These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things!

A baby brings a lot of things.  By things, I mean stuff.  Like a whole new room full of stuff.  Like you didn't already have enough stuff.  Now you have to get more stuff.  Here are a few of our favorite...Stuff!

1.  Aden and Anais Swaddle Blankets

They are the best!  Not only are they huge but they are light weight and perfect for baby to be swaddled in.  I have 8 muslin swaddle blankets and then a friend introduced me to the bamboo!  Now I have 3 bamboo swaddle blankets.  We use one everyday!  I keep one in the car for just in case.  It's so big I can even use it as a cover when I breastfeed.  Seriously my favorite!

2.  Avent Soothie Pacifier

These are perfect for the breastfed baby.  They are shaped like the human nipple.  What?  Your nipple doesn't look like that?  Wait until you breast feed.  The end.  The only bummer about this paci is that I can't find a strap that I like.  The one I have doesn't grip onto clothes well.

3.  Medela Breast Pump

As I posted here, breast feeding can be hard.  Without a pump I would have totally given up!  I was given a 13 year old hand me down and it would probably would have worked wonderfully for a milky mom but for me I needed the letdown button that was not on the old model.  I purchased the Medela Pump in Style!  This is one of the few items that I would say you don't want to scrimp on.  It's expensive but well worth it!  I have traveled a lot in G's 2+ months and it's easy to travel with and I love the cooler it comes with!

4.  Video Monitor

I know many parents who have done fine without a video monitor but it's one of those things that now that I have had one I don't see how I could live without one!  I originally registered and got the Baby's R Us Summer Monitor and a few weeks ago after only a month or so of use the night vision pooped out.  I am now in the process of getting the Motorola Video Monitor.  From everything I researched, it comes highly recommended.  It's also $100.00 more.  But I hope it's worth it because it will be one of the few items that I feel like I will use into toddlerhood....maybe even hide it in her room when she is a teen!

5. Fuzi Bunz Elite

I am in love with cloth diapering!  I had a ton of people with little faith in my cloth diapering Gentry.  We have done it for almost 2 months and I love it.  I love seeing her cute, colorful bum.  When we are staying at home it's all she wears.  My plan is to do a whole post on diapering.  Just so you know, I love fuzi bunz!

Sure there are other things we use but these are my top 5 favorites!  I will probably do more posts as Gentry gets older and has new favorites!