Our little nugget is quickly approaching 2 months old and when I look around our house, strewn with baby gadgets and gizmos that we thought would make him the happiest little baby ever, I realize there are a few things that I rely on and love way more than I thought I would.
This app has been a life saver. We use it to track feedings and diaper changes. I love that it's on my phone, so I always have it with me and that it syncs between two phones, which means my husband can change a diaper and log it and I'll be able to see that on my app. At our two week appointment the doctor asked us how often he was eating and how many dirty diapers he had daily, and we could easily answer that with a quick glance at the app. It even graphs it out and makes it very easy to keep track of things. It was totally worth the $4.99.
2. Ikea Metal Cart
I have been eyeing this cart at Ikea for a while. I finally had an excuse to buy it! Little did I know how grateful I would be that I did. I really imagined it will be helpful as he grows older, putting art supplies or homework supplies on it and being able to cart it around and then put it away so our little house doesn't feel as cluttered. Right now it is my nursing station and it simply rocks (well, not literally). I keep my water bottle, burp cloths, pacifiers, nursing pads and every other little thing I might need when feeding the baby. I find that I get bored feeding in the same place all the time so I like that I can roll this with me if I decide to use the rocker or the couch. I roll it into the nursery each night so that I have everything I need for nighttime feedings as well.
3. Shout Free Stain Remover
Did anyone warn me about how often this kid would get some sort of bodily fluid all over the place? I'm sure they did, but I wasn't really listening. I had not idea how much laundry he would create. And how gross that laundry would be. This spray allows me to feel a lot less guilty when blowout pooped on jammies sit in the hamper for a few hours. I keep it in the closet above the hampers, which is within grabbing distance of the changing table, so I can rip the spit up ridden onesie off and spray it and toss it into the hamper in one big ol' swoop. Then when I finally get to the laundry, I don't feel so bad about it.
4. Amazon Prime
Diapers delivered to my doorstep in two days. Do I need to say more? Let me list the things I've purchased on amazon lately: diapers, lanolin, stroller, nursing bras, sports bras, colic calm gripe water, wubanub giraffe, electric pump, digital download of 'how I met your mother' (this season! we don't have cable or any kind of tv set up other than netflix and hulu and HIMYM is no where to be found.) I love the reviews and the fact that I can find practically anything on there. We go out with the wee baby, but if I had to chose how to spend my time with him- out buying diapers or going for a long walk by a lake, I choose the walk. So, we go on lots of walks and we have some essentials delivered. I love the ease of the website too, I find myself ordering diapers at 2am while feeding the babe, it's so easy even a sleep deprived mother of a newborn can use it. (I have heard good things about diapers.com for this type of service as well, but I don't have experience with it).
Anything I'm missing? Anything you realized you couldn't live without as a new parent? I'd love to hear it!
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