This post is dedicated to helping me survive the first year of a second baby Jennings–when and if that day occurs of course. These are some baby items I could. not. have. lived. without. My husband is very appreciative as well. tehe. This post is also dedicated to the many snapshots (the ones not already posted) that I captured of my little dude as a challenge to myself– the items and mannerisms that define him and his first year of life.
Praise Baby DVD Collection. : Oh how soothing you are, not just for baby but for momma too! And thank you for the 25 minutes stretches of time that I can read, or do just whatever I need to without interruptions.
Moby Wrap : Thank you Moby Wrap for providing relief for my back after being so frail from 24 hours of labor. You da bomb. And for the 50 something different ways of using you to tote my little dude around.
Car Seat Carrier: Hmm… you have been more to us than a carrier and car seat. You have been my son’s first potty and rocking chair as well. For the first 6 months, my son decided the only place he would poo his diaper was ONLY if he was in his car seat carrier. So needless to say, that thing went EVERY where with us. A poopy diaper = a calmer baby, at least for us. And after his movement and the diaper change, he would rock it out– seriously, he learned to rock himself– in his carrier while watching the Praise Baby DVDs which provided mama some down time as well. So thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Zac Brown Band : The song Free to be more exact. Without you Zac Brown, I would have had some very stressful car rides due to screaming baby. But the violin intro to Free is miraculous. Immediate calming effect, and I am not lying when I say immediate.
Happiest Baby on the Block : This book and the five S’s were a GOD-send for us. It provided much needed periods of 3 or 4 hours of straight up, uninterrupted sleep during the first months of life. Enough said.
Burts Bees : Thank you for the safe and natural gift of no stretch marks Burt and your bees. And… for the bath products for my little one that are completely natural. No sodium laureth sulfate. No fragrances. LOVE.
Diaper Genie II : Whew. I love you. You are not only the storage for it, but yes, you are the s*$#. LOL As embroidered by my MIL, we don’t call him that for nothing! lol
Bum Genius cloth diapers: Thank you for a pin-less, velcro, money-saving alternative to disposable diapers. I do cringe at the thought that my poopy diapers from almost 30 years ago are still in a landfill somewhere. We use the Bum Genius 3.0 diapers that grow with the child from newborn to 35 lbs.
I love this picture because it shows how he LOVED and still loves to have something stringy in his hand to soothe him. I don’t know, all babies may do that, but I thought it was cute. I also love the green paci. He loves that thing… it has replaced the carrier for pooping. He has to have that now to concentrate. LOL AH. My life revolves around poop. (This is the stringy top of a toboggan hat)
He loves his daddy, and even better, riding on his daddy’s shoulders. It helps him toot. Ahaha. We have one little gassy boy!
This boy loves to play patty cake. I love him!
