Favorite Baby Things: 3 Months with Emmy
1. Nap Nanny - Emmy doesn't even sleep in this thing much but it sits on our coffee table in the living room and serves as her lounge chair. She loves it, it's designed to help her keep her milk down and best of all, to keep her content so I can get some things done.
2. Burp Cloths - These were originally made for diapering but they make perfect burp cloths. They are durable, inexpensive and get the job done. Don't waste money on fancy burp cloths. Babies spit up on them, that's it.
3. Dr. Brown's Bottles - I can't say how these compare to other bottles but I don't need to know because these are great. Emmy rarely gets bad gas and even though these are a pain to wash with all the parts, they really do help to keep the air out and they rarely leak! (They are made in a wide-mouth option which I actually prefer but they are harder to find).
4. Sound Machine - I picked this up after Emmy was a few weeks old. It wasn't just for her, it was for my sanity as well. I found myself staying awake, listening for every breath as she slept in her crib next to my bed. If I was able to fall asleep, I would wake up every time she made a sound. We bought this to help us and it turns out it helps her too. She goes to bed before us and wakes up after us, with our banging around and the dog and cat chasing each other down the hall... it's good to know she is in her own little happy world with this guy on. Sad part was that Joe and I missed it in our room after she moved to her nursery. Solution? Keep video monitor on all night, we get the sound machine too.
5. Video Monitor - Joe's dad picked this up at Sams I think. It's perfect. The night vision is great, the B&W screen is large enough to capture the whole crib but still keep enough detail to see if her eyes are open. We keep it charged and running all night, it allows us to watch movies and eat dinner with music playing without straining to hear her and we can always peek at her to see if she's really waking up or just wiggling. I can't wait till she gets a little older and we can spy on her playing when she's supposed to be sleeping!
6. Carseat Toys - These are easy to find at target, amazon and walmart and are great to keep her entertained while shopping. It was also really fun to see her face the first time she realized it was there, it had been hanging above her for weeks and suddenly she saw it and lit up, just staring wide-eyed at her new friend.
7. MAM pacifier - We almost ended up going with the gumdrop/soothie but received this one as a gift and liked the shape better and luckily Emmy took it. They have been great for helping her fall asleep at night or to hold her off when we are trying to get her next bottle ready.
8. Booginhead pacifier clip - The BEST and only clip you need. It fits all pacifiers (and I mean all - I haven't found one this thing can't fit) and is well made. The price is excellent so I can't emphasize this enough: buy it.
These might seem like really obvious, really basic needs. They are. Babies are so basic. The most entertaining things for her right now are her hands, our faces and the tv. She is happy if we talk to her and let her entertain herself. I will do another Top 5 post for my favorite travel items. I move around with lil' bit a lot and have figured out what I really need and what I can dump because my back is killing me, my hands are always full, and I can't carry one more damn thing.
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