Everybody's Doing It...

Listing their favorite baby items.  So here goes mine, then and now:

Newborn

Perfect for sleeping right next to you, love the rockability (?), the portability and the incline

http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Deluxe-Newborn-Sleeper-Snugabunny/dp/B00A4B35I4/ref=sr_1_12?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1399475924&sr=1-12&keywords=rock+n+play

Everyone in our house loved the swaddle and this allowed for the option of keeping his arms out, especially as he became more mobile

http://www.amazon.com/SleepSack-Cotton-Swaddle-Cream-Small/dp/B003E6OBMA/ref=sr_1_22?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1399476230&sr=1-22&keywords=swaddleme

This pillow puts the Boppy to shame (sorry Boppy lovers) but it seriously is amazing.  Bonus in the pocket:  we needed the nipple shield for a few weeks (no shame here) and the pillow has a little pocket that I could store it in so it wasn't always disappearing...or for your phone or remote or whatever you need within an arms reach

http://www.amazon.com/Brest-Friend-Deluxe-Pillow-Light/dp/B000HZI1R2/ref=sr_1_12?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1399476442&sr=1-12

Kick that cradle cap in one wash (for us) with this foam

http://www.amazon.com/Mustela-Foam-Shampoo-Newborns-5-07/dp/B00021AYF8/ref=sr_1_12?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1399580711&sr=1-12&keywords=mustela+stelatopia

In the same Mustela line I loved this for morning or mid-day milk clean-ups

http://www.amazon.com/Mustela-PhysiObebe-Rinse-Cleansing-Diaper/dp/B00021D1GC/ref=sr_1_13?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1399580783&sr=1-13&keywords=mustela+stelatopia

Older Infant

Some sort of umbrella stroller, any kind will do.  We have the big, comfy, ready for two children stroller which we love but is such a beast for travel.  We travel a lot and a stroller that folds in a flash and can be slung over your shoulder is so worth it.  

All Stages

Man these make changing crib sheets easy.  They're so durable and don't need additional pads of any kind to protect the decorative sheet

http://www.amazon.com/Summer-Infant-Ultimate-Crib-Sheet/dp/B00003XAKP/ref=sr_1_1?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1399580898&sr=1-1&keywords=summer+infant+snap+sheet

Any type will do but this one came highly recommended and has been a champ so far

http://www.amazon.com/Medela-Pump-Style-Advanced-Metro/dp/B0011E5LXK/ref=sr_1_6?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1399581107&sr=1-6&keywords=medela+breastpump

Blogs!! Any and all blog posts you can read by real moms everywhere.   Man, there are some great blogs out there.  There is so much great advice about nursing, traveling, learning to stay at home, baby-wearing, getting out of the rut, bottles, strollers, etc.  I cannot begin to count the number of times I've googled (usually by the dimmest setting on my phone in the wee hours of the am) so and so random question and been bombarded with solicited advice.  I don't have to tell you to sift through the junk posts for the real truths, it is the www after all.

Is that simple enough?  I thought my list would be so long but when I started typing this days ago these are the things that really stand out as my overall favorites.

Good luck registering or shopping for the upcoming bebe in your lives!