We're entering month two of Youngest Daughter's life. I decided to make a post about all the things we currently own that are baby related, or things we owned from O's life as a newborn/Toddler.
Things we already owned
Baby Delight Snuggle Nest- I was vehemently against co-sleeping when we had our first daughter. I heard way too many stories about SIDS and I was terrified. But after falling asleep with O in my arms one night and almost dropping her, I invested in this. Then I put the owlet on her and kept a hand on top of her. This time around, Since I had a C-section I couldn't bend over to pick E up out of the pack and play. So we immediately took this out the minute we knew we were going to have a c-section. It has been so helpful with nighttime feedings. We put her in the middle so if one or the other stays up to feed her can pick her up without one of us having to stand up and walk over. I do still wake her up often to move her face away from the edge. 10/10
Drying rack - We have been using this consistently for the last 3 years. Something I learned on tik-tok two years ago was that the grass comes up and you need to wash both parts to prevent mold from being created or sticking. It fully fits about 6 full size dr. browns bottles, about 6 colic inserts & 6 nipples. 6/10 - limited space for the amount of bottles we use.
Stroller Fan- We own two of these. I didn't know that when you put a blanket over the stroller, it makes the inside of the stroller a lot hotter. So I bought one for the stroller and we use the other as a hack for the car. We drive a sedan that doesn't have backseat AC. So I wrapped the legs around the headrest of the passenger seat to be pointed at our Toddler during the summer. It really helps. 10/10
Wonderfold Stroller W1- This is an extreme expensive wagon/stroller. I bought it so both kids could fit in it, but not for a while. It may just end up being a stroller to carry coolers and bags in eventually. It's easy to steer, easy to pack up and carry, very light weight. It has a lot of pockets hanging off the side and two 5pt harnesses. I have seen these everywhere. It was pretty expensive for a wagon that both kids will probably only use for about a year. 7/10- Pretty expensive for a small wagon.
Graco Blossom 6 in 1 High Chair- I LOVE this high chair. My Mother in law bough two. One for our house and one for hers. It has an infant insert, then you can take that insert out, and it's got a regular easy to wipe down leather seat. Then you can take THAT off, and it's a booster seat. You can also use the booster seat separate and still use the infant seat at the same time. It also has wheels, and the tray is removable for easy clean up. It also has two trays. One with a cup insert, and one just plain tray. It's the most cost effective expensive product we own. It also has a removable harness. I don't like using that because it's harder to clean but all the parts are machine washable. You WILL need the harness once your little ones are mobile. I cannot tell you how many times O tried to launch herself out of her seat. 8/10 - Could be easier to clean and disassemble.
Ubbi Diaper Pail- We have gone through THREE diaper pails. One that I got for $5 off of market place that took specific bags. Then we couldn't find the bags for it during the pandemic. So I bought a munchkin diaper pail, that also took specific bags, but we could purchase them off of Amazon. As O aged out of diapers, she figured out how to open the middle and mess with the bag. To avoid waking up to poop smeared everywhere(and it still stunk) we decided to get this diaper pail for E's arrival. I already love it so much. It's stainless steel, the bags are regular 13 gallon kitchen trash bag size, and it has a slide open close slot. We put red & green stickers to show you where to spin the lock to open it. 10/10
Dr .Brown's formula Mixer - The last time we needed to mix formula we just scooped the formula powder in the bottle, poured water on top and shook it a few times. We realized the formula wasn't dissolving well enough. So we bought a nutribullet, but that was too loud to use during nap. So we resorted to using blender bottles with the little springs in the bottle. This time around I wanted to use this mixer. I figured once we were done with formula we could use it for like country time lemonade or something. It's extremely easy to use, you pour water in to an ounce you want. Then you divide the ounce in half and that's how many scoops of formula you put in there. So say you do 16 oz, you would put 8 scoops of formula. Then you put the mixer in, turn it side ways and mix it for 1 minute. I like to pour out the pitcher into ready made bottles so that all I have to do is pull the bottle out of the fridge, heat it up and it's ready to go in the middle of the night.
Here's my list of must haves! I hope you enjoyed reading this, and let me know if you buy any of these, or have purchased them before and what you think!
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