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We cheaped out on everything except the rocker/swivel chair which was from IKEA now called the Arvika, but I could have sworn it was called something else and came in orange 4 years ago. Husband thought I was crazy, but he likes it too. It's still in her room today, and hopefully will be something she likes through the teen years. If not, I've got room elsewhere in the house.

Glad to see this. We found weeds growing in our real gutters today. Now we know it can look good if we do it on purpose attached to our deck.

If my daughter ever gets into Barbies, I'd gladly get her this one. Although, I don't personally have a tat, I see them every day on perfectly respectable people including many of the moms of my daughter's friends.
Otherwise Barbie itself doesn't bother me. It's a fantasy toy, not really different than say a made up avatar. (Seriously, the hair on this doll reminded me of an encounter with a cousin's child who fought with me for 10 minutes because I gave my wii avatar a different hair color than my real one. I worry so much more about the kids who are rigid or maybe have no imagination.) I had a one growing up and have found no lingering issues about my body. I think teen beauty magazines were more dangerous.

Nowdays, I mostly craft at night, but there are a couple of other times I'd like to add.

When the babe used to nap in the car a few times per week, I'd bring along my knitting and get lots done while I was waiting for her to wake up.

Now that the babe is a toddler, other mom friends with kids about the same age have noticed that the kiddos will keep each other distracted while we work on our own crafts. We've had many craft oriented playdates.

I agree with TheLittlestChicken. Maybe for $10. I once had to make pureed food in my mother-in-laws kitchen. It was an aggravating experience even though she had all the tools there. Because it was her kitchen and she was trying to be so helpful, we had to do things her way. If I had one of these, I could have saved her effort and mashed up whatever was on my plate. (Granted what she told me she was going to make, was not what she made which caused further confusion. Turned out our dinner was more mashable than what she offered for the baby.) Anyway, this tool might have been nice for that transition between the "jarred food is too runny" and "the food is taking so long to cut up that the baby's getting upset" phase. BTW, some jarred food tastes heinous, and they're heavy to carry. This would give an alternative to that.

We have the pink iPig. At first I thought it would have terrible sound like many novelty speakers, but I read a lot of good reviews that changed my mind. Even my hubby who thought I was nuts when I ordered it. Once he stuck his iPod Nano in it, he was in love. Even in it's small size, we find it works well for our roughly 500 sq ft living room/dining room.

I have a baby almost 7 months old & about the same size. Around 4 months, our DD was so big that her Fisher Price bouncy chair became more of a hammock than a chair.
We have a BebePod, like a Bumbo, and hardly ever use it because I'd rather have her sit on the floor with a Boppy around her where she can get more movement. Also, with cloth diaper and chubby thighs, we'd really have to wedge her in the BebePod.
If we want her to sit somewhere where she can't get anywhere, we're more likely to use her high chair. Otherwise, we use an exersaucer if we want to put her somewhere a little more entertaining. Okay, not stylish, but I think there was an earlier topic on Ohdeedoh about finding a not ugly exersaucer. We also have a Fisher Price swing in which the seat is removable and turns into a baby seat or toddler rocker. Also, not stylish, but the above slipcover idea could work.
It's an awkward time, right now, but it'll pass. I don't know how close your babe is to sitting up, but with ours, it was as if a switch got turned on. I wouldn't spend any money on a chair just for this age. If anything, spend it on pillows and baby gates.

Cute, but wouldn't you end up with the same problem as when you started. For a handmade sweater, (it did matter on this one b/c the front neckline is lower, but you can't easily tell b/c it's a turtleneck) I once took some thread in a different color than the sweater and made a little "X". Voila, the "X" marks the back.

I've been going through a post-partum crafty phase too. Mostly, I've been making practical stuff like burp clothes, reusable cloth diaper wipes, or new pillow covers. Now, I want to make something cute, such as a baby sweater.

I had used BioKleen or Country Save for years before I found out that it's also great to use on the babe's clothes and diapers. BioKleen also has a really good stain remover treatment called BacOut that's safe to use on the little one's diapers.