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Spitfire
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07-18-2002

Thursday, September 14, 2006 - 8:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Spitfire a private message Print Post    
Oh my Enbwife you must be so excited....and kinda sad right now seeing as Nate must be there right now. I love the picture with the bike. Nate looks like a tall boy.

Danzdol Dylan is a very handsome boy...love the eyes. BTW mom looks great to!

Danzdol
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04-21-2001

Thursday, September 14, 2006 - 2:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Danzdol a private message Print Post    
LOL!! thanks...he is a total sweetie.

Enbwife
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08-14-2000

Sunday, September 24, 2006 - 6:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Enbwife a private message Print Post    
1 week and counting before I go back to work. Nate is in JK now and doing well. He takes the bus and seems to enjoy it. Starr is doing better at pre-school - less crying; more fun. This week I have so much to do to get my house ready. Also, we are right in the middle of a house renovation. Neil and his business partner are building an addition on the front of our house, to add another bedroom. It's coming along well, but it's a little crazy with all the construction. When it rains, it pours around here I tell ya. :-)

Spitfire
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07-18-2002

Sunday, September 24, 2006 - 7:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Spitfire a private message Print Post    
New bedroom for a new addition?

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Sunday, September 24, 2006 - 7:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
New moms, here's a question: (Or anyone who might know) Does anyone know what the difference is between a regular baby swing and the Fisher Price glider? Especially a swing that swings both ways?

Thanks in advance.





Danzdol
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04-21-2001

Sunday, September 24, 2006 - 7:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Danzdol a private message Print Post    
not me but the 2nd one looks so cool! I wish they had that when Dylan was tiny....

Spitfire
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07-18-2002

Monday, September 25, 2006 - 11:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Spitfire a private message Print Post    
Other than the obvious that one is a glider and one is a swing....no not me either.
I just have a cheap wind up swing from a yard sale but it does it's job well.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Monday, September 25, 2006 - 11:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
The Ocean wonders swing is great. It rocks two ways. All the babies I've known have really like it. I also have the flutter and chime bouncer, which Emmie is too big for now, but she loved that too. I had both and the bouncer was great because I could stick her in it in the bathroom while I was in the shower, or doing my hair, or using the facilities, etc.

Get a bouncer that plays music and vibrates, you won't be sorry.



I can provide a list for you of the things I couldn't do without if you'd like?

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Monday, September 25, 2006 - 11:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Escapee, go ahead and post your list!

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Monday, September 25, 2006 - 11:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
Ok, I am going to run to lunch, but I will as soon as I get back.

Cinnamongirl
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01-10-2001

Monday, September 25, 2006 - 12:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cinnamongirl a private message Print Post    
Julie, whats the price difference of those two? They both would do the trick...easily. The only benefit I guess would be that the glider looks way more portable...from room to room. That could be a big plus.

I love knowing what moms like best... can't-live-without stuff.....

waits patiently for escapee....

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Monday, September 25, 2006 - 12:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
I think the price diff is about $10. Personally I'm guessing the difference is like the difference between a rocking chair and a glider. Probably doesn't make a big diff to the baby...

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Monday, September 25, 2006 - 1:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
For Feeding/Nursing
Newborn:
Lansinoh Nursing Pads
Soothies gel patches for sore nipples

Any single breast pump with a car adapter for quick easy pumping anywhere.
Playtex Vent Air Bottles

Playtex gentle nurser with the DROP IN liners.

Nuby brand infant pacifiers
Older Baby:
Divided baby bowl with suction cup bottom.
Avent feeding system, sippy cup.
Mesh feeding bags with easy grip ring.

Bibsters. I love Bibsters.

Diapering and Bathing:
Newborn
Pampers Swaddlers (they are softer for the new babies)
Huggies Supreme
Pampers Newborn Wipes
Huggies Sensitive Skin Wash and Lotion
Desitine Creamy
No Powder
Older Baby
Pamper's Cruisers or Huggies Supreme.
Huggies Nourishing wipes (for sensitive skin, use sensitive wipes)
Playtex Bedtime Lavendar Bath and Lotion
Desitine Creamy or Johnsons 3 in 1.

Wipe Warmer
Disposable Changing Pads

Also, on an older baby if the rash is persisint, put a little neosporin on it, works really well at clearing it up.

