I also strongly recommend avoiding the Melissa & Doug push toys. We got a flapping duck as a gift and it was so hard to push even I could barely make it move. My daughters both have Selecta push to...

I completely agree! I love the packaging and the yummy smell, but it left my daughter's hair gummy and tacky-feeling as well. I thought I wasn't rinsing enough too! Won't buy agian for that reason.

The dress and sweater are from Children's Place, but they were bought a few years ago for her big sister.

My daughter has Baby Stella too and and loves her. She also has two of the other dolls from Manhattan Toy, Miss Doria and Miss Dottie. She plays with them every day and sleeps with them too. They'r...

I used our Modernica "Eames" rocker with a Boppy if I wanted to rock my baby. Though it was a bit cold in the winter! Otherwise, my Ikea Poang chair w/ the matching footstool was quite comfortable.

I found them on Amazon for only $27.48: http://www.amazon.com/Schylling-MHB-Musical-Hand-Bells/dp/B000MTA04U

I would put it in my daughter's bedroom. I've wanted to get the brown/green one for months!

I'd also like to know where those chairs come from. I already have that Ikea stool and it makes a great kid table!

Eating the Alphabet, by Lois Ehlert, is my toddler's favorite food-related book.

I like the grey color best. I'd pack (besides diapers, of course!) lots of snacks, a bottle, crayons, coloring books, board books, Magnadoodle, a bib, and a change of baby clothes.

I second Snowy, from Tin Tin. I would also add Curious George to the list: http://gifts.barnesandnoble...

We have the Little Tikes Adjust 'n Draw Table ($40): http://www.littletikes.com/toys/toys-...

I used our Eames rocker to nurse my daughter her first year. I would put my daughter on a Boppy (which rested on the arms of the rocker) and found that her head was just the right height for nursin...