All bundled up!

Though I am not receiving compensation for the product placement in this blog post, maybe I should contact the companies and let them know I'm doing this. Today I am going to tell you all about how I keep my baby warm when we go outside. I take the dog out for a walk every single day at around 4pm, so not having warm clothes and gear for Baby Z is not an option. I have three different alternatives depending on our mode of transportation.

1. My favourite way to get around is to walk and take the metro. With all of those stairs, the stroller becomes cumbersome and I prefer baby-wearing. When Z was little and it was still warm outside, I'd wrap my her up in the baby carrier (I have a Chimparoo Mei tai) and off we'd go. Now with the cold weather settling in I had to think of a different solution. There are various baby carrier covers out there, but the one I chose is very versatile since it does not zip into your jacket but clips onto it. This means that I can wear it with any jacket and daddy can also use it! It is waterproof and also has a down insert for when it gets really cold! Here is a picture of the Hatch Things:

This is an official picture, those people are not me. I found the picture at: http://www.bumpbrooklyn.bigcartel.com/product/cold-snap-from-hatch-things

2. The stroller also comes in handy for longer walks. I bundle Baby Z up in her Baby Gap snowsuit (which is still big on her) and clip her into her stroller and off we go. If it is too windy, or rainy or snowy, I also cover the stroller with the plastic cover. Here is a picture of the snowsuit and of Z in the stroller:

Yes I definitely blurred out my kid's face.

That's me with the orange tights and green stroller - the other stroller is my friend's. 

3. Finally, we do sometimes use the car to get around, and therefore use the car seat. We have a car seat cover from the Cou Lou company and we got a very cute penguin one. It is made to go down to -25C weather! We actually have to be careful not to overdress Z when we use this one as she could overheat in her car seat, the Cou Lou cover is so warm! Here is a picture of that one:

The striped blue and orange you see there is her tuque peeping through the Cou Lou cover's hole.

Finally, with all of these three things, I usually add a hat to Baby Z's normal outfit so it is very uncomplicated to get her dressed to go anywhere!