arcadia
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Time to Get to It.
Posted: 11-18-06 19:59pm
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It's about time that .I start getting
things for .Gabe... But .I'm not sure
what kinds of things to start getting! I
know .I'm getting at least 1 baby shower,
but .I don't know what people
traditionally get as gifts.. So .I'm kind
of lost as to what .I should get for
myself. &.I don't want to rely on
people getting me stuff .I really
essentially need for him. I want to make
sure .I have everything .I need
&everything .I want for him.
So .I'm thinking like, crib, travel
system, car seat (we another for .Chris's
car), high chair...?
Do you guys have any websites with lists,
or lists of your own of essential big
items .I should start getting?
I already feel like .I'm behind on getting
stuff for him, since .I only have a few
clothes &that's it. So any ideas you
guys can give me would be awesome! I feel
totally overwhelmed right now!
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Nataliachick7
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Posted: 11-18-06 20:01pm
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You need a swing. Trust me.
I got the ocean wonders cradle swing at my
shower.
It goes side to side as well, which my son
liked much better than swinging the
traditional way when he was a newborn.
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Nataliachick7
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arcadia
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Posted: 11-18-06 20:04pm
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I looooooove the .Ocean .Wonders stuff!
Once .Chris &.I have our own place,
the nursery theme is going to be ocean!
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Bridget
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Posted: 11-18-06 20:08pm
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We have the ocean wonders swing too but
finn doesn't really like it. I'm hoping
he'll like it eventually. The new line by
fisher price is rainforest and the swing
is pretty much the same as the ocean one
but you can plug it in.
He does like his bouncy chair though, it's
the fisher price sensory selections one.
He likes to sit in it with the vibration
on and the music playing.
My number 1 thing that I almost didn't get
but i'm soooo glad I did is my boppy. I
use it when i'm feeding him and he also
loves to just sit up in it or sleep in it.
I want to get another just so I don't
have to carry it all over the house with
me.
Are you going to register?
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arcadia
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Posted: 11-18-06 20:10pm
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I think so- we just aren't too sure where
to register at! Target and/or toys r us,
probably.
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Nataliachick7
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Posted: 11-18-06 20:13pm
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Man! My son hated the bouncy at first and
loved the swing. Now he likes both.
He is 6 months now and still loves his
swing, sadly though, he is about to
outgrow it:(
i didnt know they made a kind you could
plug in! Thats not fair!!
These swings eat up the batteries like
crazy!! If I had a choice at the time I
would def. Pick the kind you can plug in.
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SamanthaM
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Posted: 11-18-06 20:27pm
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| nataliachick7
wrote: | you need a swing. Trust
me.
I got the ocean wonders cradle swing at my
shower.
It goes side to side as well, which my son
liked much better than swinging the
traditional way when he was a
newborn. |
ethan hated his swing.
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Bridget
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Posted: 11-18-06 20:27pm
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| nataliachick7
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i didnt know they made a kind you could
plug in! Thats not fair!!
These swings eat up the batteries like
crazy!! If I had a choice at the time I
would def. Pick the kind you can plug
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i know! I saw it like 2 days after i'd
put the ocean wonders swing together and
thrown out the packaging, otherwise I
would've exchanged it for the plug-in one.
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Nataliachick7
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Posted: 11-18-06 20:33pm
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| samantham
wrote: | | nataliachick7
wrote: | you need a swing. Trust
me.
I got the ocean wonders cradle swing at my
shower.
It goes side to side as well, which my son
liked much better than swinging the
traditional way when he was a
newborn. |
ethan hated his
swing. |
our doctor recommended one, because she
said babies love rhythmic motions, and my
son does.
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SamanthaM
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Posted: 11-18-06 20:39pm
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| nataliachick7
wrote: | | samantham
wrote: | | nataliachick7
wrote: | you need a swing. Trust
me.
I got the ocean wonders cradle swing at my
shower.
It goes side to side as well, which my son
liked much better than swinging the
traditional way when he was a
newborn. |
ethan hated his
swing. |
our doctor recommended one, because she
said babies love rhythmic motions, and my
son does. |
he always looked at me like he wanted to
kill me when I tried to put him in it. I
think he likes rocking motion instead of
swinging.
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Posted: 11-18-06 21:29pm
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The ocean wonders swing has been such a
hit with my friends babies and with my
three year old when he was a wee lil' lad.
My son hated the typical type of swing
and also loved to go side by side! Plug
in kinds??? That is not fair! We went
through so many batteries. I will highly
consider that with our next one. We gave
away most of our stuff last year because
we were going to wait longer until our
next one (never say that).
The bouncy chairs and the criss cross
floor mobiles are also wonderful. I
personally would register for the bigger
items and see what you get. Don't feel
greedy. I even buy my friends the bigger
items. I don't know if you have
registered, but when you do don't be
shy!!! We were a bit shy and didn't want
to ask people for things (which is kind of
the point) and that left people guessing.
We were going to buy some of the bigger
items ourselves but some of our friends
who have kids said, "no, register first!"
I am glad I listened to them. I was like
you and didn't want to rely on people for
certain things. After the baby shower, I
went shopping.
We didn't get a lot of clothes, crib
sheets, mattress pads, or smaller toys at
the shower. I have heard other stories
where people received a lot of clothes for
their little one, so I guess it depends.
I basically bought some of the "less fun"
stuff that I didn't really want to ask
people for because it would be boring to
get...(washable diaper clothes for burb
clothes, towels, wash clothes, blankets,
easy button undershirts, etc).
I got a lot of stuff from my friend who
was "done" having kids and she gave me a
lot of blankets. I laughed at first at
the amount of blankets but learned you can
never have too many. I wish I can find
the "essentials" list! I will look for
the list that was given to me or a
website.
The extra car seat - I bought the extra
one.
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sandyallen
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Posted: 11-18-06 22:03pm
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Sometimes in the paper you might run into
like moving sales that have a lot of baby
things that haven't even been used,
sometimes you can get some great deals.
You can register at about any of the
stores that carry baby things. When are
the two of you getting your own place?
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arcadia
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Posted: 11-18-06 22:34pm
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Asap! But right now it's not looking so
good. 
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jessesgirl
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Posted: 11-18-06 23:55pm
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I'm not sure what kind of travel system
you are getting, but I have a graco and
instead of buying an extra car seat, you
can just get an extra base for about $30.
You can just move the same seat from car
to car by using the base. That's what
we're doing for my mom's car.
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ThriftyGal
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Posted: 11-19-06 01:25am
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I would not bother with a high chair right
away as it will be a while before gabe is
sitting up eating baby food.
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Sandbox Party
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arcadia
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Posted: 11-19-06 17:52pm
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Thanks so much you guys! <3
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