Wednesday, October 7, 2009

bug in a rug

It's a bit of a blustery day today.

So after I buckled him into the stroller for our daily take-a-nap walk, I looked at his short shirt sleeves and bare feet (he calls them "berry feet") and decided I needed to grab a blanket.

Now the problem with a blanket on a stroller, as some of you been-there-done-that moms will agree, is that the blanket will fall out or will be thrown out at some point of the trip. And it will get run over by the stroller.

I thought about this on my way to grab said blanket and I was struck with a brilliant idea....

a pillow sham.



His feet tuck nicely into the bottom flap and the top flap can be pulled up like a blanket. It's like a tiny sleeping bag but better.

Just look at that...

My little bug in a rug.

p.s. 3 posts in one day? What can I say? I'm on a roll.

23 comments:

Seitvonzu said...

You are a genius! :) a pillow sham is a PERFECT idea for a walk blanket. now... do we have one? haha! we have lots of blankets..alfredo looks darling! unfortunately my little lu won't sleep in the stroller anymore :(

Maryann said...

Brilliant idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hugs!!!!

Holly Abston said...

Brilliant, Amy. I use this:

http://www.amazon.com/JJ-Cole-Original-Toddler-Bundle/dp/B0000A340I

Diva Kreszl said...

That's just the best idea I've seen in a long time!!!

Leslie Brier, Brier Design Studio said...

You need to send that one into Parent's Magazine. Great idea!
L

Providence Handmade said...

Now that is just the sweetest darn thing I've seen in a long time!! What a little cuddlebug!

Suz said...

So, so cute. That little guy just makes me smile. Keep it up, Amy!

Sherry Williams said...

You are so smart, Amy! I love the picture of Alfredo sleeping with his little thumb in his mouth! He is such a doll!!
love, Sherry

Jill said...

That's the cutest little bug-- and such a great idea!

Wendy McDonagh-Valentine said...

What a wonderful idea!! A man never would've thought of that!! :)

~ Wendy
http://Crickleberrycottage.blogspot.com/

Apron of the Month Club said...

Darlin' You are Clever! That is such a good idea. He looks so comfy.

Yoli :)

Amy M. said...

You are spoiling us with all these posts! Those photos are adorable. I will have to try that with Noodlebug.

-Amy
Crafting by Candlelight

Unknown said...

He is the cutest little bug in a rug....

Great idea!

annie

becky said...

Freaking brilliant!

Michelle said...

I call that wonderful Mommy ingenuity!

Unknown said...

Shoot... that's such a great idea I almost want another baby to try it out ;)

charlotte said...

That's a fabulous idea.... and so Amy! You are such a clever, inventive mom ....and I can't wait to see you in a few weeks! Yay!
xoxoC

Elyse said...

awwwwwwwwwww!

xo

Kimberly said...

Fantastic idea!!!

Angela G. Willis said...

Hey! I have that comforter!

Anonymous said...

Great idea! Market it! I wish I had one when my lil girl was small!

~Jan

Lenetta said...

Great idea, and I wish I could snuggle in with that little cutie! I linked to this on my weekly roundup, post is here. Thanks!!

Anonymous said...

Necessity is the mother of invention.

And sometimes Mother invents something out of necessity. A pint-size sleeping bag.