a few of our favorite things

  

 

One of the reasons I started this blog was so that I could look back on these first months of motherhood and remember what life looked like. I want to remember all of the little details and firsts. I want to remember his moods and the things he liked and didn't like and how Will and I felt about taking on this new adventure.

Furniture: When we brought J-man home from the hospital I was super nervous about where he would sleep. I knew I wanted him near by but was too anxious to have him in our bed (or even let Will nap with him on the couch). Because of his little bit of reflux, being flat on his back wasn't an option either. Enter the nuna leaf. This thing was seriously a life saver our first few weeks at home. We would swaddle Jack really tight and just kind of set him in the straps like a lock and key (see picture above). The leaf sat right beside the bed and when he would start stirring, I would just give him a couple of pushes--it isn't battery powered, so no loud noises, and uses the weight of the baby to keep it in motion--and he would usually go back to sleep. We seriously love this thing. Now that he's bigger he uses it to watch his light show, a.k.a the TV, while I make my coffee in the mornings.

Once he got a little older and we realized he would sleep 5+ hours on his stomach, we moved him to his baby bjorn bassinet beside our bed. I picked this one out because, unlike a lot of bassinets, it wasn't bulky and ugly and the mesh siding and organic mattress made me feel a lot more comfortable about letting him sleep on his belly.

Now he sleeps in our bed. Yep, we break all the rules around here.

Clothes: I've always thought that babies should look like babies until they're not babies anymore. There is nothing that makes me more uncomfortable than seeing an infant in jeans. Seriously, who wants to sleep in jeans? With J-man we're all about the comfort. And the fewer snaps, the better cause this little dude hates being naked and will let you know quick. Our favorites are kissy kissy and kickee pants. They're super soft and come in solid colors and a few cute patterns. Now that he's sleeping with us, he just sleeps in a plain gerber onesie because he gets super hot from all the body heat. And that's basically his wardrobe! If we're going to church or a wedding or something then I'm a like the little bubbles because you can see his chunky thighs. But that doesn't happen much with a two month old.

Diapers: Seventh Generation are my favorite. They're all natural, non-bleached, etc, etc. We've tried the Honest Co. diapers and I like them alright. Some of the designs are a lot cuter than the light brown color of the SG diapers, but I have commitment issues and don't want to subscribe to a diaper service.

Feeding: We use Dr. Browns glass bottles. I like that we can just but them directly in his bottle warmer, or if we're out somewhere a pot of hot water, and they heat up really quickly. Plus you don't have to worry about any of the plastic stuff leaking into the milk or whatever it is that you're supposed to worry about giving your baby cancer.

Kiinde milk storage bags and bottle warmer. I like these because they have a twist top and they stand up by themselves in the refrigerator. You can also put the bag directly in the warmer or put the milk in a bottle first and then warm it. We bought the Kiinde bottles too but J wasn't a fan.

Etc: We love his pottery barn sherpa stroller blanket. It's really cozy for him and if you use the side that isn't fuzzy, it's not too hot.

Aiden and Anais bibs. Wasn't crazy about the blankets but the bibs are super soft and really big which I like.

Nuna pipa car seat. Seriously the best thing ever. It's very lightweight, easy to install in the car, made out of a really cool almost memory foam material and it looks awesome ;)

The only toy he's really been into yet is his play gym thing from ikea. He also likes a little musical inchworm stuffed thing? But for the most part he just likes to look at his mom and dad.