Top 10 List for this New Mom

 

1. Ty absolutely loves these pacifiers. He has used the since day one, literally. I am so glad that I brought one with me to the hospital! They did give him a soothie but he just couldn't seem to keep it in his little mouth. He has also never been a happier little baby! He has also converted two other little ones to the dark side of the adorable styles and comfort of the MAM pacifier.

2. This timer is amazing for the breastfeeding mother, especially. However, it can be just as useful for a bottle feeding mother. It tracks diaper changes, bottle feedings/ nursings, sleep, and anything else you would like. It also has an alarm on it and will keep track of what side you last nursed on. This thing was like my nanny for six months, all I had to do was look at it and see what he needed no memory needed on my part ( which was good because at 3am I am not really that good at remembering anything). When he had thrush I set the timer on it so we would never miss a dose of medicine, we got rid of the thrush quickly and it never came back! My sister joked with me that taking care of a child didn't require a timer because it was easy enough already, well guess who carries one in her diaper bag every day? Yes, she does and loves it! Child care might not be brain surgery but why not make it easy on ourselves if we can. :)

3. The boppy pillow totally saved my back while breast feeding, I even brought it to the hospital with me! It is helpful to use when holding them to help support their weight, not just for mom but for anyone. My husband uses this when he feeds bottles to Ty. We have also used it for things that the manufacturer says not to on the label ( sleeping, laying, playing ) I believe these are okay if you keep a close eye on them, just don't tell on me. lol

4. This Precious Planet Projection Mobile has been a life saver. Ty finds it so entertaining and you do not have to wind it by hand, it even had a remote control. I could just lay him down and turn it on and go shower and get ready for work. It would stay on for 20 minutes I believe and if it went off I could just walk to the door and just hit the little remote button and finish getting ready. Now that I stay home with him, when it is time to go to sleep I lay him in bed an turn it on and let him watch it and play till he falls asleep and it works like a charm the majority of the time. When they out grow the mobile part and can pull up on it you can take it off and it will still project onto the ceiling giving it a longer time of use than most other mobiles on the market!

5. There are many baby carriers on the market these days and the one that most appealed to me was the Moby Wrap. I really liked how you could use it in multiple different ways, I mean they even have ways so you can wear both twins at one time! I think the only downside to it is getting used to tying it at first, however with the newer Moby Wrap D being shorter it really creates a lot more ease of use for the product. I really liked it though, I think it really drew to my creative side. This has been really helpful for us, I have used it grocery shopping, doing home work, and doing dishes, anything I have done before I can easily do with Ty also. The closeness soothes him to if he is cranky or not feeling good and it had a tendency to put him to sleep.

6.We use the Bumbo Seat all the time at this house, and for many different things. We use it to just hang out and play in, we use it to feed Ty in, we have used it multiple times for photo opportunities, and just recently we started using it for bath time since he out grew his tub. I think this is an all around great product.

7. Ty gets so excited when he sees his fresh food baby feeder coming; he always knows he is in for a tasty treat. These things are wonderful inventions: you place regular fresh food in the mesh bag and your child chews and sucks on it. It helps to keep them from chocking because they can only get pieces that will fit through the mesh. Ty has gotten to try so many new foods this way: strawberries, peaches (fresh from our tree), potato, avocado, banana, green beans, and mandarin orange. Anything we eat I try to let him try, which he loves to do.

These next three products have helped out our home lives so much through out the last eight-ish months. They are all so easily moved from place to place, and are moved daily. We use them in the kitchen while doing dishes, in the laundry room when we do laundry, and in the computer room when I do home work. They are just all around great products.

8. We still use this Precious Planet Snow Globe Bouncer even with Ty being almost 8 months old, I think he likes it even more now. The music and lights on this seat really attracted me to it and they do the same for him. It has really grown with him as he has developed: at first we didn't even use the toy bar, then he just watched and listened, now he can interact with it, and turn the music on by moving the whale. He is actually in it right now!

9. I love this Precious Planet Cradle Swing, it swings two different ways, plays a total of three different songs or sound, and has a cute little animal mobile. The only thing I wish ours had was an AC adapter option so we didn't only have to use batteries. However, two points to make on that. 1. We have only had to replace the batteries once since he was born and that was last month, so not that bad on batteries. 2. They now make it with the AC option. With Ty's heavier weight it doesn't swing quite as well anymore but he still loves it so we aren't retiring quite yet.

10. As you have probably seen from the previously posted video Ty really seems to like his Precious Planet Jumperoo. This thing has so many activities for them to do, with a seat that rotates they can move to all the different toys on it and the stuffed animals hanging above. This is one of his current favorites, there is never a dull moment when he is in it.

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A BIG new first!

Ty has been working very hard on his verbal skills, making lots of noise that is. These last couple of days he has began repeating a certain syllable, and today he has turned that into a word. Since I am his mother you can almost guess what I want that to be. Of course it is "dada" (mom never gets her way lol)! When he first started doing this a few days ago Griffen brought it to my attention and I didn't believe him (haha), but now it has gotten even clearer and there is no hiding that my sons first word is "dada". I am super excited though, and a little nervous because from here on out he isn't ever going to stop talking. :)

In other Ty news, we are getting very close to crawling. He moves around quite well; he just hasn't mastered getting up on his knees yet. He moves in circles really quickly and can slowly get across the floor to what he wants. Once he gets this down, WATCH OUT mom and "dada".

Ty Jumping

Here is the video I promised of Ty in his Jumperoo! Hope you enjoy!

The Great Outdoors

So I have always wanted to do a mini photo shoot with Ty outdoors in just some overalls and his little bumbo seat. Yesterday, I decided to do this and I think it turned out fantastic. He was such a good sport for mommy. We only had one little mishap other than him getting hungry and tired, and that was when a snake decide to venture right on through our little area and slither right under Ty. Not that either of them seemed to mind, but my mom freaked! I did all his pictures with my 35 mm camera that I got a few years back and one of my sisters used my digital to get some colored ones since I only had some free black and white film on hand.

In other baby news Ty has learned a few new tricks: pinching ( thankfully not very hard, yet), how to stick out his tongue which is very cute, to reach for me when I go to pick him up, and how to growl. He changes a little everyday, I feel so blessed to be able to spend this time with him.