Posts tagged baby prep
Baby's First Bath

There are so many sweet firsts to savor when baby arrives! Among my favorites? Baby's first bath. With my firstborn, I had envisioned placing her into our cute little whale tub we had — the baby bath with a mesh sling — for a gentle little sponge bath. But I quickly discovered a much cozier alternative, for both baby and me: bathing together! Read on to learn why and how I shared baby’s first bath — and watch a sweet little video clip, too!

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First Baby List, Second Baby List | A Comparison, and a Confession: We didn’t use half of the stuff we thought we would

Parents-to-be and veteran parents alike are bombarded with all kinds of ads for baby. I found myself overwhelmed by choice overload with Baby #1. What would I actually need? When it came down to it, much of what was on our registry for Baby #1 we rarely (or never…) even used at all. So with that, I give you: What I gathered in anticipation of my firstborn, what we actually used, what we added to our collection, and what we never used at all — and how our previous experience is impacting our preparation for Baby #2.

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