This post is dedicated to my friend,
Laura.
:)
She is the researcher type, and now that she is pregnant she
is in full interview and research gear.
So in thinking of her, I decided to make a list of my favorite baby
things. Some are things we did
together and others are just things.
Here we go!
Prenatal Yoga – With Addie I did this at the
Yoga Center ofMinneapolis, and with Max I simply continued the Vinyasa class I was currently
taking. These classes helped me to
decompress, focus my breathing, connect with my babies, and build a community
of other expecting mamas.
Baby Yoga – I also did this at the Yoga Center of
Minneapolis with Addie, but they discontinued offering those classes but soled
the rights to them to
Blooma (where I did BYOB with Max). Baby Yoga is what I would rank as the
#1 item on this list. It got me
moving again right at 6 weeks, helped me to connect with other new moms, and
most importantly, my babies. I
also learned things like baby massage, and different stretches and poses that
helped with Addie’s colic. That
alone made this priceless!
Breast feeding – So many good reasons for this and rewards
from it, I can’t even begin to list them all.
Baby food – I purchased one jar of baby food total in my
life. With the help of our magic
bullet and
Le Petit Appetit I made all of Max and Addie’s food. They are now two healthy children who
are great eaters and I have to believe that feeding them fresh real food
contributed to this.
Hotsling/Moby Wrap/Bjorn – Baby wearing items
Sleep Sacks/Gowns – Great newborn sleepwear
Dwell Studio receiving blankets – larger than normal
receiving blankets, which made swaddling much easier
Crib Aquarium – Gave the kids something to do when they woke
up in the morning (they both still stay in bed until at least 7!)
I realize that this is not a complete list, and does not
include all must-have items, but these were just a few things that may get left
off of a standard list that made a big positive difference in our lives!
Before I finish, in committing to be honest, I do have to
add my most hated item – our Baby Trend jog stroller. If I had to do it all over again I would have purchased a
slightly used BOB on craigslist.
Speaking of strollers, the last favorite item I will add to this list is
our
Burley. Now having two kids it
is great to use as a double stroller and has opened a whole new biking world to
us.
And there you have it… A Few of My Favorite Things!