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I can finally decorate a house exactly the way I want it!

Adding to everyone's great suggestions depending on how comfortable everyone is maybe offering to help watch the baby. Especially if they are staying overnight a night out for the parents that's just the two of them can be great. The only time husband and I get alone going out time is when we visit my parents or they stay over our place.

Also when baby gets to be a toddler knowing where the toddler friendly parks or having/knowing a place for them to freely run around.

justinejustine, know how you feel. I'm the photographer so it's mostly gorgeous shots of daughter and husband and then very few of me and her.

We live in a 1100 sq ft apartment/condo. 2 bedrooms and 2 baths. During the winter especially I would take daughter to walk around the lobby (we get to talk to the security and random people in the building), and the excercise room in the basement area. Works for us so far.

My mom gave us a clip for my daughter's toys so when we were out they wouldn't fall or get lost. The clip itself ended up being her favorite toy for a couple of months especially when she started to teething. Also love stacking cups! So versatile and has saved me from many a meltdown on trips.

We were given a Fisher Price bouncer and a swing. They're not the best looking style-wise but my daughter loves them. Even at 14 months which she's clearly outgrown she'll get on her bouncy seat and I'll put on the vibration and she'll sit back and go "Ah!". Don't blame her, if I had a vibrating chair to relax I'd do the same thing!

After the first few months I've become so much more organized (especially more since daughter has started sleeping through the night and not nursing). I never used to pack up for the next day and put clothes aside but now I have to as a matter of survival cause we'd always forget something. Have to make sure there are no choking hazards within reach. Don't necessarily think being organized means everything is clean and tidy more that you can easily find what you are looking for or what you need to do doesn't take a longer than expected because things are not all in order.

Just started trying to teach daughter how to use cutlery so thanks! She was able to use a fork successfully this week yeah!

Wish there was more pics of the nursery! Fantastic!

The room we're moving our daughter in already had the doors removed and curtains hung up. We're thinking to make it a mix of storage and hiding/play nook for her.