baby gear.

i just wanted to share our favorite things for the time being.  i like seeing posts like this, so i figured someone out there might like to see this one!

1.  dr. brown's wide-neck bottles, 2. Summer Infant Video Monitor, 3. Fischer Price Snug-a-Bunny Swing

4.  Aiden and Aines swaddle blankets, 5.  Bath Luve, 6.  Nap Nanny

 1.  bottles - we originally tried the standard dr. brown's bottles but switched at about 4 weeks because she started to have difficulty latching on to them.  the wide-neck bottles have a little different nipple which flattens out more at the base, resembling a natural 'boob'.  she's done great with the dr. brown bottles and actually spits up less with a bottle than she does when I nurse.  hmmm...

2.  monitor - two mommy friends recommended this monitor.  drew has been in her room since 3 weeks because i would wake up to every.little.noise she made and this monitor has been so handy!  if i knew those first few weeks what i know now about drew, i'd get more sleep and i wouldn't have picked her up in the middle of the night so much.  we've learned that if her eyes are closed and she's grunting and making noises, she w i l l go back to sleep.

3.  swing - always puts her to sleep if she's ready but fighting it.  love that it plugs in [doesn't guzzle batteries] and love that you can change the direction of the swing.

4.  blankets - these are light and airy for summer, great to cover her up when out and about, excellent hooter-hiders and the perfect size for swaddling.  love.

5.  luve - my mom got me this bath luve and drew loves it.  i love baths and i know if you're not totally submerged or covered up, you get c.o.l.d.  this is basically a giant washcloth that covers baby's chest and shoulders.  we love it.

6.  nap nanny - we have a love/hate relationship.  we originally bought it because she wasn't sleeping well in the pack'n'play early on.  she would also spit up in her sleep, so i was uber nervous to lay her flat.  and while she seems to sleep well in it [6+ hours five nights last week!], i am a little nervous about the transition out of it.  she can't sleep in it forever.  i've tried a few naps without it.  just her on her back, in some kind of swaddler.  naps last, maybe, 20 minutes.  i will keep trying... 

i will leave you with another pic taken by amy at glory photography.

makes the delta zeta in me smile...

 

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