Happy Monday and Happy 2 days before the new year. Today’s top 10 list is, as you can see from the title, baby stuff. Ok, so to be completely honest, I couldn’t narrow it down to 10 items. So at the bottom, after the tenth item, you will see a widget with several more items. Y’all, it’s seriously so hard. Especially when the babies had their first birthday and baptism and Christmas and received all sorts of various presents. I didn’t even include the fire trucks, books, baby dolls, clothes, blocks, puzzles, bottles/sippy cups, etc. that they play with on a daily basis. What also made this somewhat difficult was I had to think back to the beginning of the year when they were 5 months old. A 5 month old compared to a 16 month old is drastically different, so luckily I took all those thousands of pictures and was able to view them to get inspo from earlier in the year. Enjoy!

Feature photo by Heather Armijo Photography

1. Honest Bubble Bath – Sweet Orange Vanilla

Of all the bubble baths I’ve tried, I keep going back to this one. It’s a little pricey, so keep in mind a little goes a long way. Oh, and it’s perfect for Mama’s night in at home spa – use with these masks.

2. Wee Giggles Extra Large Non-Toxic Baby Play Mat

Perfect for a playroom or living room, especially if you have hard floors. I was terrified of thinking that one of them might hit their heads against the hard floor, so I ordered this mat in February and still use it to this day.

3. Warmies® Microwavable French Lavender Scented Plush Animals

They just got these for Christmas: Sullivan the puppy and Savannah the llama. And they love them. Savannah even brought hers to church with her yesterday. The cool thing about these stuffed animals is you can warm them up in the microwave (please follow proper heating instructions) and they are warm and emit a lavender scent.

4. Graco Blossom 6 in 1 Convertible High Chair

When the twins started eating “solids” aka rice cereal, I was feeding them in their floor seats (in the widget at the bottom.) I finally was like, “Ok, yep, it’s time to make this official and order high chairs.” So, two days later, high chairs were delivered to my front door. This is a 6 in 1, and honestly I don’t really know how to explain all of the positions – regular, booster seat, attached to chair. You can see the pics on Amazon when you click on the link/pic. One of the coolest things about this chair, too, is that it has wheels. So, if needed, you can wheel the chair out of the way or to a different spot (I’ve heard some people wheel them into the bathroom when they are getting dressed in the morning.)

5. Little Tikes Activity Garden

This is a newer toy we just got and the babies LOVE it. They climb in and out and through the slide and love opening the mailbox – it’s really cute to watch them.

6. Llama Llama Red Pajama Book

The Llama Llama books are the cutest, age appropriate, and the artwork is satisfying for young readers. And, they are recommended by the authors in How to Raise a Reader.

Bonus – add the jack in the box 🙂

7. Little Tikes Water Table

These are so fun in the warmer months! The babies love to explore the different attachments and splash in the water.

8. Bella Tunno Plate

These have a suction on the bottom of the plate that sticks to tables. One thing no one warned me about being a mom is when they start eating solid food and think it’s oh so fun to throw their plates off the table. Like WHY?????? You were just screaming because you were hungry, and now Lola is eating your chicken nuggets 🙂 Also, these can be put into a diaper bag and brought to restaurants and are dishwasher safe.

9. HALO Sleepsack Micro-Fleece Wearable Blanket

The twins have slept in these for over a year now. Although, funny thing, literally just this past weekend, Sullivan learned how to unzip his, and likes to stick unzip it but leave it on his arms like a vest. Anywhoo, I’ve had one for each of them, worn every night and on weekends for naps and gone through countless wash cycles and they’ve lasted. Good quality product that is durable and will hold up.

10. VTech Brilliant Baby Laptop

Educational and fun and the babies play with these so much. I leave one in the playpen in my bedroom and one in the living room and love to open and close them, and touch the buttons to make them sing or say the animal names.

And here are all the other items I literally could not not include. These are such great items that the babies used/played with and I felt it necessary to include them.

Well friends, that is all for now. Check back in tomorrow when I share my top 10 (we’ll see…..) for women’s fashion – saving the best for last 🙂

Cheers – MP