When my husband and I had our first son, we spent oodles of time and money accumulating all of the stuff we thought we needed to prepare for our new baby. We bought swings, bouncy seats, cribs, play yards, strollers, car seats (one for each car), and many, many other things we rarely used at all.
I remember sitting in our family room and feeling as though I was suffocating in baby items. We were being swallowed up by all of the gear we were told we needed.
Five years later we had another baby. The second time around, we did things much differently. Continue Reading


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