Over the past few months I have had several moms either expecting or with a little one ask how I have done things differently with number two than number one.
(I am by NO means an expert, but after years of nannying I have learned a few tricks over the years!)
Honestly not much has changed... except the gear.
We try to be consistent with naps, feedings, and love.
We try not to over react when baby falls over while sitting, etc.
(trying to not promote inner drama queen/kings.. haha)
Gear wise we have not spent a fortune but Thoroughly enjoyed the things we ARE using!
Here are our "use daily" go to items.
Thought I would number this to make things easy.
1. Fischer Price Jumparoo- as of recently little bear is loving this thing! A dear friend is letting us borrow it and I fear we may wear it out! haha
2. Oh my Momaroo! We are still going strong using this thing! Baby loves to sit in here every morning!
3. Baby Jogger City Select- Thankfully a local third party discount store had this incredible stroller for 1/3 of the retail price. I LOVE being able to transition from single to double stroller. Our 3 year old will still occassionally ride and that makes store manuevering easier for sure!
4. Baby Bjorn Bouncer- Said local discount retailer also had this bouncer for 90% off of the discounted price. I snatched this sucker up for $9.00 and have used it for everything from a beach seat to a modified highchair.
5. Boppy- This thing is soo transitional great for new born baby bottle feeding or nursing and then supported proping and now nestled behind baby for our wobbly sitting. I tear when I have to put this up! At my mom's house we use my brothers 20 year old boppy and the family I predominately sat for gave me theirs. New cover and this sucker has been a champ with Connor being the 6th child to use it!
6. Sophie Teether- We have been drooling since 3 months and still no tooth in sight, this has been a great toy to satiate the need to gnaw.
7. Sophie the Giraffe- Well for starters she is absolutely adoreable. Every child who seems this toy or has one lights up! They are just great to carry around in the bag to keep baby occupied.
8. Aden and Anais Swaddle Blankets- I have now purchased 2 sets of these blankies and might head for more! My baby will ONLY sleep with them and I adore how light they are throughout these summer months.
9. Boon bottle drying rack- Last go around I had the Dr. Brown's rack. It was so ugly and bulky!! So glad I decided to purchase this one this time around. So... easy to drop various baby accessories in here.
10 Baby Bjorn Bib- For those ultra messy feedings at first this is awesome! Does a great job catching all the food!
11. Skip Hop Puppy Activity toy- This toy has like 4 in one. This has been the only toy we have bought for brother seeing as sister had lots of "first toys" and I thought he needed one of "his own" The rattle, squeeker, teether all of it keeps him engaged for quite some time.
12.Plum Organics Baby Food- We have tried several brands from gerber, earth's best, Up and Up and ella's kitchen. The flavors and combos in this brands seems to be my baby's favorite. Helps that previous mentioned retailer has bulk of these items and I can get them for a great price!
13.Boon Attachable Spoon for Plum Organics- At like $4.00 this attachable spoon screws onto the pouch baby food. It has made a fidgety hungry baby situation soo much easier! I also love it comes with a storing case so I do not loose them!
14. Boon Fillable baby Spoon- Similar to the attachable spoon this spoon is hollow and made of silicone. At most retailers this is about $10.00 I found a plethora of them at TJ Maxx so I bought several for $2.99. This is great if I have jars of food that I know will be messy when we are out to eat and I want to save the pouches for school. I just load up our pears, mangos, or homemade avocado's and off we go!!
(everything mentioned above can be found at Babies R Us, Target, or online at Amazon)
What are your favorite baby items? I love seeing how things change between kids and How you get to try out all new items!
