My Favorite Baby Items
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Baby girl has been in our lives for almost two months now and it has flown by! We’re still not getting much sleep at night, but hopefully that will change soon. Paloma, our little Sweet P, is just that— sweet and snuggly… until you put her down. Girl just wants to be held all day! We’re slowly working on an eat-play-sleep schedule and learning what makes her happy.
I wanted to share a few items that have helped us during this newborn stage. We’re a pretty active family who likes to get out a lot. We also love to travel (although obviously we’re not doing much of that these days), so we were very excited about the Doona car seat and stroller in one. It’s super easy to take in and out of the car and to maneuver around. While we’re not going as many places as we had thought we would at this stage, we’re still happy to have it. We use it on short walks around the neighborhood, and then bust out the BOB stroller for longer walks or if we head to the hike and bike trail.
Speaking of walks, since we’re entering into the hottest days of the year, we make sure to always have a stroller fan with us. We also use this one when we’re sitting outside with her. It’s lightweight and you can basically attach it to anything.
The product that I probably recommend the most to parents is the Keekaroo Peanut Changer. It’s easy to clean and water resistant. No dealing with changing fabric covers. Baby girl has already gone to the bathroom several times mid diaper change and I’m glad I can just easily wipe down the changer.
Bring on the noise. We’ve got three or four sound machines around the house and an app on our phones. Gotta have the white noise close to baby’s ear to get her to sleep and our son was the same way. I really like this little one because it’s so portable, but it’s still loud for being small.
Lovevery Play Gym
I mentioned getting to that “eat-play-sleep” schedule. As she gets older, Paloma is sleeping less during the day and becoming more aware of her surroundings. For those times between eating and naps, we love putting her on the Lovevery Play Gym. It was designed by child development specialists to promote learning and play. And it’s actually a pretty cute play mat I don’t mind having out in our living room. Baby girl seems to like all the different sensory items and we’ve been working on tummy time there too.
