[blparent] Baby Organization Tips?

[Julie J.]

For diapers, I put the current size on an easy to reach shelf.  I put the 
next size up on the bottom shelf with other non essential stuff.  The rest 
I'd sort into large plastic bags, like garbage bags, label each large bag 
and stuff the whole mess into the closet.  You won't be changing diaper 
sizes that frequently that you need all those sizes out and at hand.

I had a boy and the color combos seem to be simpler with boys.  When he was 
little he mostly wore sleepers, the one piece affairs that zip up the front. 
I love those things!  He was a long skinny child and most clothing options 
never stayed in the right places.  When he got a bit older he wore bib 
overalls and T-shirts.  It wasn't until he was in Kindergarten that he could 
finally wear jeans without them falling off.

You could pin the outfits together.  I don't know how they would do in the 
wash that way, I haven't tried it, but then they would always be matched up. 
Mostly though, I wouldn't worry about it.  Even if you start out the day 
with a matching outfit, there will be some bodily function mishap that will 
necessitate changing some article of clothing, probably multiple times. 
Unless you're going for pictures or something, I'd not stress about it.

Congratulations!
Julie
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-----Original Message----- 
From: Allison via BlParent
Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2015 11:19 PM
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Cc: Allison
Subject: [blparent] Baby Organization Tips?

Hi Everybody,

Our baby girl will be arriving in approximately five weeks and I'm trying to 
get somewhat organized beforehand. We've finally reached the point that 
we've accumulated some baby supplies and we're now trying to sort through 
the clutter.

Does anyone have suggestions for keeping track of diapers and baby clothes? 
We had a diaper raffle at our shower, which seemed like a good idea at the 
time, but now we have tons of packs of diapers of varying sizes and shapes 
scattered throughout the house. Before I start sorting and Braille labeling 
everything, does anyone have a diaper size organization system that you 
recommend? In short, does anyone have an idea that sucks less than dymo tape 
and index cards? <smile>.

As for baby clothes... we have what feels like several dozen sizes of those 
too. A different size for every 3 months or so it seems. And the colors... 
oh the colors! Everything baby girl seems very matchy matchy. Which I 
actually love in theory cuz it's adorable, but in practice... will I 
actually be able to keep track of which pattern or specific color shade of 
pink or purple or aqua goes with which? Or which cute little owl or elephant 
or giraffe design goes with which other animal design? I have a system of 
labeling my own clothes which works just fine, but it appears that baby 
girls have many more possible shade, pattern,  and color combinations than I 
do. I use 3 or 4 different safety pin styles that I use on four main color 
categories for all of my clothes. Since my categories are based on more 
neutral colors like black and beige that one doesn't usually see in kid 
clothes, I'm thinking my own system won't quite work for baby. And Darrell, 
my fiancé who is also blind, God love him, doesn't label any of his clothes 
ever. I have no idea how he shows up to work matching at all. Given that, I 
think we may need a new labeling or organization system for baby clothes, 
ideally one that we can both follow since we will both be dressing baby.

BTW, a terrific blind parent friend of mine whom I love and respect 
tremendously just suggested that I not worry about trying to match baby 
clothes since most everything is pink or purple and more or less goes 
together, but I admit that didn't feel quite right to me. Is she correct 
that I should let this go? Will I eventually be too sleep deprived to care 
about subtle shade and pattern matches? Like, does the fact that I'm 
concerned about this issue at all only demonstrate how much time I have on 
my hands now as compared to when baby actually arrives live on the scene?

Any advice is appreciated.

Thanks,
Allison, Darrell, and Baby Girl Pending

P.S. What's up with all the owl designs on baby clothes? Does anyone else 
but me find them wise but totally not cute?


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