Check List For Baby - What You Need When Expecting a New Arrival

As you plan for the arrival of your new baby, it's a great idea to have a check list for everything you will need. You would never think someone so small could require so much. It can be overwhelming enough just to be expecting and then you have the task to try and ensure that you have everything for when your little one arrives.

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Knowing what is needed and being prepared will make for a nice smooth transition for you and your little one upon returning home from the hospital. Having a list of the essentials can also help you when registering for your baby shower and making purchases of the items you need. It is also a good idea so nothing is forgotten.

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I used the list below when I was expecting my first baby and it was very useful. I already had a general idea of what I thought I needed but it opened my eyes to some things I had not thought of. It also came in handy when I was registering for my baby shower. We my little arrived it was a relief knowing everything was ready for when we got home so we could settle in.

This list is not only good for first time mothers but for all mothers that are expecting. It is a great refresher and reminder of all your little ones needs.
CHECK List

- Infant car seat
- Crib
- bassinet
- Changing table
- Crib mattress
- Vinyl mattress cover
- bassinet or portable crib mattress
- Crib bedding set
- Stroller
- Audio monitor or Video monitor nursery
- Fitted crib sheets (Qty: 4-6)
- Bedding sets
- Sheets (Qty: 4-6)
- Receiving blankets (Qty: 4-6)
- Waterproof pads (Qty: 4-6)
- Changing table covers (Qty: 2-4)
- Changing table pads
- Formula
- Warmers & sterilizers
- Burping cloths (Qty: 6-12) Cloth diapers (Qty: 6-12)
- Lap pads (Qty: 6) 6 Bibs (Qty: 8-12)

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Five Unique Handmade Baby Gifts to Make For Baby Showers

If you are looking for baby gifts to make but are bored with the standard blanket and baby booties, here are five unique and unusual (yet still functional!) gifts to create that would be perfect baby shower gifts.

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Time Capsule - Don't you wish someone had made you a time capsule of things from the year you were born? Collect newspaper and magazine clippings of current events, trends and fashion, a small toy from the most current hot children's movie and last, but not least, take photos of their home and their city! Document their neighborhood, take snapshots at the local grocery store, the post office, cars on the street, the local school, the front of their house, their parents and their family! Include notes from family members and a special letter from you introducing them to the world. Collect it all and put it in a decorative wooden keepsake box, leaving some room for the parents to add some things of their own. Just think what a treasure this will be when they are your age! Padded Mat - No, it isn't just another boring blanket! This time, create an extra thick and padded blanket, a cushy surface that will be perfect for tummy time, even on hardwood floors. Get creative with it and add "activity" toys to it, such as detachable soft toys, flaps that hide bright pictures and small ribbon tags. You could even line the bottom with waterproof PUL fabric which will turn it into the perfect outside on wet grass park blanket. Name Blocks - Purchase enough blank wooden blocks at a craft store to spell out baby's name. Decorate each block with the letter an/or images that start with that letter. You could paint with non-toxic acrylic paint, decoupage with paper or fabric or wood burn your design. For design ideas, look at the crib bedding set that the parents registered for and use the same theme or color scheme on your blocks. Mix CD - Make baby a mix CD? Yes! Create a mix CD of soothing music, classical is an obvious choice but get creative with music in your collection or check out iTunes for lullaby ideas. Alternatively, a fun and upbeat mix of baby friendly music might be just the thing! Face it, most music marketed towards babies is terrible and many parents would love to have a "normal music" CD to listen to that is still baby friendly. Handmade Books - You can purchase blank board books that are the perfect canvas for your own stories! If baby will live far away from extended family, create a story using real photos of family members so that baby can get to know them. Or, create a funny story about the family pet, your own version of an alphabet book, a picture book with different kinds of cars or butterflies, etc. Draw your own or create collages from actual photographs or magazine pictures.

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Have fun creating some unique handmade baby gifts for your next baby shower! These fun projects will be appreciated by both the parents and the baby, which is exactly what a handmade baby gift should be about.

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The Importance Of Texture Stimulation

One of the things that you may notice about toys for very small people, such as babies and toddlers, is that they all seem to include a variety of different materials and textures. They are likely to also include a range of bright colours, and also to make a variety of sounds. It is clearly important that small children are stimulated as much as possible, and it seems that a full on assault on their senses is the best way to do this!

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Children's brains are hard wired to learn, but that's about all there is wired into their brains to begin with. All of the senses are working, but the brain has not yet had the chance to learn what they all mean. Being born is a bit like being sat in a quiet, dimly lit room one minute, and then suddenly having every wall of the room lit up as an array of dozens of television sets, all broadcasting a different channel, and all at full volume. The senses are suddenly overwhelmed, and the brain has to rapidly accept all this new information and learnt o block out as much as possible, to allow the focus on what is important, and to then identify the different senses and 'tune' them so that they work most effectively.

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A child's sense of touch exists, of course, but they don't actually understand what it means. The nerve endings are all in place, and sensations are sent to the brain, but since the brain has not had any former knowledge of what these messages mean, it is a bit like tuning a radio in to a foreign station, when you have no idea what language it is. It takes time to make sense of the noise and identify it as words, then to identify patterns, then to refine your understanding of those patterns, and eventually to begin attributing meaning to those patterns. The same is true of a baby learning to use its senses, and touch is a case in point.

