which is wonderful as I am very grateful that someone is kind enough to be doing it.

The thing is, my own Mother and sister live thousands of miles away and we only get to see each other 2 or 3 times a year. They are scheduled to visit for a few days when I will be about 17/18 weeks along in my pregnancy. It is very important to me to have them at my baby shower and so would love to have the shower while they are here. How do I bring this up to my in laws without sounding tacky or presumptious?

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My FIL and MIL kept the crib and other stuff from my SIL’s from about 18-20 years ago, if I buy a new crib mattress is it safe?

what to check, I know about if there’s chipped paint, and the bar width, anything else???

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my sister in law just had a 32 week preemie on friday. i was with her during her entire very long very intense labor and i watched her son be born. he is my first nephew and i was overjoyed and in love with him. unfortunately my brother was drunk that night adn didnt show up. thats when things got really bad.

my brother went to the hospital saturday and my sister in laws mother blew up at him. she told my sister in law if she didnt agree to move the baby adn her out to the middle of nowhere in kentucky to live with her mom she’d cut her and her grandson out of her life. my SIL promised that me and my family would never pay for my brothers mistakes. well now she said she dont need us despite the fact that we have provided groceries diapers clothes gas money all of it and planned to help care for the baby. i took pictures at the delivery (not the actual delivery but right after) and her mom took 2 pics in between her millions of smoke breaks and my SIL decided not to post ANY of the photos I took online or even keep them despite the fact the nurse said my photos were stunning. she also switched phone numbers and wont speak to me. i did nothing wrong. she promised she wouldnt do this. ive suffered a lot of heartbreak in my family, so has my parents, and this is too much. now though she is exhibiting signs of postpartum psychosis and she drove home even though she wasnt supposed to and is sitting in her car locked in there and wont come out. she will talk to my mom but not me and she says crazy things that make no sense like shes taking her crib to NICU for him to lay in and she said she was alone during labor when my mom insisted we were there she called us liars. but her moms too self centered and crazy to help her.

on top of that my husband says hes too busy with work to be there for me. i cried my eyes out to him and he just walked away to finish work. i am depressed and i feel alone. on otp of all this i lost my job and am overdrawn on my bank account and today i have a bad sore throat.

what can i do to cope?

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I got her an AG Bitty Baby for becomming a "big sister". I found out that I am having a "sprinkle" thrown by some friends on Nov 14. I am due Dec3. I was wondering if the sprinkle might be a good time to give my daughter her gift from me. I was originally planning on giving it to her at the hospital when she came to visit her new brother the first time. However that was when I was planning on getting her a necklace/bracelet which I decided against. I think that maybe giving her that baby doll at my shower will give her a chance to "bond" with it before her brother is here. And then in the hospital give her a few outfits/accessories to go with her baby. As far as I can tell the bitty baby should fit into preemie baby clothes so I picked up a few things from Walmart. Everyone besides my SIL and MIL know that I know about the "sprinkle" because it has literally been 1 giant disaster after another; but that’s a diff story. When would you give it to her?
Well we actually have a rule in general about specifically NOT letting her open others gifts. It’s not because we are greedy and don’t want to share LOL, it’s just that both my cousins STILL (they are 9 and 7) are incapable of letting ANYONE open their own gifts. And I guess because they are SOO extreme about being able to "help" we went the other extreme and don’t allow it. If she gets a gift whatever the occassion she obviously is the one opening it. But no matter who the gift is for, if it’s not hers she doesn’t do it. I’ve just found it’s easier to keep her from trying when we go to b-day parties ect because she know’s it isn’t her time for presents so she doen’t even attempt. While all the other kids are mobbing the bday girl/boy to "steal" the gifts my daughter sits patiently and watches. Again I know it sounds a bit redic considering but it works.

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I got her an AG Bitty Baby for becomming a "big sister". I found out that I am having a "sprinkle" thrown by some friends on Nov 14. I am due Dec3. I was wondering if the sprinkle might be a good time to give my daughter her gift from me. I was originally planning on giving it to her at the hospital when she came to visit her new brother the first time. However that was when I was planning on getting her a necklace/bracelet which I decided against. I think that maybe giving her that baby doll at my shower will give her a chance to "bond" with it before her brother is here. And then in the hospital give her a few outfits/accessories to go with her baby. As far as I can tell the bitty baby should fit into preemie baby clothes so I picked up a few things from Walmart. Everyone besides my SIL and MIL know that I know about the "sprinkle" because it has literally been 1 giant disaster after another; but that’s a diff story. When would you give it to her?

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I have two female spayed cats that rule the house. The other day my SIL brought her puppy (it is a puggle that is the size of a guinea pig) and they freaked out until hours after they left. I am kind of worried how long will they be like that when I bring my baby home. I am not due until June. How did your pets react to your newborn?

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