I think the world was willing me to discover baby products made of muslin fabric. Everywhere I looked, on every website, fanpage, discussion board, magazine I read I was seeing muslin swaddles, or muslin sleeping bags, or muslin blankets, etc. I gathered that muslin is supposedly a soft, breathable fabric, perfect for swaddling babies. But I knew nothing of this company I was reading about over and over... Aden + Anais??? Mommies all over have been shouting their praises for this company and their products. Finally it caught my eye.
I'm a self professed bargain hunter (ok, you can say I'm cheap if you want), so when I first checked out the Aden + Anais website, I'll admit I was turned off by the prices. Who in their right mind would pay so much for a blanket? I have a million baby blankets. I certainly don't need anymore!
Well, I've since changed my mind. My curiosity got the best of me so, with the help of a gift certificate (because I'm cheap, remember?), I recently acquired my first Aden + Anais products: a Dream blanket, and a Classic sleeping bag. Kid #2 needed a new sleepsack for the summertime anyway, so at least I could justify that purchase!
The package arrived and my first interaction with my new fancy muslin products was a little disappointing. They were kind of soft and the prints I'd chosen were cute, but neither feature impressed me enough to explain what all the fuss was about with these products. And the muslin fabric kind of resembled a glorified cheesecloth.
Determined to discover why moms everywhere were so in love with these blankets and sleeping bags, I tried throwing them in the wash. (The package says they get softer with every wash.) Yes, they came out a little bit softer, but I still wasn't impressed until I actually cuddled with the blanket. Yes, I said cuddled. I slept with it... and now I love it so much that I want one in adult size. When I purchased the blanket, I had every intention of giving it to my daughter, but now I don't know if I'm willing to part with it. She can have the sleeping bag. I can't fit in it anyway.
Even Kid #2 likes our new Dream blanket. I caught her playing peek-a-boo with it at 3:30am. There is just something about the texture that makes you want to touch it! And you definitely have to cuddle it to understand the craze!! I'm officially sold on muslin fabric now and I definitely think another purchase is in my future!
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