The good, the bad, and the ugly - part 3 ... "change time"

   I finally got some time to continue my "Baby needs" series. I already mentioned Bathtime and clothing in my previous posts, so now is the time to talk about change time. Why is change time so significant? Because you'll be changing your baby's diapers for the next 2 to 3+ years. That's right, you better get used to it. 

   First, let's talk about how baby's toilet routines change from birth to potty training. At birth most babies will wet their diapers very little. The way that a nurse explained it to me is that on the first day they will have one wet diaper, on the second day -two, third day -three, up to fourth day (or the day your milk comes in) when they will start having significantly more wet diapers. At first, the baby will not pee a large amount, but by three months you can expect a very wet diaper, especially after nap time or night-time sleep. As to poop (yes, when you have a baby you can use the word "poop" in casual manner ...)

The good, the bad, and the ugly ... part 2 - Bath time

   Last time I wrote about baby clothing and all the inns and outs of it. Today I would like to get to baby gear. By baby gear, I mean the equipment used every day with the exclusion of big ticket items. I will write about big ticket items (like cribs, car seats, and strollers) another time. So what are some of the equipment that I want to mention. I will divide them into "Bath", "change time", "play time", "out and about". So here it goes:

Money-Wise Mondays - shopping for used baby gear.

   Having a new baby doesn't have to break the bank. The trick is to know what items to purchase brand new and high quality and what items can be acquired used. A lot of people are hesitant to purchase anything used for their precious children in fear that it won't be "nice" enough. But for the most part, babies and little kids don't wear out many of the items that they use. Because of that, many big ticket items can be acquired used for fraction of the original cost. The trick is knowing where to shop for these items, how to shop for them and which items you should buy new.

Sunday Snapshots - getting ready for our baby!

   Hello everyone. I hope that everyone had a restful weekend. We spent the whole weekend getting the house ready for the arrival of our baby boy and dealing with Girly Monkey's sickness. We went to the doctor's to make sure that she didn't have Bronchitis, and thankfully she does not. It looks like a viral infection, so we were prescribed some antibiotics to help her get better since she has not gotten any better over the last 8 days.
   We also spent the weekend getting the house ready for our new baby and trying to get everything ready for the home birth. I have a list of things that I need for the home birth and I have almost managed to get all of these. Since I am 37 weeks this Friday, if our little boy arrives at any time after Friday he can be born at home (since he is considered full term at this point). So here is my list of things I had to get and an emergency list that I still have to fill out.

Baby items washed and organized in our dresser.