For Melinda: Baby Crap I Like

Baby Crap I Like:

Melinda. I have no idea what your price range is or really what you're interested in but here are some things I love.

Baby Hawk - this is a baby carrier you tie on. It's insanely comfortable and Beebs loved/loves being in it. I loved picking out the fabric too. You can make it reversible so you get even more options. These are pricey but I love mine. You can give a certificate so the person you're buying for can pick their own fabrics too.

Swing - Beebs LOVED her swing. So did we!! haha. Lots of different swings.

California Baby anything - I'm such a sucker for this stuff. I rarely buy it but damn it smells good. I love the calming and I love you baby bath. The diaper cream is my favorite diaper cream. Oh and the calendula cream is super awesome for baby and mamas. I like to rub a little on my face, under my eyes and stuff. If your mama friend doesn't have an ounce of hippie in her she might not like these scents.

Play Mat - this is the one we have. Beebs enjoyed it a lot.

Little Hoot - cute book. :) there's also little pea, little oink. amy rosenthal does cute stuff!!

Swaddler - We received this as a gift and it's great but sometimes Beebs liked sleeping in it and sometimes not. She's been an arms & legs free kind of girl from the beginning. It's super easy to swaddle in this though when you're like half asleep and it stays pretty secure/snug. (These look cute too - err, I love the prints!!)

Itzbeen - I heard I would like this but we're not really timer people. I know some Type A's that would enjoy this. I would throw it.

The First 1000 Days - Man. I LOVE anything Nikki McClure does. This book is so lovely and so perfect for writing in. You don't feel like you're going to mar its lovely pages by jotting and drawing and scribbling about your baby all over it. I have sucked at writing in this but I love it! the one entry (oh my gosh! mom of the year!) is under First Laugh, August 1. She has more fun kids' books too.

Avent - wide neck bottles. I breastfeed but when I'm at work, Beebs has gotten bottles. I tried a whole bunch and got a little obsessive about finding the coolest most breast-like one. These were given to us as a gift from one of my co-workers and they have been the ones we have always used even after trying 800 others. They make BPA free ones. Beebs had no problems going back and forth between these and breast. I was looking for wide neck on their website..maybe it's called the Natural Feeder? Either way, big wide nipple.

Trumpette Socks - we had the Cheeritoes (one sock is striped, the other is polka dots - box set). Beebs wore these every day. They're just cute. :)

Speesees - Love their stuff. All of it. Every last drop. We got a natural teether here that Beebs still loves to gnaw on. We also have a bib from here that is super thick and durable. Still looks great after a zillion washes. (cute mobile!)

Melinda, this is where I evaluate my list and see that maybe it's not that helpful? Ha. I keep thinking ok, super useful gadgets.. I guess we don't own any gadgety stuff really. We're simpletons. My friend LOVED having a little bottle mixer whirler thing for formula. We used a wipes warmer for awhile but then it was just annoying and I felt like Beebs should be introduced to the cruel cruel world.

Earth's Best - We really loved their variety of baby foods and I always thought it would be fun to give/receive one of their sampler cases.

Happy Baby Food - same thing - they have great cereals (frozen baby food that you won't be giving at a shower but..still..cool!)

Nerdling onesie - I always really wanted this.

Gowns - handy if they're easy to get over the head! We had some that were torture. I've always coveted Kate Quinn stuff but honestly do not own any. heh. These look SO soft and cozy.

Zutano - Love their Itzy Bitzy newborn line. The prints and colors and very very mixy matchy. Beebs came home in one of their outfits.

Soft Landing - great, non-toxic stuff.

Hope you've made it this far.

Sophie - this is one of the first things we bought for Beebs while she was still nestled in the ol' womb. (like i'm just a regular baby factory) -- She still loves this. I love it. Cute, great to chew on, squeaks, adorable, etc. Sophie! Roommate once made fun of paying so much for a teether but..worth it!

Boon - pretty cute stuff. We have the sippy cup which looks weird and people always wonder what the hell it is but it's easy for Beebs to hold, doesn't leak all over the place and doesn't have an annoying valve or something. We also have the snack ball - love it. These won't be immediately used for a baby but...soon enough!! It's fun to have baby gifts around that come in handy a few months down the road. We had a stash of those items and it'd be like oh cool, let's open this one now! Delayed satisfaction. Target carries some Boon stuff, a couple bath things, the cup & snack ball, the spoons & baby food squirter. I haven't tried the spoons or squirter. haha. squirter.

Grow with me walker - something we love now - got this when she was about 9 months old so she could start walking around with it. Versatile, sturdy, will last for years, changes.

Inhabitots - man they just link CUTE stuff.

Co-sleeper - we used this when she was tiny. Now she gets 3/4 of the bed and we share the last 1/4.

Combi - stroller and car seat from here. LOVE them both. love love.

American Apparel Kids - Super soft, super durable, very very washable, very easy to mix/match. We bought Beebs all diff color karate pants/onesies, a beanie, some long sleeve, some short sleeve. Wonderful!! I purchased from Amazon, it was cheaper.

MightyJunior - always links to things I covet or buy. ha. Here are some of their links for things babies 0-1 might like. :) -- love those Spanish blocks, Baby update cards, Once a year baby book, growth charts and I'm dying over the gorgeous letterpress alphabet prints. ((also see Mighty Goods and Mighty Haus))

Footprint kit - this looks sweet.

I'm pretty confident the baby needs these, Melinda. I've got some great stuff for my nephew from Knuckleheads.

I feel like I missed the mark some on this list. I feel like I've included anything we used the hell out of. Oh here's the highchair we have and love and use daily - since she was little little. We got it on sale though. Trust that I drooled over gorgeous pieces from Switzerland or something but this is the one we use. heh. I guess people usually register for those big items anyway. I always heard good things about Phil & Teds MeToo chair.

Let me know if you pick anything from this list!!

Here's a WAY cooler/more concise list from Maggie at MightyGirl!! I love this list and looked at it while pregnant and indeed purchased some of these items. Maggie's got her stuff together, man. OOooh, glass bottles! And a nursing cover is essential (err, was to me). I was super picky about the fabric though so I don't think someone else could've picked this for me as a gift. I love the idea of putting together a nursing kid. Ok, I'm going to delete my entire list now because you have everything you need with Maggie's list.

* Some Toddler things too!!