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    You're expecting a baby -- and there's so much to do! What exactly do you need? Well, it's a pretty long list, but here's a few essentials to get started. This doesn't include clothes, which is a whole 'nother shopping trip. But if you're working on your baby registry, start with these nine items.

     

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    All right pregnant mama, you've got your baby registry ready, and your nursery is just about perfect. But where's your baby going to sit when she eats? Once babies get old enough to sit unsupported and start eating solid foods (around 6 months), you may want to get a high chair. The best kind of high chair is the high-quality chair you inherit for free from a friend. But if that freebie never materializes, the next best thing is a convertible high chair.

    Convertible high chairs adjust as your child grows, so you don't have to buy a second chair or booster seat later on. Here are our top picks for some of the best convertible high chairs on the market.

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    Creating a baby registry is supposed to be helpful, right? The whole point of a registry is to make life less stressful for new parents by making sure they're all stocked up on infant essentials well before the little one arrives. Or so I thought, until I was pregnant with my first baby. That's when I discovered how very stressful the process of picking and choosing the perfect items for your unborn child can be. 

    Seems like every mom you meet has another "must-have" for the list:

    "Make sure you register for a travel crib! That thing saved my life!" "Oh my god, I would have gone crazy with that vibrating bouncy seat. Do you have one on your registry?"

    By the time my baby shower rolled around, I was convinced my future success as a mother depended on what I would find when I ripped all the pink bows and pastel wrapping paper off those boxes. Please, please let there be a bouncy seat!!

    Then my daughter was born. And guess what?

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    It's time to play another round of pregnant celebrity watch! Just as Jessica grew and grew until we all were like, "Say it already, sister!" Drew Barrymore is the next celebrity that is getting the full-on "Is she or isn't she?" treatment. Personally, I hope it's true. Heck, I'm even hoping for twins.

    I just love that Drew Barrymore. Ever since she won our hearts as Gertie in E.T., we've all watched the adorable member of Hollywood royalty grow up. Sure Drew has had some rough spots: addiction, divorce, that second Charlie's Angels movie. But she keeps smiling and being all quirky and cute through it all.

    And that is exactly why we're all yammering about the fact that Drew Barrymore may be pregnant. No, Drew Barrymore is TOTALLY pregnant. Here's how we know:

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    This weekend, my husband and I rolled up our sleeves, got out the toolbox, and went to work assembling the crib, putting in car seats, screwing down the changing pad, and all the other stuff we need to do before our twins arrive. Actually, I should be a bit more honest about that: my husband did all of the work. But, I was VERY good at giving moral support, and was super helpful when it came to reading the instruction manual or saying things like, "Wow, you did such a great job! Did you bring the box out to recycling?"

    In the end, it was a success, evidenced by the fact that we now have a sturdy crib in our nursery, two car seats firmly latched into our backseat, and a dresser with changer top, ready to welcome its first poopy diaper! Looking back, it really wasn't so bad (says me). In the moment though, we kept asking each other, "Is there a reason they make baby gear assembly so hard?"

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    With just a few weeks to go until the arrival of my baby boys, I'm starting to load up on all of the essential baby gear. Cribs and car seats and strollers -- check, check, check. But when it comes to newborns and what kind of clothes they're going to need, my mind is totally boggled! Even the term, "layette," is intimidating, inspiring thoughts of precious wooden chests, full of meticulously-folded, fine-linen baby outfits, sheets of tissue (pronounced: tis-sue) between each delicate piece.

    Of course, all my Mommy friends keep telling me that newborns really don't need that many clothes. Really? Because from what I hear, babies spit up and pee and poop themselves eight times a day, often with such force that it soaks through their diaper, their onesie, and the swaddle blanket! And you're telling me that just a handful of onesies will do? Yeah, right.

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    You register for lots of things when you are preggers. You're nesting, you're swayed by all of the ohsocute hooded towels, strollers that have their own GPS systems, and all of those dang stuffed animals. And then, there's the clothing. Onesies that zip, button, or snap. Groovy baby jeans. Those smaller-than-you-ever-thought-they-could-be socks.

    But be warned -- especially you mothers-to-be of girls! There are three main things you will be swayed to buy that you should not. Really. Trust me.

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  • Cribs From the Future!

    posted by Christie Haskell November 26, 2010 at 9:00 PM in Pregnancy
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    If you're looking for the most modern, high-fashion nursery, look no further than Baby Suommo for some of the most awesome, unique, futuristic designs.

    The crib and bassinet both have soundless, multidirectional wheels (with brakes), and both come with a hypoallergenic and antimicrobial mattress and sheet set, comforter, and pillow, and the whole thing is lined with silk. Silk!

    All have unique ventilation as well to help keep air flowing around the baby.

    Talk about luxury! The rest of the collection is no less impressive. 

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  • Pregnant Pink Gets a Baby Shower

    posted by Amy Kuras November 22, 2010 at 12:00 PM in Pregnancy
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    Even if you're not a fan of her music, there's no denying that Pink and her husband, former motocross racer and now tattoo magnate Carey Hart, are one hip, edgy pair of parents-to-be. Somehow I think they'll be forgoing the traditional baby shower for something a bit more rock star.

    Let's imagine that you've scored an invite to the event. What sort of gift do you bring for a baby with two pretty unconventional parents? Here's what Pink might want to be adding to her baby registry.

     

     

     

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  • The 'Don't Bother' Baby Registry List

    posted by Marj Hatzell November 16, 2010 at 5:00 PM in Pregnancy
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    Pacifier sterilizing machines? NO.When I was pregnant, I originally wasn't going to register. For anything. See, I'm a bit of a tightwad and I LERVE me a good, frugal deal. I honestly didn't see the point in registering for brand-new stuff that I either didn't need or could mooch from a relative in decent shape.

    Plus, I figured it was better for the environment, blah, blah, BLAH.

    I have a huge family so the shower was going to be a HUGE affair. A few relatives convinced me to register just for a few items that I did want brand-new (like car seats and strollers, since I had fairly strong opinions on those). And as I walked around the store with that little clicky-lasery gun, I just about wet myself laughing (yes, you can wet yourself laughing when pregnant. SHUT UP) at some of the crappity crap they convince you that you NEED when you have a baby. Chances are, unless you live in a Pottery Barn Catalog, you won't need some of these things.

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