Favorite Baby Things Month 2

Now that we are entering our 3rd month with Anders, here are a few of our favorite baby things...

Our Baby Einstein Bouncer

This Bouncer rocks our world. S and I had originally looked into getting one with less excitement (ie: no vibration or noise) and we are glad we went with this one. Many thanks to S's parents for getting it for Anders! So far it has been the most helpful when I have wanted to go outside and garden, Anders gets to join me and I don't have to get overheated while wearing him.

Born Free Bottles

Okay, so I raved about the Dr. Brown bottles before, but now that we have tried the Born Free bottles, with level 2 nipples I will never go back! Anders is less gassy and now eats like a normal baby, no more 1-1.5 hour long feedings. We owe many thanks, and our sanity, to Judy for suggesting a bottle swap out.

Gerber Organic Onesies

S and I Love, Love Love these onesies. Organic clothing in Nebraska is much harder to come by than we expected, and we try and buy as much organic clothing for Anders as possible. The Gerber Organic Onesies are not only insanely affordable, but they also fit Anders really well. He just barely graduated to the 0-3 month size and we are hanging onto his newborn onesies for Baby L #2...in the distant future!

Wimmer Ferguson Infant Stimulation Mobile

S & I agreed that we did not want a standard mobile in our baby's crib because our "research" has suggested they are more for aesthetics than the infant's growth and entertainment. Besides, the thought of our kiddo staring at animal butts all day (yep, that's what you see when you hold most mobiles above your head) was not our favorite thing. Once we moved Anders to his crib, it became apparent that we needed some type of mobile. We LOVE this mobile because it actually faces down at the child, plus Anders is enthralled by it and trys to babble to it when it moves with his fan.

Favorite Baby Things

It's been just over 3 weeks (how time flies when you're not sleeping!) and here are our favorite baby items thus far:

Moby

Anders loves his Moby. I use it around the house, on walks, and especially when shopping. It's wonderfully helpful when you need to pick up groceries and need to have your cart carseat free. So far our favorite is the Newborn Hug Hold, especially since Anders is too small for most other wrap styles-he's only 7.5 lbs at 3 weeks! The Moby offers him some up close time with me or S and allows for us to be hands free around the house.

Dr. Brown's Bottles

After 2.5 weeks of trying our hearts out, we have discovered that Anders is not a boob man. This means he's getting both breastmilk and formula (yep, he needs to eat!) from a bottle. We love the Dr. Brown's bottles. which our pediatrician recommended, because they minimize spitup and gas. Yes, they are the Cadillac of the bottle world, and they are so worth the investment!

Gerber Cloth Diapers

While S and I are not daring enough to do cloth diapers, we LOVE Gerber's cloth diapers for our burp cloths.The birdseye weave are our favorite, they are pretty darn absorbent and they are large enough to really protect your clothing.

Fisher Price My Little Lamb Swing

This sucker is like baby crack for Anders. He fights so hard to stay awake and constantly looses the battle. We do about 1 hour/day in the swing and that is a fabulous hour for me! The My Little Lamb Swing moves out like no other and we thought it would be too fast for him, but I guess he loves to rock out at fast paces (perhaps it reminds him of our 4 mile walks when I was pregnant?) Here he is having lost his most recent "I want to stay awake and scream" battle with the Swing, and yes, those are dino toes on his sleeper:

And there you have it! I do love our Boppy too, but A is waking up and it's time to go to Babies R Us.