Sleeping:
Buy a flat crib pad as well as a fitted crib pad, both waterproof. The flat one can be used as the get older and in large beds ESPECIALLY during potty training, they can also be used as a changing pad or on a changing table.

Swaddle Me adjustable wrap


Sleep positioner (Great for newbies)


Slumber Bear


Get a boppy pillow, use it for nursing, baby support, etc.




Okay, now for the fun stuff:

The cradle
Carry me Near 5 in 1 Sleep System


The Car Seat and stroller


High Chair


Swing


Bouncer


Travel Play Yard


Also I don't know what I'd do without my carseat protector that goes on the seat of the car under the car seat.

I am sure there is more.....I will have to post more later.

ETA: A rocking recliner is much better than a glider.

Scooterrific
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07-08-2005

Monday, September 25, 2006 - 1:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    
Wow...my DD was deprived..I'm feeling guilty. :-(

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Monday, September 25, 2006 - 2:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Great list Escapee!

Now when you are listing high chair, travel play yard, etc, are you recommending the particular ones you show, or just high chair, travel yard in general? Do you have a favorite high chair?

A bouncy chair is a bouncy chair (as long as it vibrates).

Do you have any favorites of any of the other things you listed?

I like a stroller tall (as I am 5'9"). There was this one umbrella one that i loved cuz it had expandable handles so I could walk and take long strides without hunching over or stepping into the back of it. But they don't make it anymore. Anyone know of anything like that? (In an umbrella type stroller)

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Monday, September 25, 2006 - 2:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
Everthing I listed were the exact one I prefer. With DD1 I tried one thing and with DD2 I tried something else. These are a compilation of thing I, my sister and two of my best friends tried and loved (we swapped between kids there are 8 kids between us)
I am also 5'9, and this stroller was plenty tall enough. I now have the Graco Duo Glide double stroller because my kiddies are little and one can't walk and the one runs off.

Cinnamongirl
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01-10-2001

Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 9:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cinnamongirl a private message Print Post    
I have this high chair and LOVE it..

Link

I also love the playtex bottles with drop ins.

I had the playyard with bassinet and change table but got rid of it and just got a cheap playpen and a regular change table. For me it just worked better.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 10:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Cin and Escapee
With the highchairs you like, can you remove the tray with one hand? (Very important when you have one arm full of a messy baby and you want to put the messy high chair tray in the sink...)

Cinnamongirl
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01-10-2001

Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 1:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cinnamongirl a private message Print Post    
Hmmmm, nope. I tried and found it really hard to do. Would be worse with a baby in one arm thats for sure.

Its never been an issue for me though, I just clean the tray at a later time.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 1:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
I could. Also the one I have has a removable top tray. Makes it easier for washing. That would be something to try out in the stores.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 1:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Thanks Cinnamon and Escapee! Escapee, what brand is yours?

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 1:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
WOW! I was just reading through here and I feel like a really bad mom. Travis was really deprived. He did not have a fancy stroller (he did have a umbrella stroller), a playpen (of any kind) or a bouncy chair. He did have a swing but he hated it. My lifesaver, which would get me turned into CPS now, was his walker. As long as he was upright and mobile, he was fine.

I remember when I registered at Babies R Us, I walked into the store and to my immediate left are 2 rows of nothing but baby bottles. It took me an hour to decided which ones to register for. This was at the time the bottles came out that are bent. If I had a dime for every time a person said "I see you put the bottle in the dishwasher," I'd be rich.

I did have one of the first Diaper Genies, but it was hardly ever in same room I needed it.

I also remember that I had to have the 1-2-3 high chair, which proved to be a nightmare because of all the little crevices that have to be cleaned out. I wished more than once that I had just gone with the old-fashioned wooden kind.

Sorry for the interruption. Back to regular programming.

Cinnamongirl
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01-10-2001

Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 1:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cinnamongirl a private message Print Post    
Yeah, mine comes with a couple tray tops too but they're in a closet somewhere....I haven't needed them yet. I imagine I will when he gets older and messier...yikes

Scooterrific
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07-08-2005

Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 1:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    
Thanks NT...I don't feel so alone anymore..was getting ready to turn myself in to Child Welfare. :-)

Cinnamongirl
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01-10-2001

Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 1:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cinnamongirl a private message Print Post    
Native---I wish I had one of those walkers...thats what my guys all about now.. upright and mobile and its just sooooooo tiring chasing after him.