Shopping List for G

Since G is getting QUITE active and eating 2-3 solid food meals/day (in addition to full-time nursing every 3 hours– this kid is a bottomless pit!), I’ve been brainstorming/online shopping for a few essentials. I could really use help with some of them, though, from the Mommies who have been there and done that (aka, Courtney, Becks, Beth, Morielle, Steph, Paige).

I just bought two books from half.com, 75 cents each!

Filled with activities for active babies! Color coded by age, up to 1 year old.

More theory than practice, but supposed to help one understand how a baby's mind processes information, in order to tailor your own games/activities

Also needed:

A safety rail for our bed: G co-sleeps with me a lot lately, so much that when we lay him in his crib, he primarily sleeps on his right side, since that’s how he faces me to nurse/sleep! He will even roll around, eyes closed, until he finds something he can snuggle up against while laying on his right side (makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, since he’s obviously looking for me, even in his sleep!).

This one has a little guard on the inside to protect entrapment between the bed and rail

Feeding Utensils: At a complete loss on these. I guess, perhaps, I want too many things, all in one product? I’d like wood, but BPA free plastic would be fine too. I’d also like something dishwasher safe, that ISN’T made of plant fibers with a max. 10 uses! Sorry, that’s random, but there are such products! How do I avoid paying $10/bowl/spoon? We have many Babys R Us and Targets around here, but I’m thinking amazon will have to be the solution…

Currently, I have 3 bowls and 4 spoons, but since G eats around 3 meals a day (and I always mix his fruit or veggie with 3-4 tbsp. of oatmeal, since, you know, he’s ALWAYS HUNGRY!), I’m handwashing constantly. If I forget, the oatmeal gets all crusty. I’d like to have at least 8 bowls and spoons so I can throw them in the dishwasher and not worry about it!

Toys: G is fast outgrowing his exersaucer, and, frankly, now that he’s pretty mobile, I feel bad putting him in it, since it limits his movement. I want him to be building muscles and independence through exploration! I know that babies play with the *oddest* things and are happy, but not many of ours are very child-friendly….

I am very much a fan of wood toys…I still have to post a picture of the awesome, heirloom quality wooden toys that Auntie Autumn had hand-made for lil G! They are incredible!

Also, I greatly prefer fewer toys with better quality. We only have 6-8 toys for him right now, and I’d rather not exceed 20 toys total, at least not this year!

Later tomorrow, I am on my way to buy this from a mom on Craigslist for $20:

 

Also, I have my sights set on the Melissa and Doug Chomp and Clack Push Toy, since so many of you recommended it! But he’s not quite ready for that (although, at this rate, give him a few weeks!).

And, better late than never, I’d like to get him some BPA free stacking cups.

Diapers: Pretty soon, we are going to need the next size up Bummis prefolds! I can tell that G’s gained a lot of weight in the past month– he feels much heavier. His current size of prefold says it goes from 5-20 pounds, but the next size up goes from 15-40. I think we’d be better off in the next size, seeing as I have to double them up now at night to keep leaks from happening! Also, update: the new diaper covers I bought because I was sick of blowouts have been working marvelously! I think the double gussets of Thirsties Duo covers are the bomb.

Alright! Weigh in! I want book, almost-walker toys, feeding supplies etc. recommendations, asap!