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Angela Garbes: Wish I had read this when I was pregnant with Raya, it is such an....
Like a Mother
My doula recommended this book as she was trained by Penny Simkin, a very respec....
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn – Penny Simkin
Simone Davies: If you’re interested in Montessori, this is the seminal book, a....
The Montessori Toddler
Weck Jars. Marvin’s Number 1 pet peeve is tupperware. He hates that the lids a....
Weck Jars
Good Earth Sweet & Spicy Flavored 25 Tea Bags 4 Pack Herbal Teas. This is my go-....
Good Earth Sweet & Spicy Flavored 25 Tea Bags 4 Pack Herbal Teas.
Dinnerware: I highly recommend metal plates and Corelle dinnerware because they ....
Modern Twist silicone bibs
Dinnerware: I highly recommend metal plates and Corelle dinnerware because they ....
Bapron Baby splash mats
Dinnerware: I highly recommend metal plates and Corelle dinnerware because they ....
Oxo Tot fork and spoon set
Munchkin Any Angle Click Lock Weighted Straw Trainer Cup. Art seemed to drink mo....
Munchkin Any Angle Click Lock Weighted Straw Trainer Cup.
Thermos Funtainer and Contigo Spill-proof Tumbler are my favorites having tried ....
Contigo Spill-proof Tumbler
Thermos Funtainer and Contigo Spill-proof Tumbler are my favorites having tried ....
Best straw bottle
Ubbi Tweat No Spill 2 Pack Snack Container for Kids. It’s so nice to clean …....
Best snack box
Vaseline 100% Pure Petroleum Jelly. Don’t underestimate the power of the simpl....
Must have for ouchies
Comotomo Baby Bottle. We had gotten the Baby List Bottle Box with 5 types of bot....
Favorite baby bottle
Simba Baby Safety Scissors. When Art was first born his nails were long and I wa....
Favorite baby nail scissors
Yamamotoyama – Genmai Cha (Brown Rice Tea). One of my caffeinated everyday thi....
Yamamotoyama – Genmai Cha (Brown Rice Tea)
Harney and Sons Fine Teas, Green Tea with Coconut. This is one of my splurge tea....
Harney and Sons Fine Teas, Green Tea with Coconut.
OXO Good Grips POP Container. I like to have white and brown rice on-hand but ju....
OXO Good Grips POP Container
Dog by Matthew Van Fleet. Art loves dogs and this book has pull tabs and touchab....
Dog by Matthew Van Fleet.
Narwhal and Jelly has a more modern sensibility and is written in a comic-book f....
Narwhal and Jelly
Frog and Toad is one of the classic friendships in English children’s literatu....
Frog and Toad
Last Stop on Market Street is about the conversations between a black boy and hi....
Last Stop on Market Street
Smoky Nights is a book that deals with a difficult subject – the LA riots – ....
Smoky Nights
Bibimbap is a rhyming book about Korean dinnertime that my kids enjoyed as babie....
Bibimbap
Juna’s Jar is a sweet book about a Korean-American girl who is growing up in L....
Juna’s Jar
Better Than Bouillon Organic Reduced Sodium Roasted Chicken Base. I love this pr....
Better Than Bouillon Organic Reduced Sodium Roasted Chicken Base
Mama Instant Noodle, Tom Yum Shrimp Spicy Flavor. I get cravings from childhood ....
Mama Instant Noodle, Tom Yum Shrimp Spicy Flavor.
Simple Mills Almond Flour Crackers, Fine Ground Sea Salt. I buy these at Costco ....
Simple Mills Almond Flour Crackers, Fine Ground Sea Salt.
Baby Nasal Aspirator NoseFrida the Snotsucker. Much more effective than the plas....
Favorite snot solution
BABYZEN YOYO2 6+ Stroller – White Frame with Ginger Seat Cushion & Canopy. One....
Favorite stroller
Most diaper backpacks have terrible user experience/design and quality and many ....
Favorite diaper backpack
The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother. A nice gif....
The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother
The Whole Brain Child gives a neurology-based explanation for why our children (....
The Whole Brain Child
Discipline that connects with your child’s heart is a book about how to foster....
Discipline that connects with your child’s heart
Expecting Better and Crib Sheet are two books by the economist Emily Oster who l....
Crib Sheet
Expecting Better and Crib Sheet are two books by the economist Emily Oster who l....
Expecting Better
Happiest Baby On the Block is a book we’ve gifted to expecting friends and fam....
Happiest Baby On the Block
12 hour’s sleep by 12 weeks is the sleep training book we used for both of our....
12 hour’s sleep by 12 weeks
I read this book while pregnant with my first kid and it was helpful to see that....
How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm
Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson: This duo is the standard in child cognitive....
The Power of Showing Up
Simone Davies: If you’re interested in Montessori, this is the seminal book, a....
The Montessori Toddler
My doula recommended this book as she was trained by Penny Simkin, a very respec....
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn – Penny Simkin
Nursing camis: H&M has cheap nursing camis which are comfortable. I suggest wear....
Nursing camis
Bamboobies Reusable Nursing Pads Variety Pack #katesfav....
Nursing pads to prevent milk leakage and stains
Yogasleep Hushh is portable for travel and child-proof, great for on-the-go or i....
Favorite portable sound machine
Forget snap buttons, who has time for those! Zip onesies are the way to go and I....
Favorite inexpensive zip onesies
Ollie Swaddle which is great because it grows with the baby: can be used for arm....
Ollie Swaddle
Personally I think a soft fabric wrap is the best for the early months/when baby....
avorite baby wrap/carrier
Guava Lotus travel crib is the favorite of many of my mom’s friends and we own....
Favorite travel crib/pack n’ play
PARADE Signature Print ‘2-Way’ Zip Romper Short Sleeve. We have 90% hand-me-....
Favorite romper
OXO Tot Roll-up Bib. Prevents big messes (read: anything soupy), rolls up to fit....
Favorite bib
I am such a frugal woman, BUT these bras are worth it. Get them a) when there’....
Kindred Bravely Sublime Hands Free Pumping Bra
I was really happy with this. I even got the wireless elvie but when considering....
Spectra – S2 Plus Electric Breast Milk Pump for Baby Feeding.
Bamboobies Disposable Nursing Pads#katesfav....
Bamboobies Disposable Nursing Pads
Bamboobies Reusable Nursing Pads Overnight Pack #katesfav....
Bamboobies Reusable Nursing Pads Overnight Pack
Angela Garbes: Wish I had read this when I was pregnant with Raya, it is such an....
Like a Mother
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