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It has been over 7 years since I met my first baby and how time flies!! Occasionally I look over to my husband and ask him if he can remember what it was like for us before we had kids and both of us agree it seems like a faint memory.
I love our kids so much (I went back for 2 more rounds haha) but I have to admit I do occasionally dream of what it would be like to taste my meals properly, pee alone or have a spontaneous evening out, lol. We were starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel after our second daughter turned 4 and our oldest was 7 but as soon as the haze had started to clear we welcomed baby Ellis into the family and found ourselves right back in the fog. Having said that I will admit it definitely is easier after each baby you have or at least that is my experience.
We recently took Mr 5 months to Dubai for a week and there is no way I would have had the confidence to do that with my first baby but time and experience is a beautiful thing.
There is so much you don’t know when you have not had kids before and I had some lovely friends give me some great presents for all three of my kidlets. Here are a few things that stood out to me that I received.
Baby Number 1
My husband’s best friend’s wife (complicated much haha) was very passionate about modern cloth nappies 7 years ago when they were only just becoming a thing. She sent me a little document she put together about them and disposable nappies with a few comparisons and info. I remember at the time thinking wow this is serious lol but how grateful I was for her thoughts and experience.
Back then, modern cloth nappies were $30 each so as a baby shower gift I asked everyone sponsor a nappy and in total received over 20 nappies, which gave me enough to use them full time and save myself and the environment thousands of dollars. I have since used those same nappies (pictured above) on all 3 of my children 🙂
*Photo Credit from Momami
Baby Number 2
For my second daughter I remember one of my girl friends arriving at the hospital to give me a fancy food hamper of things I could not eat while I was pregnant but could now that the baby had arrived. Most people love buying cute little clothes for babies so it is super lovely when someone remembers that you have just come out the other side of being pregnant and birthing your baby (however that happened) so some TLC for mum is always welcomed and a lovely surprise.
Baby Number 3
For baby number three you think there is not much more you need or you have not received before but life is always full of surprises. One of my online friends and colleague gave me this cute cubbie with all the details of my son’s name and birth on it and I just LOVE IT. Most of the details of my first 2 daughter’s birth are a faint memory written down somewhere but I get to see this everyday and am reminded and he loves it, so I am very grateful for this.
The Ultimate Gift
So here is something awesome that Virgin Money Australia is offering as a gift to mothers and fathers with a baby up to the age of 12 months … FREE LIFE INSURANCE FOR 12 MONTHS. YES FREE NO STRINGS ATTACHED YOU DON’T HAVE TO HAND OVER YOUR CREDIT CARD DETAILS. Cover is available for parents with children up to the age of 12 months. One adult per child can be covered.
I don’t know about you but I constantly live with the realisation that anything could happen at any time to me or hubby and the best gift we could offer our family is some kind of plan if this was to happen.
Virgin Money Australia want to give a positive head-start to us parents of new babies by offering free life insurance cover, as a way to help safe-guard our kid’s financial future.
It would not be on a logical top ten list of the best baby gifts but if you think about it this really is a pretty awesome gift in the devastating event that your family would need it. Parents of newborns are already going through so many changes in their lives this is something they could forget but Virgin Money is helping you get covered.
Any parent of a child up to the age of 12 months can sign up for 1 year’s coverage to the value of $50,000 for free with absolutely no strings attached. HOW AWESOME IS THAT!!! The offer finishes on the 31/12/14. For further details click here
Any information contained in this article is general advice only and does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs.
COMPETITION
As well as giving away free life insurance for one year (no strings attached) Virgin are also giving away 2 x Kogan® 16-inch, flat screen, High Definition, LED television, with personal video recorder allowing you to pause, rewind and record live TV; and USB input to play your videos and photos. The Free Kogan® TV will come with a standard 12-month warranty.
To enter all you need to do is share in 25 words or less what was the most thoughtful gift you received as a new parent. You MUST comment on this blog post to be eligible to enter. Entries open until 5:00pm AEDST on Wednesday 24 December 2014.
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GOOD LUCK x
Written By Sam Shazzam aka School Mum
