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5 Items to Make Life Easier With Your Formula Fed Baby

5 Items to Make Life Easier With Your Formula Fed Baby

This transition from exclusively breastfeeding to formula feeding has been a learning experience to say the least. I have found that I have to have much more forethought and be much more prepared than I did when I was nursing. Luckily for me, Katie used formula with R so she had a ton of great suggestions for me to make formula feeding easier.

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Yes, You Really Need the Hatch Baby Rest Sound Machine!

Yes, You Really Need the Hatch Baby Rest Sound Machine!

One of our must have baby items is a sound machine - specifically the Hatch Rest. Emily and I both got one for our boys in 2020. When Emily had Rea in 2022, she got another and at 32 weeks pregnant (surprise!) I just ordered one for Baby #2’s nursery. 4 kids between the 2 of us and we’ve now purchased a Hatch Rest 4x which clearly shows how vital we think it is.

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The Best Kitchen Helper Toddler Tower for Independent Kids!

The Best Kitchen Helper Toddler Tower for Independent Kids!

I always knew that I would want R to be involved in the kitchen and develop the same love for eating and cooking with real foods. Part of including him would be making sure that he could be at my level, literally, while I am prepping foods and making meals. Right around his first birthday I began the hunt for a kitchen tower.

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Best Cups for Toddlers on the Move - Cup Comparison

Best Cups for Toddlers on the Move - Cup Comparison

My son has inherited my love of cups, more specifically he loves any cup that is MY cup. Since he has been able to talk he has requested “Mama water” even if he had his own. I think most Moms can relate to this struggle! So began my hunt to find him his own cup that he would love. During this hunt, I feel like we have tried every cup on the market.

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Taking a Baby to the Beach!

Taking a Baby to the Beach!

We are fortunate enough to be a quick 45-minute drive from the beach so we go all the time in the summer! Some days it’s a quick after-work drive to eat a picnic dinner and watch the sunset. Some days it’s spending the entire day relaxing on the beach, playing sand volleyball or Spikeball, and swimming. Chris and I couldn’t wait to take E to the beach for the first time last year, but we quickly realized that there were a few adjustments that needed to be made to make beach days with a baby easier and enjoyable for everyone involved. Here are our tips and tricks for taking baby to the beach and having the best beach days!

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SNOO vs mamaRoo Bassinet - Smart Bassinet Comparison

SNOO vs mamaRoo Bassinet - Smart Bassinet Comparison

There are a few options currently available for smart bassinets, bassinets that rock the baby, or play white noise to help soothe baby to sleep. We did extensive research and were able to narrow it down to two options, the 4Moms mamaRoo sleep bassinet and the SNOO smart sleeper. Here are the things that we considered and why the SNOO Smart Sleeper Bassinet was the winner for us.

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Camping with a Baby

Camping with a Baby

With the truck loaded down, we headed out for our first camping trip as a family of three, and even though Eli was cutting his first two teeth, our trip went off without a hitch. We were able to camp for two nights in Empire, Michigan, hike Pyramid Point and check out a few local breweries and wineries. This was our first camping trip and we were already planning our next one on the drive home.

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Dreamegg vs Hatch Rest - White Noise Machine Comparison

Dreamegg vs Hatch Rest - White Noise Machine Comparison

There are plenty of white noise machines on the market, and wading through all of the research on which is the best can be overwhelming. After doing some research we narrowed our white noise machine choices down to the Hatch Rest or the Dreamegg White Noise Machine. Here are the things that we considered and why the HATCH REST White Noise Machine was the winner for us.

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Diaper Pails - Diaper Genie vs Ubbi Diaper Pail Comparison

Diaper Pails - Diaper Genie vs Ubbi Diaper Pail Comparison

I wanted our nursery to be a warm and inviting space and did not want to get hit in the face with the smell of dirty diapers every time I walked in. After doing some research we narrowed our diaper pail choices down to the Ubbi or the Diaper Genie. Here are the things that we considered and why the UBBI DIAPER PAIL was the winner for us

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