Favorite things...Baby edition

There are 100 bazillion baby items out there all with the selling point of making you and your babies life easier, better, more fulfilled, etc.  I'm a sucker for all things that promise to make our life and babies life easier...well really I'm just a sucker for anything that will make baby happy and cry less.  How's that for honesty?

Through trial and error we have found some baby items that are MUST haves, and some baby items that are trash worthy.  Let me also state the items I'm going to go over aren't just for the baby we currently have but also Anna, and Gabby too.

At the top of the list we'll start with bottles.

Anna had trouble latching onto a baby bottle nipple so she could only use NUK nipples.  They were a lifesaver!  If we didn't use a NUK then her entire bottle would end up on her clothes.  So of course for babies who tend to leak when they are being bottle fed NUK is the way to go!

Our current little one doesn't have a problem with his latching abilities so I followed my sister in laws lead and have been using the Playtex drop in bottles.  I. LOVE. THEM.  So much less work..and I'm all about less work!  The bottles do not cost and arm and a leg and neither do the drop ins.  So I owe the cut down in bottle washing work to Amy! 

The BUMBO seat is one of our baby boys favorite things.  He loathes laying down...unless he's being held of course ;)  This helps him sit upright and enjoy all the sights and sounds of life without risk of falling over.  It comes with tons of accessories...we don't have any of those because we don't need them yet.  I do not recommend buying this brand new.  Check out craigslist and consignment stores first they are jammed packed with bumbo's for half the price.




  This picture is my niece Paiton.  This particular picture is her NOT loving her bumbo seat...and it's hilarious.  My all time favorite crying baby picture ever.  Sidenote:  She is the happiest baby I've ever seen...just not in this picture.

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When my cousin was little she had this neat contraption called a jumping johnny.  She loved it and it would keep her occupied and happy as a clam for hours!  Well, the jumping johnny needs a door frame to attach to.  Our house is void of door frames except in places that wouldn't be ideal to place a baby.  So The Fisher Price Jumperoo is perfect!  Baby loves it and he can use his legs to bounce up and down and it has multiple lights, bells and whistles to keep his attention occupied.  We love it.  The other two boys love it too...they just aren't allowed to be in it. I'm such a meany ;)  I scored this at "Once upon a Child".  I love that place.

Butt Paste.  Works wonders for the diaper rashed butt. Far exceeds Desitin in my opinion.  An overnight wonder. 





I'm sure I'll be adding to list list as time goes on.  But these are my baby favorites!