when you make pancakes how does the first one usually turn out?
Perfect. Can't you cook?
Maybe I'm alone on this, but both of mine wanted to scratch their face to shreds with their razor-sharp fingernails. I learned from the first one and brought a small pair of baby mittens along for #2.
Also on this topic, good luck clipping their nails for the first time. I drew blood by snipping skin and felt like a monster.
Make sure the car seat you buy will actually fit in your vehicle, and that you and your wife will still have enough room to be comfortable (for me it was goodbye truck hello SUV for her).Make sure you have someone that knows a lot about car seats help you install them. Bob Brown has an event periodically to help you install them and fire departments can help as well.
Congrats! We are already in month number 7 with our first. As others have said, it goes fast so just enjoy the journey. Sleepless nights are an early phase that will go away in a few months.
Don't buy too many of early sizes clothing. Our family (and we) bought a ton of 0-3 months and 3-6 month clothing which our son outgrew at 8 weeks.
Keep the screens away. I am amazed at how many parents use videos such as baby Einstein to occupy 3-12 month olds! Get a play mat with toys and lay with your child on floor as they play. They will love that more.
Do not get a baby on board sticker for your car. People who are distracted drivers aren't going to drive safer because of it and you are letting any creeper out there know you have a baby in the car.
The Chicco Keyfit stroller and travel system is the best investment you can get. Basically a carrier that can switch from car to shoulder, to stroller with just a pull of a lever. The stroller also folds instantly with the pull of another lever.
Bottle warmers are another great investment. Much faster (and safer) than a microwave or putting under hot water in the sink.
Just used microwave and a thermometer + stirring over here. No solid research on it not being safe (outside the risk of hot spotting).
If looking for good ideas on no-screen interaction with your child (we are fairly screen-free with our toddler), Bright From the Start is a great book for that. Honestly the best toys for babies under a year are a $3 set of stacking cups, a mirror and/or mobile to watch......and your face (or stick them under a ceiling fan!). Your face will be their fave.
Love the Chicco infant seat but got a better stroller w/ an adapter.
Your mileage may vary on sleepless nights ending after a few months
Different strokes and all.
For kiddo number 1, we were anti screen time. Except Cyclone sporting events, because of course, and Texans football, because Momma likes JJ Watt.
Kid number 2 comes around, she's watching whatever kiddo number 1 is watching.
Sorry, I'm doing like a bajillion posts. So I'm guessing your baby is due a bit ahead of my midsummer baby and the advice on not getting lots of newborn clothes is pretty good. Now, maybe it'd be different with a girl, but our boy ran very warm. So unless we had visitors or left the house (in the car, not the stroller), he was in a diaper and a muslin swaddle. Unless you keep the AC way low or something. He had a lot of newborn clothes that he never wore and even more that he wore maybe 1-2 times. And when he started daycare we just sent him in sleepers. Didn't bother changing unless he got dirty overnight (which unless a diaper leaks or spit up, they aren't doing a whole lot overnight generally)
Daycare had pajama day once a month? Lol, every day is pajama day. I wouldn't bother with shirts and pants until they are moving more. Easier for daycare to change diapers when they're in sleepers anyway.