Top Ten Favorite Baby Items

I've been thinking of what are the items we use the most since having Wyatt. Here's my list:

1. The Diaper Genie. We actually fill it with office style trash bags instead of their bagging system, but having an air tight container for the diapers is priceless. A big plus: the hands-free lid has saved us from near-disasters and works better than most regular trash bins.

2. Boon Grass and Stem drying rack. We wash a ton of bottles, every day, all the time. This drying rack is a life saver. It's a space-saver that's also nice to look at.

3. Boppy. Despite being designed as a pillow for mom (how most of our friends use it), we haven't really used it that way. We've used it almost exclusively for propping our little one up while he sits on the floor. He hangs out on this every morning and every afternoon.

4. The Graco Car Seat. I like this system and found it fairly easy to set up. It clicks in and out easily and if you don't have a base, it's easy to strap in. What I really love is the next thing, which is tied to it:

5. The Graco stroller to to with the car seat. It folds up easily and clicks right in. This makes it easy to get W into his stoller if we need to get going. We didn't initially get this and have found it worth the investment. Tip: When dining out, this makes a much cleaner option than the gross upside-down high chair.

6. Infant Optics Portable Video Baby Monitor. Of course, we use this daily. Strangely, we really enjoy watching our LO sleep. He's pretty cute.

7. The Infantino Twist and Fold Activity Gym. He loves to play on this. The mirror is not even worth putting up, but he grabs for the rings and likes to bat at the monkey and giraffe. You can limit the number of items on the mobile and ad more as your baby grows, which is a nice option for those of us working on Montessori.

8. The Pack and Play with the Bassinet. The first few weeks, it was great to have this in our room. He naps in the base of this occasionally. This has been a really helpful addition to our house. 

9. We use the Medela bottles. Having extra nipples and collars is invaluable because we get to spend more time with our LO and batch wash a bunch all at once.

10. The baby teether ball. As W starts teething, he has been enjoying this more and more. It's easy for him to hold and keep his hands as he grows.