1. Jumper.
I have Blonde Oklahoma Girl to thank for telling me about this God-send of a contraption. She said we had to have one and although it was expensive, Santa got it for Christmas. Y'all. Worth. Every. Single. Penny. I would have paid double. This thing has changed our life. BB jumps like a crazy fool for hours. And how that he is a bit older, he loves to play with the toys. You need this in your life. Ours is Fisher Price. BOKG has the BabyEinstein version.
2. Favorite toy.
Your kid needs a go-to favorite toy that will always make him smile. For us, that's the stacking ring monkey. Even in to middle of a fit if you turn this thing on and stick it in his face, he smiles. Whatever you will do this for your kid is a keeper!
3. Teethers.
BB chews on everything. EVERYTHING. We have lots of different teethers. His favorite is probably a John Deere one that looks like an ear of corn that vibrates. We also have several of the ones you can put in the fridge or freezer, which he likes just ok. (PSA...don't put those in the steamer. Learned that one the hard way.) Lastly, he has some little chewing balls on a bracelet that he seems to like fairly well. (You can see that in the photo of the play mat.)
3. Teethers.
BB chews on everything. EVERYTHING. We have lots of different teethers. His favorite is probably a John Deere one that looks like an ear of corn that vibrates. We also have several of the ones you can put in the fridge or freezer, which he likes just ok. (PSA...don't put those in the steamer. Learned that one the hard way.) Lastly, he has some little chewing balls on a bracelet that he seems to like fairly well. (You can see that in the photo of the play mat.)
4. Play mat.
We like these so much we have two. These are great because they are easy to move around the house and haul places, plus they can really keep kids entertained. I think for our next baby I might get a play mat that has a piano at the foot where they can kick and it makes noise. BOKG and College Roomie both have them and their kids love those things.
5. Bumbo.
6. Big bottles.
You start out feeding your kiddos out of the 4 or 5 oz bottles. About 4 or 5 months you need to go to the 8 oz bottles. Go ahead and stock up. We have a set at the baby sitters and 6 more at home.
7. Pack and play with bassinet & changing table.
We love our pack and play. It's in our room and makes everything so handy. The changing table is easy to wipe down, BB sleeps well in the basinette, and you can store things underneath those two attachments. Plus eventually when he is mobile we will need the thing for containment anyway.
8. Carseat toy.
9. Baby dishes and utensils.
Someone gave us a set of baby feeding stuff as a shower gift and I am so glad they did even though I was too dumb to register for it! You might as well get that kind of thing now and be ready when it's time.
10. Diaper stash.
5. Bumbo.
This is where BB eats every meal. It's easy to move around, takes up no room, and you can wipe it down when a meal is done and it's covered in squash and oatmeal.
6. Big bottles.
You start out feeding your kiddos out of the 4 or 5 oz bottles. About 4 or 5 months you need to go to the 8 oz bottles. Go ahead and stock up. We have a set at the baby sitters and 6 more at home.
7. Pack and play with bassinet & changing table.
8. Carseat toy.
BB is in the car a lot and this little horse we call Clop Clop is a life saver! He provides lots of entertainment.
9. Baby dishes and utensils.
Someone gave us a set of baby feeding stuff as a shower gift and I am so glad they did even though I was too dumb to register for it! You might as well get that kind of thing now and be ready when it's time.
10. Diaper stash.
Say hello to my diaper closet. Before BB was born, my work and several others bought is big boxes of diapers. So great! But as I started to see the supply dwindling, I decided to start building up a supply slowly instead of spending a ton of money all at once. I did some math and have figured out that for size NB to 3, if you can find them on sale for about $.20/diaper, buy them because it is a good deal. For bigger sizes price goes up a little, I get them if around .22-.24. So if I find a good deal, I buy them. When I think I have enough of one size, I go to the next. Watch at Target where they frequently do gift cards if you buy in bulk and sometimes do BOGO on diapers. Also clip coupons! Babies R Us often has an $8 off coupon every month and Target sends out periodic $10 off coupons.
2 comments:
One thing my wife has really enjoyed having is a baby-wearing device. She's used the big bulky wrap in the past but now uses a ring sling. She wants to get a Tula but we haven't done so yet. The backpack type, to me, seems excessively bulky. There's a picture floating around on Facebook of me wearing our girl in the ring sling, so if you get a non-girly fabric you might be able to convince your husband to wear too! :)
Nothing beats Amazon prices for diapers! Diapers.com has good sales too. I got a bit too eager and she grew out of size 2 fast and we donated the box. Also as he gets older if he starts soaking through night time, size up...don't bother wasting $$ on nighttime diapers. Size up and it does the trick. He's absolutely adorable!
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