1) Walker. I'm not sure if people are using these as much now but Emery LOVES hers. She can play hide and seek with us, explore our first floor independently, or follow the animals around! She normally walks around while I cook dinner. Thank you again Tara for letting us have yours!
2) Mash & Serve Bowl. I love this bowl! Works great for mashing up avocado and bananas, then serving it straight from the same bowl.
3) Fresh Baby So Easy Baby Food Trays. These are my absolute favorite trays to put Emery's baby food in after I make it. The lids stay on so no freezer burn, and I love the size of the cubes.
4) Floor Mirror. Emery still does not love tummy time, but we've found if she can look at herself in the mirror she will stay on it longer. Our mirror can also velcro onto her crib which I like, but I do wish it was a little more heavy duty to where she just can't pick it up off the floor and roll on her back to look at it.
5) Skoy Cloths. We use these cloths to wipe Emery's face after every meal. They are AWESOME. It's a paper towel alternative, you just rinse them with soap after every use. They are super soft for Em's face, and actually work better getting the food off than paper towels!
6) Puffs and Take & Toss bowls! Man puffs really do save the day when you have a fussy baby in the middle of dinner! Emery loves them and I love how she practices her pincer grasp every time she reaches for one. I also really like the take and toss bowls too with lids to keep the puffs contained in the diaper bag!
7) Bendy Ball. I love how easy this ball is for Emery to pick up. Plus with the rattle ball inside she loves to shake it and "inch" after it if it rolls away.
8) My Little People lift-the-flap play books. My sister just gave us some of these books and I love them. Any kind of interactive book entertains Emery.
9) The Sassy Feeder. We actually have only used this with ice cubes inside, and Emery loves it. I think it helps her gums feel better (who knows when she'll actually get teeth!). I want to try it with blue berries and other yummies in there at some point in the future.
10) Vics Vapo Rub, Nose Sucker, and Humidifier. Since Em has gotten sick a couple times over this 6-9 month span we have learned to LOVE these things. We rub Vics Vapo on the soles of her feet at bedtime before putting her footed PJ's on. It really helps clear up her nostrils and let her breathe. It's amazing how much snot you can get with the nose sucker as well... if you have a baby that likes to sleep with a paci then this is a must. Poor things cannot breathe trying to suck their paci if their nose is stuffy! The best one we've found is by far the one the hospital gives you.
11) Shopping Cart Cover. We love ours and use it every time we bring Em out, whether it's sitting in the shopping cart or a high chair at a restaurant. There are hooks for toys and paci clips too which are great.
12) Kiddopotamus Placemat. Favorite place mat to bring for Emery when we eat out. Covers the area of the table right in front of her, and love the material it's made out of. It bends and fits into my diaper bag no problem, and suctions to the table wonderfully!
13) Pouch Organic Baby Food. We normally use Ella's Organic Baby food when we travel as it was just too difficult to make it to our destination without my homemade food melting and in turn going bad. Emery loves it, and another plus about it is that it comes in a pouch! Emery loves to put her mouth right up on the spout and eat the food straight from it, no dishes involved!
My friend, Sara, showed me a spoon that actually attaches to the baby food pouches and the food squirts right into the spoon. She said it works great when you are out and about and don't want to have to clean up dishes! Very cool, we'll have to try it!
Alright I could keep going but I'm going to stop here! Do y'all have any different favorites that weren't on our list?
We said if we ever go again we are skipping the salad and the meat and just doing cheese, dessert and cheese again :)
