Life With Baby Stuff

I'm amazed that the 'new' baby things available. (My baby is 24. LOL) I think keeping it simple and uncluttered is always best. Enjoy the pretty baby things with that pretty baby!
Sue

I have loved the wipe warmer as well!! Your right, completely a luxury, but wonderful!! And the loved my Bare Naked Boppy Pillow, too. Also good to prop them in when they're a little bigger and a bit congested. I have heard really good things about McClaren (sp?) strollers, for a bit later on. They are expensive, but I have heard they are great, especially for travelling, which I know you like to do. Thanks for sharing so much of yourself and your family with us!

It is so funny to hear people ( & you are not the first to voice this) say the wipe warmer is unnecessary because we found with twins it was one of our absolute essential tools.
Because the wipes were not icy, we were able to change both twins' diapers during the night without either one of them crying and waking up the other. Totally saved my & DH's sanity at the time! : ) Besides - who wants icy cold wipes on their bum? LOL!

she looks so cumfy in her bouncer seat ;)

Where did you find the framed print with her name? I have been invited to a baby shower and I love that!
Kristi

I LOVE BABY STUFF!!
When my almost 22 year old was two weeks out from arriving I realized I did not have a little baby bath tub, I swear I almost went into panic mode thinking we might have a baby with out a little baby bath tub, who knew a sink and a soft towel will do ya!!
Thank you for sharing the sweetness of baby Anna and big bro Simon!

I have that Wipes Warmer and no longer use it. I'd be happy to mail it to you if you'd like it. just e-mail me at iact2 (at) hotmail.com

Oh, you guys crack me up with the wipe warmer! I guess to each his own, right? It's true, Ali, that the second time around you realize how little you actually need for the baby...but that bouncer was a definite necessity around our house with both boys!

Hmmm. . . a wipes warmer. Our baby is due in 8 weeks, and that was one I hadn't thought of! I guess I can see that it might be nice, but certainly wasn't on my radar screen! I'll have to do some more looking at this. Thanks for the advice!

Love that alphabet picture. I always enjoy your links and fun finds. =)

Hi Ali,
Just thought you'd like to see this: http://www.embers.typepad.com/e/
Check out emily's post/video today. AMAZING!! Made me cry... (in a happy way)
Have a wonderful snuggly day!
~Camille

Wipes warmer: that can only exsist in Amerika! LOL!
Thank you for all the inspo en tips. Samuel is almost 5 now and Í'm expecting our second child in July. So many things have changed in the baby stores since then.
The alphabet picture is a must have!
Silvia
(From Holland)

so glad you discovered the baby bjorn seat...i wanted something simple for our kiddos (no lights, sounds, etc.) and this was probably our most used purchase for all three kiddos! (i love the red and navy...ours is just plain navy!) and you can never go wrong with peg perego!

Love the ANNA art on the wall - did you make that?

You're so right about everything changing with a break between kids ... most of the stuff out there now didn't even exist 14 years ago when I started having kids. I had to research it all, too, when I had #3 a couple years ago. And isn't it funny how something seems so essential for one baby and then not at all for another?? I couldn't live without my bouncy chair with my first daughter but we hardly touch it with my second. Our boppy pillow, on the other hand, is now a MUST in our house, but I didn't have one (or miss it) with my first three. What has been very helpful for all of our kids, however, has been a snugglie (or baby Bjorn or whatever brand you prefer...) and then later a backpack so they can travel along with daddy when he's puttering in the yard and around the house. Gives me a nice break, too. :)

What a great cover for the boppy. I really like the other clothes and things too.

Don't want to sound creepy, but I keep checking your blog because I love all the baby postings! I am expecting my 2nd baby (SIX years after our son) in just a few weeks so having you ahead of me is quite fun to see all the goodies you post. Its wonderful to read that someone else is 'starting over' in the baby world as well. combined with the Life ART--your blog is truly inspiring. Thank you for that!!!

The Swaddle Me is a favorite here too - worked great for both of my kids, especially my son who had excema on his face and would scratch it raw if not swaddled. Although I did find that the fleece ones work best when they are a little older, as the cotton ones are a little stretchier (easier for a baby to "escape").

Ali,
As a pediatric physical therapist I'm always excited when I see the boppy! Parents often don't realize that this magical little pillow can be used in infancy as a support and then later as a tool to teach sitting balance, crawling or prone skills as well as serve as a safe "landing pad" for kids as they begin to pull to stand. Hang on to it and let me know if you need ideas on how to use it as Anna gets bigger!
Jillian

Where did you get them frame holing the alphabet? Looks perfect on it!

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that customized alphabet print on the wall. I wonder if I could make something like that. It is darling.

Anna is so precious, Ali! I love that alphabet print, so cute.

The wipes warmer was a necessity around here when DD was tiny (she's now 2.5 & we'll be using it again in a few weeks when DD #2 arrives!). The warm wipes kept the high pitched screeching to a minimum during middle of the night diaper changes! LOL!
The warm wipes work great for removing makeup too!

my PARKER love, love, LOVED his kiddopatomus, in blue fleece, until about 2 months... that's when he could kick out of the velcro... but i agree, he slept better swaddled...

Your mother-in-law could start her own etsy shop with those boppy covers. Beautiful. The boppy material, AND of course, baby Anna.