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Monday 15 February 2016

Preparing For Baby Number Two!

I have said since finding our were adding to the family that we wouldn't need much for baby number two as I have kept everything that Elliott's ever needed or used.

I was itching to get into his cupboards and have a look through all the baby clothes but I figured I would wait until we found out if baby was a girl or boy.
I never really did much -baby wise, until we found out if I'm honest.

When we found out that baby two was indeed another little boy, I was super thrilled.  Not only did I have everything for a boy, but I got to look through the mountains of baby clothes I had hoarded!

I have kept the majority of Elliott's clothes for baby two, but I was pretty ruthless and decided to give away most of them (we still have plenty) and I also feel that he would get lots of clothes from visitors like what Elliott did.

Although we don't need to buy big things, or little things for that matter! there are things that I have gone out and bought, such as the Perfect Prep Machine. We never had one for Elliott but after so many people rave about it I decided to take a deeper look a them. In all honestly we bought this for us, for the easiness of having a ready bottle of milk in a couple of minutes! I am hoping this is going to be one of those products where I say 'I wish I had this first time round' and I'm hoping it'll be a god send for those late night parties! Did you use a Perfect Prep? If so, what did/do you think of it?

Another thing we need to purchase is a buggy. We have a pram which we use for Elliott just now but once baby is here we will be using it. Elliott is very independent and enjoys walking, but if we are out as a family I feel a buggy will be beneficial to both us as well as Elliott's little legs! Have you got any recommendations? Something lightweight and easy to ensemble.

We have bought a toddler bed for Elliott, as he was in a cot bed and now the new baby will be using that. Although baby is not due until May I decided I wanted him in his toddler bed as soon as so he could get use to his new bed and make him feel less sad about 'giving' up his bed. I had nothing to be worried about as he loves his new bed and hasn't even looked at the cot bed since! We have put the cot bed up to the newborn state and it feels so strange looking at it now! Making it feel more real that there will be a newborn sleeping in there soon!

But other than those three things, that is all we need/bought. What did you buy second time round? Anything I need to include?

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9 comments:

  1. My daughter loved going into a big girl bed too - after a year and a half of being a terrible sleeper, she sleeps through every night since we got it. We got an Oyster Max double pram - really quick and easy to put together, but I'm not sure it fits the lightweight bracket? Other than that I think all we bought was one outfit as we had so many hand me downs!
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    1. Aww, its so cute seeing them in a big bed compaired to their cotbed! Oh we're using hand me downs too - some have only been on him a couple of times so look brand new! Thanks for commenting x

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  2. OMG you only now are getting a Perfect Prep? Best. Thing. Ever!

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    1. Yup, a few people have been shocked when i told them this too!!

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  3. I'm in a similar position, I feel like we have everything still from little T so I haven't bought a single thing for the new baby yet! I'm glad Elliott loves his new bed, I'm worried about how T's going to cope with the changes in sleeping arrangements, I also don't want to leave it too late so he feels like he's being kicked out by the new baby! #MaternityMondays

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    1. Yeah, that was my biggest worry, so we did it 5 months before baby is due to arrive, but in all honesty he took to it really well, we made a big deal of it and he now loves his bed - and because the cotbed is still in his room - hes not bothered one bit about going in it or wanting to go in it! thanks for commenting x

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  4. I am a nightmare. I kept everything. Even though he ended up being a boy, even now at 13 months, he still wears pink hand me downs. I know! There was a 4yr gap so we used the same pram. The only problem was I had lent a load of stuff to someone who didn't give it back so I had to buy a moses basket and work bought me a rocker. I have now kept all of the boy clothes too so we not have clothes from tiny baby to around 6 years old in pink and blue. We need another or I need to open a shop haha #MaternityMondays

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    1. isnt it funny how we are all hoarders deep down! haha!! Oh i'm sur if we were having a girl we would be exactly the same so dont worry! thnks for commenting! x

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  5. We got a few things second time round from NCT sale that I had seen previously at other people's houses like a rocking swing chair and a bumbo seat. Also I replaced my highchair as initial one had been a nightmare for cleaning - too many crevices for food to get trapped

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