Providing rough and smooth surfaces, silky and patterned and so forth, you provide your child with a wider range of patterns and examples, which helps the brain break down the torrent of information into familiar, recognisable concepts and ideas, such as rough, smooth, patterned, lined etc.

Many baby's toys provide this stimulation, and it is a good idea to look out for these, and provide as many examples of different textures as you can. Even finding teddy bears and stuffed animals that have a variety of textures, or at least contrasting textures, can be helpful. So that cotton, wool, nylon and other different materials provide them with constant stimulation.

Of course, it's also possible to make your own examples, by sewing together a blanket of patches from old clothes. Rather than binning old clothes, cut squares from them, and sew these together, if you are able, into a small 'feely' blanket. Textures such as a cotton shirt, denim, a woolly square and so on will give your child familiar textures to experiment with, that may also remind them of you.

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Black Cribs - Creating a Traditional Style Nursery Starting With a Black Crib

If the possibility of black cribs in a traditional nursery theme was not on your short list, now is the time to add it. Your choice of the perfect black crib can be a great way to start decorating an original nursery.

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Traditional comes in many shapes and sizes and each expectant mother will have her own vision of a traditional nursery. Is a Victorian crib with Victorian bedding the ideal nursery for you? Is this the style that springs to mind when you think of the traditional nursery you want for your baby. You don't know yet if you will be welcoming a boy or girl, but you do know this is the style of nursery you envision or at the very least, something similar, with a traditional, antique ambience.

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In our search for a traditional baby nursery we will look at five baby room decorating themes and each one can be as unique and stunning as you wish, just what you want for your new baby. We will check out black cribs in Victorian, Regency, Early American, Art Nouveau and Classic and these are just five areas you may choose to search, for inspiration for your nursery decoration. Black cribs will enhance the style of each of these themes. You may be thinking that there are only black painted cribs, and not sure how they will fit your nursery but there a a few different options to add black cribs to a traditional nursery. You can have black wrought iron cribs, black metal cribs which have a powder coated finish, a black painted wood or metal finish and a black stained wood finish. All of these finishes are made in at least one of the traditional styles on our list, and some of them can be found in every one of our suggested styles.

If you love the idea of a canopy crib you could start the nursery decor with a wrought iron canopy crib and decorate the entire nursery around your crib. Depending on the style of your iron canopy crib, a classic decorated babies room will probably be perfect. You will most likely want to add quality white linen and cotton to this black crib. Beautifully hand crafted cotton netting with silk satin binding for the canopy drapes and fine french boutis work for the crib blanket. This bedding would work equally with a Victorian and a Regency crib.

Fine hand quilted crib and cot quilts would be the perfect addition to the Early American black cribs. Instead of teaming this crib with a predominately white scheme can you imagine a clotted cream and white scheme adding rich colours with the crib quilt and the floor rugs.

The Art Nouveau and Classic black cribs will rely heavily on your choice of bedding and you will probably choose custom crib bedding for both of these styles. You may choose bedding in pink or blue or you may choose to use soft greens or yellows, any of the pastel colours will work and if you imagine a rainbow, all of the pastel colours will work together. A rainbow for your new baby together with your favourite piece from the black cribs available, is a wonderful choice for a baby nursery, and an excellent foundation to grow, with the new baby.

Black cribs are definitely an option in the quest to design the perfect traditional nursery for your expected baby and are a great place to start in the wonderful process of designing the right nursery for you and your baby.

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Creative Baby Shower Gifts Are The Bomb

Creative baby shower gifts will always be appreciated by the mother and the child. Nothing shows love and care more than a well thought-of present. Creative baby shower gifts are now readily available from a variety of vendors. Whether you choose to shop in your local mall or online, you will find something that is just right for the recipient. You just have to be a little patient and shop around for those creative baby shower gifts. In the end, you will be rewarded by a great sense of self-fulfillment.

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When it comes to creative baby shower gifts, there are a lot of options. People who are parents for the first time are not really aware of the various things a child needs. Creative baby shower gifts can help out in this area. You can always try to look at the parents registry, but sometimes, even that really is not a lot of help.

One great idea is a blanket. All babies take comfort from being wrapped up in their very own blanket. But wrapping an agitated infant could prove to be a Herculean task. So consider a swaddle blanket. It eases the process of wrapping a baby with its Velcro features. If blankets are too low-tech for you, consider a white noise machine. A what machine? A white noise machine. Much like the blanket, it will help a baby sleep.

A cute gift is a baby jumpsuit. These things come in short and long sleeved versions. They are very comfortable and do not cost a whole lot. They keep a baby's diaper in place and keep him warm at night as well. Of course, they can be personalized with the baby's name. Or you could go for little baby gloves. Babies are not really in full control of their motor functions and can scratch themselves with their own nails. You can try trimming but that is a difficult task. Little gloves are a great way to prevent this from occurring.

