Last week a fellow social media maven and total fashionista, Vera, from Lady and the Blog wrote a few posts about what women carry around in their purses. As I dumped out my own purse, I started thinking about my purse collection as a whole. I know my husband would be happy if I cleaned out the few shelves in our closet that hold them all (most of which I hardly use.)
Then I started thinking about diaper bags. Oh, how I love them! At my very first tradeshow, the now defunct JPMA Kid’s Show, I was introduced to the array of fabulousness that existed in the world of diaper bags. I was newly married, nowhere near having kids, but boy did I like those bags! There were so many options that didn’t scream pink and blue or have bunnies all over them.
At the next tradeshow (ABC Kids Expo) I caved and bought a beautiful leather bag by Born Out of Necessity. I thought it would make lovely travel bag. Unfortunately, I didn’t factor in that toting a laptop, water bottle, and other essential travel items would make that beautiful leather bag very, very heavy. But my love for diaper bags had been born. After that, I pretty much left every major trade show I attended with one in hand.
Before my son was born, I used the Touring Tote religiously as a purse. I loved that I could include toys and diapers (should I have needed them) and also be able to carry it without anyone asking why I was carrying a diaper bag.
Fast forward many years and here I am – mom of a two year old and due in two months with my second. I am the proud embarrassed owner of nine diaper bags (that I can find). My day to day bag is the lillebaby Oslo which holds everything I need, has tons of pockets and can just be wiped down when it gets dirty. It also helps that my laptop fits. But with this new baby on the way, I can’t lie – I want a new one.
Bo2N, BabyStar, lillebaby, SkipHop, Petunia Picklebottom and Pink Lining |
For example, this plum bag from OiOi is gorgeous, but a smidge outside my price range (considering I don’t remotely need a bag!) And as you can see from the three I own in my picture, I am a huge Petunia fan. My next purchase will likely be their new weekender bag. I am totally justifying this purchase because it’s not really a diaper bag. It’s for travelling.
Wait…isn’t that how all this got started?
How many diaper bags do you own and which are your favorites?
Jessica says
Wow! That is a collection. I have 1 diaper bag, a SkipHop bag from Target. It has served me well and I've considered getting a new one for baby 2 but have a hard time justifying the costs when I already have one. However, there are soooo many cute ones out there, I may just have to cave.
Jess says
lol This is funny. I have no idea how many I have! I would guess about 6, though (OiOi, lillebaby, BabyStar, Land's End, ect.). Right now, my favorite is the new (used) Kate Spade back pack I got for our FL trip. 🙂
Lawson Avery says
I don't know but I want to borrow that front green one!! 🙂 BEAUTIFUL!!
Andrea says
Haha I share your obsession! Be it a purse, diaper bag, tote. I can't help myself! Every time I come home with a bag from a conference or something Jerry has this look on his face like, oh GOOD. Another bag.
SO, my count. I think I have 5 official Diaper bags – 2 handmade Amy Butler bags, a Target diaper bag, my Lillebaby and the same Pink Lining bag you have! I also used a large Holly Aiken tote as a diaper bag and still do sometimes. And yes, I am wanting another one too.
It's a sickness.
Esther says
We have just 2- Kate Spade for me and Skip Hop for me or my husband. If there are any others I want, I blog about them instead of buying them 🙂
cindy w says
Oh wow. I have one diaper bag, which has been gathering dust in the closet for well over a year (haven't used it since Catie was potty-trained). I was just thinking that I need a new one because the one I have is pretty worn out, but I was feeling greedy for wanting two. This post definitely made me feel better, and I'll be sure to show it to my husband when I need to justify the expense of a new diaper bag!
Lauren says
None of the diaper bags I own are that nice but in the 22 months that I've carried one I have changed bags about six times. I get bored! Now I want one that doesn't look like a diaper bag at all. I started using a purse but it's kind of flimsy. I think that Skip Hop makes pretty handbag-style ones. Yeah. Totally getting another. They're like shoes!
Melissa {adventuroo} says
Haha- that's quite a collection of bags! I have had three over the years but my most recent one is my fave. It's the Fleurville tote and it's WORTH EVERY PENNY.
Katy Emery Warren says
I had a Petunia bag that I sold at Rhea Lana's consignment sale last fall and I have a Vera Bradley bag that I use as a purse/diaper bag, but I will definitely be in the market for a new one, come this spring and new baby.
Kelly Jernigan says
Good for you for putting this out there!! I actually only have (1) diaper bag, and it's the same one I had with #1 (http://www.wendybellissimo.com/products/product_detail.php?id=79)
I just saw it in there one day & bought it! It looks so much like a purse I carry it everywhere & get so many compliments on it from people that don't even know it is a baby bag. You may have inspired me to write a post in the near future about my scarf hoarding obsession – we all have something we like to collect 🙂
MommyB Knows Best says
OMG you are insane, but they're super cute!
Jessica R. says
Love it! Diaper bags make the best computer purses really. Especially for writers! There are plenty of pockets for everything.
Why yes… I did just enable your obsession. You're welcome!