Houdini baby

I am no expert in parenting I will be the first to admit.  Before Sadie was born I didn't have much to do with kids, especially babies.  So everyday is a learning day for me.  When I do learn something that I think could possibly help someone else out through my trial and errors, especially if it saves money; I like to pass it along.
Sadie has always been a pretty good sleeper.  If, and this is a big IF, you get the swaddle done right.  I'm pretty sure she makes it her personal mission to try and get out of it just to teach me how to do it better.  I have tried it all.  Regular blankets, stretchy blankets, swaddlers with Velcro but alas that little hand would come up out of there.  She will not sleep until she tries her darndest to test the swaddle.  If she can't get out, sleep, if she can...do it again mom!  After trying a many different blankets, googling the correct way to swaddle, looking into the Halo Sleeper and the Miracle Blanket, I was no further ahead.  The Miracle Blanket looked like my best bet but you can only order it online and they are $30+ a piece.  So, being the frugal gal I am I came up with a solution I would like to share.  All you will need is to purchase those Swaddle me Swaddlers from Walmart.  I think they are 2 for around $10.  Also, a thin receiving blanket of sorts that stretches the length of the Swaddler.  See Below:

 

As you can see her arms are being held down with the receiving blanket by putting it underneath her,  causing her own weight to keep them down.  Then proceeding to wrap her as normal with the Velcro Swaddler.  This has made my life so much easier and I saved myself money from not having to buy an expensive blanket that she may only use for another month or so.  Either way, she's happy, I'm happy, so that's a feat in itself.