(Diaper) Bag Lady

My friend Carlyn came to visit me when Tanner and Abigail were newborns and she made the comment that I was going to need a bigger diaper bag as the twins got older. Carlyn is the mother of three beautiful children from Haiti between the ages of three and five...needless to say she carries a lot of stuff when her crew leaves the house.

Tanner and Abigail are now sixteen months old and I am still using the same diaper bag. For longer outings I use an additional bag to carry food and other necessary gear but if we are just going to the library, park, or grocery store my JJ Cole Mod Tote Diaper Bag has all I need.

2 pairs of shoes
2 wooden rattles
2 plastic rattles
10-15 Sassy diaper sacks
1 changing pad
1 tube of Pinxav (diaper rash ointment)
2 small Pinxav samples
1 Germex hand sanitizer
1 package of wipes
1 Little Fevers Infant Fever/Pain Reliever & syringe
1 thermometer
2 tubes of wedding bubbles
4 Pampers (size 4) diapers
2 books
2 inflatable balls
1 sippy cup
1 bottle each Johnson's Baby Lotion, Baby Wash, Baby Shampoo
1 bulb syringe
1 sleeve Ritz Crackers
1 container Jif To Go
1 snack-sized container of Multigrain Cheerios
2 bibs
2 sun hats
2 Quaker Oats Apple Crisp Cereal Bars
1 tube Banana Boat Baby Tear-Free Sting-Free SPF 50 Lotion
1 bottle California Baby Natural Bug Blend Bug Repellent Spray
2 burb cloths
2 pairs of pants
2 sweatshirts
2 bodysuits
2 pairs of socks
1 comb
1 finger toothbrush
1 pair of scissors
1 infant nail clipper
2 Tommee Tippee pacifiers

This is my JJ Cole Diapers & Wipes Pod (which they have redesigned). I keep this in the car at all times in case I forget the diaper bag at home (it happens to the best of us) or if I don't feel like carrying the whole diaper bag with me (church, Target, restaurant, etc.). It holds two diapers, a small container of wipes, and a coordinating changing pad...all in one neat little package.

This is my JJ Cole Pacifier Pod (which they have redesigned) that I keep hooked to my diaper bag. It is nice to have a pacifier on hand when I need it instead of having to dig to the bottom of the diaper bag while my child is screaming/crying at the top of their lungs in the middle of God only knows where. What...that has never happened to you? Trust me, it will eventually. Tanner and Abigail don't really use pacifiers anymore but they are still there just in case.

This is my JJ Cole Bottle Pod. I used it a lot more when Tanner and Abigail were newborns because I could fit two (5 oz.) Tommee Tippee bottles in it. Unfortunately they quickly transitioned to much larger bottles so I stopped using it since it would only hold one bottle.