10 Baby and Preschool Books for Quarantine
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9 Kid Items for Mealtime
Oh hey, Monday.
Will is going through a very funny picky eating stage (it is not funny, I have zero time for it), and we're patiently waiting it out because what else can we do. Commence beatings?
...Baby Gear: Lily Jade Diaper Bag
I feel like I say this about all baby gear that we like, but this is DEFINITELY my favorite thing. Maybe because it's a product for grownups too! Finally.
When I had Will, I knew I was going to need some kind of new diaper bag situation. Beck has all but gotten to the point where she requires very little out in public (can drink and eat without kid stuff at a restaurant, doesn't often get super dirty, etc), but I knew that having a new baby would bring new things to haul around that I'd completely forgotten about.
...Toddler Feeding Strategies + Favorite Foods
It's a kid food day! Feeding Beck is something I get in a rut with every once in awhile, and it kind of goes one of two ways. One, she eats a few healthy things so that's all I give her because then she's getting produce and protein and things that I'm cool with BUT not trying lots/any new things. Then we have part two where we have a ton of fun things or busy things and she eats pizza for five days straight because it's quick and her favorite food.
Obviously one of those items is prooooobably preferable, but pizza is also a winner on an emotional level, there's no denying that. We've been working with Beck more on eating all at once (she's the queen of saying she needs to color in between bites or other silly but cute things), eating produce first, and trying new things even if she's pretty sure she won't like them.
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Baby Gear: Dockatot
FIRST AND FOREMOST we heart Dockatot for real no sponsorship just love them a lot.
When I had Beck and was up all night obsessively looking at baby gear, I came across a minimalist nursery gear list with some thoughts on new parents, and an economist had labeled us (at the time) Motivated Overspenders. I think about that all the time, and really believe it's true. Something that might help our kid sleep better? I'll take two, whether it works or not, no matter the cost.
Now that we're on Kid 2, though, I've pared down the things we need and revised some "this is dumb" and "must have no matter what" categories. I'm working on a list of things that we still love/are over/have recently started using with Will, so stand by for that!
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