we 've been talking about moving adam, our 2 1/2 year old, to a "big boy" bed for a few months now. last night we did it! i was really nervous about the switch - adam is quite a mischievous little monster (a cutie, but very cheeky)! i pictured him #1 - not staying in his room and #2 - destroying his room entirely!! well, we solved concern #1 right away - we placed a baby gate in his doorway (i totally recommend this).

we put adam to bed a bit later than his usual bedtime, hoping he'd be so tired he'd fall asleep right away and not have the energy to get out of bed (yeah right - wishful thinking). after lots of stories . . . and warnings about leaving his new bed, we left him alone! steven and i went downstairs and within minutes we heard little footsteps scampering about upstairs. i went in to check on him and he was in bed . . . but had pulled everything off of his dresser into his teeny tiny bed! i reminded him again about the bed rules and went back downstairs. a few minutes passed and then we heard more noise, so i went upstairs and snuck into adam's room - he didn't see me. i watched as he pulled everything out of his closet into his bed. i said his name and he froze and then ran into his bed and covered himself with a giant book that he had put in the bed as well!

after that, steven and i removed everything from his bedroom (except the furniture) and moved his dresser in front of the closet. we read him the riot act and eventually he did fall asleep - in his new bed!! he did sleep through the night and in the morning he called me to get him, like he was told!

all in all, not too bad - way better than i anticipated!

now for nap time in the new bed - that could be a different story!!

r.

update

feeling so horrible that it's been so long since i've written. things have been so busy here at the store. we just had our 1 year anniversary in our new space and our 4 year business anniversary is coming up on the 20th! can't believe it's been 4 years, but at the same time, i can't remember life before the store.

www.shopcravings.ca has been going well. becca & i have been filling orders so far, but excited for the day that it gets busy enough that we have to hire someone to run it! we've recently launched our weekly "craving" on facebook. make sure to check facebook every monday evening to find out what item will be featured with great savings!

some new additions to our boutique:

matt & nat diaper bags

apple cheeks cloth diapers

stokke highchairs

bugaboo strollers

art for the nursery (or other rooms in your home!)

and lots, lots more!!

hope to see you soon!

j

booby trappers

we are now carrying booby trappers! check out the link below! these are made right here in saskatchewan!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqPHoyXPRjE

belly bandit

kourtney kardashian uses the belly bandit! perfect to shrink the post baby belly!

http://officialkourtneyk.celebuzz.com/2010/01/belly-bandit/

2009 strollers on sale!

store was hopping today! went in to buy some laundry detergent and i ended up staying to help. love the feel of the store when there are so people everywhere getting excited about new product! definitely a day of car seats and strollers. our 2010 models are starting to arrive so we've got to make room. all 2009 strollers are on sale!! they are going fast so hurry in!

j

buying, buying, buying!

we shopped up a storm in TO this past weekend- 4 shows in total. it was our busiest show yet. so excited to have picked up some great new lines, just not sure where we're going to put them! never thought this would be a problem so early in our move to our new location. ah, it would be so boring if we didn't have so many projects on the go...just don't think moving is in the cards for us! we'll figure something out i'm sure!

come and visit us in-store to see all our great new products OR

check out our website www.cravingsmaternityandbaby.com OR

visit our online store
www.shopcravings.ca

see you soon!
j

all stocked up

well, we're starting to get back in to the swing of things after the holidays here at cravings. our stock is being replenished daily! we're on our way to toronto this weekend to start our shopping for this year. we really only get a couple months off- in which time i do enough of my own shopping to more than make up for it! it'll be nice to get away for a few days...even if it's (mostly) all work and no play!

a few updates:
- 2010 peg perego strollers have started to arrive! come in & check out all the great new colors!
- remaining 2009 peg perego strollers are 20% OFF
- paige maternity denim has arrived
- all remaining fall & winter maternity clothing is 25%OFF (hard to believe our spring & summer merchandise starts arriving next month!)

we'd also like to welcome alison & angie to the cravings team and wish jaclyn all the best on her maternity leave!

i think that's it for the updates...off to finish watching the Canada game! have a good night!

j