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Crib shoes are for children who have yet to take their first steps. They keep the baby's socks on, and they make the process of learning to walk easier. Of course, they are very cute as well. Or how about wearable blankets? These are better than ordinary blankets because they do not pose a SIDS risk. Wearable blankets are usually made of warm fleece and are put on a baby like a nightgown.

As you can see, there are a whole host of choices to pick from, everything from apparel to high technology machines. And there is even more out there. Take your time and shop around. You are sure to find something that you will think is worth giving as a gift. Do not forget to try to personalize the gift as this will lend it that special touch. Working for that special touch will ensure you are remembered by the recipient. And that is the true test of a gift, isn't it?

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10 Baby Nursery Ideas - Design A Fantasy World With Crib Bedding And Furnishings

Your baby nursery idea will begin to take shape while you shop for a crib and other furniture. Just be prepared to be overwhelmed at first by the mind boggling choice of themes. You may be looking for a complete furnishing set, or you may be day-dreaming about designing your own custom decor. Often a simple, classic approach is more sensible than a frilly, over-the-top baby nursery idea with paraphernalia that will just get in the way when you are frazzled and exhausted. This collection covers just a few of the thousands of possibilities.

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1. Magical Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme Decor

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Who doesn't love the Mother Goose characters? Adorable watercolors bring these stories to life. Your baby will grow to love the colorful creations on the wall decor. This wonderful series will coordinate well with most baby furniture and you will easily be able to find bedding and furnishings to match. Colorful Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme quilts and blankets are a treat. This is a delightful, fresh theme.

2. Original With Other Lovable Characters

We all fall in love with certain lovable story book characters, such as Peter Rabbit or Snoopy. Winnie the Pooh is a favorite of almost any baby, and the bedding and furnishings are available to create a classic Pooh crib. Find Snoopy curled up under a friendly moon and starts. Or opt for a variety of Disney characters, such as Mickey Mouse. Furnishings with rhymes always lead to hilarity and enjoyment and can be a fun baby nursery idea.

3. Charm Your Kid With Cute Creatures

When it comes to babies, it is a given that they love cuddly animals. A vast variety of creature comforters are on offer. From farm animals to frog decor abound. For adventurous kids there is dinosaur bedding. Little girls love lady bug or butterfly designs. African safari crib bedding lends itself to endless bedtime stories. Dolphins, adorable puppies and Noahs Ark will also be well-loved.

4. Anything On Wheels Will Appeal

Boys love fire truck crib bedding as a baby nursery idea. Be different and decorate with Harley Davidsons. Alternatively take to the sky with airplane decor. Another old favorite on wheels is a train theme. Kids love cars and anything that moves or make a noise. So indulge them in their room.

5. Naptime On A Nautical Note

Ship Ahoy! Tell tales of sea creatures and far-away, dreamy places with furnishings on a nautical note. From ships and sails to whale's tales and other ocean critters will stimulate little imaginations. This is the stuff bedtime stories should be made of. Every night another place and a new animal.

6. Sporting A Lively Theme

Dads will probably opt for this one if they are involved in decorating for a boy. Every sport under the sun is now represented in cot accessories. Baseball fans can choose their favorite colors, while football and basketball enthusiasts have not been forgotten. Just don't put too much pressure on the growing little person. Remember dad, this is his life - not your second chance...

7. Proudly Display Your Patchwork Creations

This baby nursery idea comes in every conceivable color and pattern. It often is a sensible choice, as the inevitable spills and mishaps won't be as noticeable. Patchwork quilts often become heirlooms. Perhaps you can make your own quilt from fabrics scraps with a story attached to each one. That can make for some interesting bedtime tales. Plaids are also a good choice, if you don't fancy patchwork.

8. A Star For Your Little Star

Watch your baby's face lit up as he or she discovers the wonders of creation. Why not help in this process with the moon, stars, planets and spaceships on bedding and curtains. All sorts of wonderful accessories can be added to complement this theme. You may have to brush up on your own knowledge about the subject, but you will need to do that anyway when your child reaches school-going age. With an outer space crib set your bundle of joy will go on many an adventure.

9. Turn Back The Clock With A Vintage Theme

Perhaps your family has some heirlooms you would like to incorporate in your design. With the right furniture, an old-world look can be quite something. You can always introduce a touch of color and some modern elements to stimulate the baby's senses. Try to use a variety of fabric textures for tactile stimulation when expanding on this baby nursery idea.

10. Teach To Care With Care Bears Bedding

These can be really adorable, with bright and cheery colors. Babies love these sets. A wide variety of accessories are also available, from bedtime bears to potty seats and keepsake pillow sets. You can also find delightful Care Bear lamps, area rugs, crib organizers and wall borders to go with the cot set and curtains.

Full sets usually include the fitted sheet, a quilt of some sort, pillow cases, crib bumper, dust ruffle, curtains and valance. Many manufacturers dream up all sorts of adorable, matching accessories to bring the room together. Wall hangings always help to create a warm effect.

So, get yourself a cup of tea, kick off your shoes, pull up the rocking chair and day-dream about all the magical hours you are going to spend here, discovering all the wonders of your baby nursery idea with your little one.

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