Ze Diaper Bag

Seeing I'll be a new mommy in about a month {ah-gasp! Really?}, 

I've had my eye on a few things I've wanted to get for baby and me.

How cute is that phrase?

Baby and me. 

Seriously. 

I am so stoked to be getting a new best friend in a few weeks!

We'll have napping parties together, 

she'll eat my food ;), 

I'll get to play dress up with her every day, 

we'll smile together, 

cry together, 

snuggle together, 

love Daddy together...:)

Yeah. 

Life is good.

ANYWAY.

Side tangent.

Back to what I've had my eye on.

A few months ago I started looked at diaper bags. 

Can I just say?

The prices of some diaper bags are ridiculously insane. 

Like really? 

I just want something cute and reasonable to put my baby girl's stuff in!

Too much to ask?

Ya. Sometimes.

Well, I went on a hunt. 

Of course I'm all about cheap and a good deal, 

but at the same time, I knew this bag was gonna become

my new purse that would become my other new best friend. ;)

So though the bag for $20 bucks looked inviting because of price, 

I was willing to pay a bit more for something I loved 

and I knew I would use for all my kids.

An investment!

I went to a few different stores and searched lots

{and LOTS....and LOTS...}

and then BAM. 

I saw my perfect match.

And it wasn't an arm and a leg in price!

Even better.

Once I decided this was it, 

I couldn't WAIT to get it. 

It's very roomy, 

made of that awesome fabric you need for a diaper bag

{kinda....plasticy-roughish...if ya know what I mean. Easy for cleaning},

CUTEST print ever, 

gender neutral, 

looks like a purse {seriously}, 

has lots of pockets and such for all your baby needs, 

a changing pad included,

and is totally my style. 

Woot!

I found this beauty at Target.

It was $44.99, 

which may seem like a lot, 

but wait till you start researching diaper bags

and you'll find that's nothin'. :)

I was helping with a choir camp for a few days

and got paid so I used that money for my new diaper bag. 

So kinda like free! ;)

However, 

actually getting the bag was an ordeal. 

I kept my eye on it forever at the AF Target

and when I finally got the money from the camp 

and went to redeem my prize, 

THEY WERE ALL GONE.

Nooooo!

So I went online and saw other stores that had them....

but upon going to the store, 

they didn't actually have them in stock.

I was about to just order it online, 

but then saw a few days later that AF Target

said they were in stock again. 

So I went that second 

and got my new prize!

Dude, 

I love it. 

I'm so excited to put all Charlotte's things in there

and to take it with me. 

{Okay, baby mama nerdy. But let me be excited

for a sec while I'm still stoked about carrying all her stuff 

while it lasts}. ;)

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So my advice?

When it comes to the diaper bag, 

don't just go with the cheapest one unless you really LOVE it. 

It really will become your new purse {all Mama's agree!}, 

and you might as well get one that will last for a long time.

Totally worth it!

By the way.....

4 1/2 WEEKS LEFT!

:)

Loves, 

Ally Jo