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Am I the only one who doesn't think the government should provide you with a gift package for your baby? Complaining that Finland's government provides a maternity box and ours's doesn't might be one of the most insane things I've heard all year. Get pregnant buy your own stuff. Who would have thought?

Am I the only one that thinks it's strange to have a hubs photograph of the children on the wall? I don't know. I think some nice family photos or pictures of friends or animals would be better. If what they're going for is personalization then maybe a small picture of the child along with photos of others?

Second the angel guards. We just installed them in our 3rd story which happens to be daughters room.

Tutorial or kit, please? I've done lots of research on splashpads and most don't hold water, they simply shoot water in air and then drain. The fact that your's a small pool of water is brilliant. Even the adults can lounge in it! And as a San francisco family, I'm in love with your backyard!!!

Or just put some pillows or blankets or cushions or...combo and there you go. Playspace for kid!

We use wooden wine crates on wheels under the toddler bed and crib for books. They store nothing else except books which serves two purposes (1) makes it easy for kiddos to know what goes in then (2) easy access for reading when toddler is in bed. It's worked great for us and it is a cheap solution ($3/crate) for much needed book storage

Are the wall bins god for toys? I like that they take up zero floor space and minimal space in general. Do you find yo can fit "enough" in each one? How did you label them? Or is that not a label/print I see on them? Thanks!

Re: nlemany's
Im not sure what you mean by "unethical toys" but my in laws are constantly buying our children gifts. Its a nice gesture, that makes them happy but my life and home more complicated. I happily took the gifts the first few years and then it got to a point that I was just giving the gifts away as she gave them to me.

eventually I talked to her about it but I simply said that we were short on space and things were getting crowded. I asked her to just run it by me if she was thinking of a gift for the kids. It worked wonderfully. She buys WAY less now, if nothing and she wasn't offended.

Its a tough one because it makes grandparents happy to buy their grandchildren gifts, excessive gift buying though can be a challenge.

check out safemama.com there are cheat sheets for all sorts of baby and kids products that are bpa/pvc/lead free. its been a huge help for me. there is a section just on pvc free baby pools.