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I take my baths with my baby at night. It kills two birds with one stone and keeps her supervised!

Don't forget pacifier clips. They are a lifesaver! My now 7 month old has worn one every day since she was born and often goes through 2 or 3 a day because she chews on them. I made my own, but you can buy them too.

We also use the oxo nightlight every single night. It's portable and gives off a nice light that doesnt wake the baby. I slept with it in the beginning to look over at the sleeping baby and now i take it with me for night trips to make a bottle in the kitchen. Love it!

We made the curtains in Feb and purchased it around that time. It was on major sale, though, so i suspected that the were discontinuing it. It makes sense since it's such a large scale print, i don't know what you could do with it other than curtains. I was at ikea about 6 weeks ago and they still had some, so you may just want to call your local store or try going in.

Hi! It's Noa's Mamma, Susan. Yes, I sewed the curtains using Ikea fabric and the help of a very generous friend. We just sewed the fabric onto a set of Ikea curtains that I had already had for years to really block the light. The fabric is called "Gisela", which was a very happy coincidence because it was one of the names we were considering for our daughter!

Let me know if you want the sources for anything else!

I have bought labels from my sewing projects from Custom Couture Label Co. and they are amazing! http://www.customcouturelabelcompany.com/store/Default.asp

But, for the clothes I didn't make, I use Name Bubbles stick on tags and they work really well and are a great price!
http://www.namebubbles.com/labels/laundry-safe-labels.html

I dont think you can dictate what people get your kid. Just open the presents, thank everyone, and drop it off at the nearest children's hospital.

Where did you get that yellow/white giraffe lamp? Love the room!

Congrats on the baby! I have never heard of this. It's really none of his business that you are having a baby and when the offer is that water is included, that means you could have a waterslide in your bathroom and he couldn't complain. I am expecting also, and our landlord is thrilled! We are already good tenants, but a baby means that the tenants are more settled and won't be having wild parties or anything like that.

Thanks everyone for your wonderful suggestions! Ohdedoh is a great community! I'm glad to see that they are making a stationary side crib sometime soon.
Susan

I think this could be cute for like an older brother or sister (other kids in the family; to make them feel included), but I dont really get it for adults. I mean, does anyone really care? Seems a bit self-indulgent. Do you need to bring presents to these things? I agree that if that's what they want to do to celebrate a fun moment, then they aren't hurting anyone and it's fine, but I would totally roll my eyes if I were invited to one of these!