Life Hack #2: Potty Breaks

Let's face it, going to the bathroom alone is a luxury. Once Bug started crawling, she was following me everywhere. Yes, that includes the bathroom. Actually, her favorite place to follow me into is the bathroom. She loves going in there. It's the funniest thing. I don't know why she loves going into the bathroom, but she rushes to follow me in there. Of course you can always stick baby in their crib or pack n play, but Bug isn't a fan of being stuck places.

So what do I do if I'm using the bathroom (for doing my makeup of course) and I don't want her getting into everything?

Here's my little secret:

I keep a special few toys in there just for her. Toys that she doesn't get to see very often. 

She loves it! And this mama loves it too. It keeps her out of the trash can, from climbing into the tub, and playing in the cabinet under the sink. It makes going to the bathroom so much easier! 

Do y'all have any tips 

Life Hacks: Cooking With Baby

(Introducing a new series: Life Hacks! Little ways I've found that make life easier when living and doing life with a baby.)

Life Hack #1: Cooking With Baby

(mostly an active baby) - I've got to give my mama credit with this one, she's one smart lady!

Let's face it, cooking or doing anything in the kitchen isn't easy when you have a baby. It got to where I wouldn't cook (or eat, for that matter) until after Bug was asleep. It was just too much trouble to deal with a moving baby and cooking food all at the same time.

So what to do? You can always strap them in their high chair and let them eat or play with toys. But then they throw the toys off and you have to go get them or they are running out of food. So you're caught running back and forth between food and high chair. And, if your child is anything like mine, they hate to be cooped up for any length of time.

That is when I introduced the drawer (or in my mom's case, cabinet). This drawer is filled with Tupperware and measuring cups that aren't being used. Everything is baby proof and can make lots of noise (something that Bug loves). Plus, there's a cool drawer that she can open and close, open and close, open and close as many times as she likes.  

This drawer has changed my life, and Bug's too for that matter. She loves playing in the kitchen while Mommy is cooking. The best part, if she loses a "toy" she can crawl after it and bring it back. It keeps her busy and let's me cook. It's been a lifesaver. 

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Don't let this face fool you, she loves her drawer. She just got stuck and couldn't figure how to get back off the drawer. 

Do y'all have any life hacks that help with cooking? 

Does your little one have their own drawer or cabinet that they love to play in?

What do you have in your baby's repertoire of kitchen toys?