Bargain Shopper!

Something I learned pretty quickly on about having a child is that little kid's clothes, and really anything that has the word "Baby" slapped on it, is expensive, or at least, more expensive than you would think! A cute little outfit (a normal one, not a boutique one, even) costs anywhere from $15-$25, which is amazing considering how small it is, haha!

So once again this year, we went to the local Moms of Multiples garage sale - this time in search of clothes for the next chapter...12 to 18 months!

I invited Courtney along with me, so it was very early (probably the only way you can get me to wake up at 6 a.m. on a Saturday morning), and it was pretty cold, but we had a lot of fun shopping and saving some money.

She was in search of a Baby Bjorn (which she found an almost new one for $15), and other essentials, so she definitely cleaned up as well.

Here's a list of what I got for our little one:

• 2 pairs of slippers


• Overalls


• Bathing suit and cover up


• Swim float


• 2 dresses


• 3 skirts


• 8 shirts


• 3 sweaters


• 3 sweatsuits


• 6 onesies


• 4 jeans


• 5 pants


• Xylophone toy


• Foam block set


• Sesame Street pop-up


• Elmo DVD


• A floating ball toy (where the ball hovers in the air of a fan)


• Little People Zoo Set (this alone is $68 on Amazon)


• Princess play tube for when she starts crawling (thanks to friend, Stephanie!)


• A million links


• Easter Ears headband


• Rattle


• Whole bag of safety latches


• 24 diapers

I figured that had we bought it all brand new (as the brands of the clothes consist of Baby Gap, Osh Kosh, Ralph Lauren, Carter's, etc.), it would have cost somewhere over $700 at a conservative guess. And I paid $93... oh yeah! :-) I love that... the clothes all look brand new, so everything is in the wash, and Bella is playing with her new toys and loving them.