Also, have you looked into babyhawk carriers? These definitely work for big babies. Jasper isn’t huge into being worn these days, but I do love the Babyhawk (you can wear them on your back too).

Car seat: We got the Chicco Key Fit 30, the BIG infant car seat that is HEAVY, but that turned out to be a wise decision because Hunter weighed 21 lbs by 6 months. He would be busting out of the Snugride! (Who knew? He was only 6lbs, 13oz at birth.)

Yoga ball, but we didn’t use it to bounce him. We use it to sit on and roll around between his “gear.” So if he wants company while he’s in his Jumperoo or activity center, I just sit on the ball and roll myself over to the next “station.” (I joke that he’s doing circuit training.)

The swing that a friend handed down to us was the biggest lifesaver. And to think I wasn’t going to buy one! He slept in this for naps or just hung out in it while we ate. He was still in it up until about 5 months.

I used a Moby wrap when he was teeny-tiny and used to get a couple hours of work done while he was safely sleeping next to me. Then as he got older and was more interested in being face out, we switched to the Baby Bjorn. Now I’m back to the Moby cuz he’s close to the weight limit on the Bjorn. Tried the Ergo, but he doesn’t want to face in – even on the back. IF ANYBODY HAS ANY OTHER IDEAS FOR CARRIERS FOR BIG BABIES, PLEASE TELL ME!

On the registry re-do, we got our regular stroller but did not have a snap and go for the car seat. I finally bought one at 4 months – a little too late. In those early months, it would have been so much easier to snap his car seat onto that then carry the darn thing in and out of everywhere we went.

We ended up not using monitors at all cuz his room is so close and the house is small. I didn’t get a glider but do have a comfy chair in his room.

Stuff we didn’t need: sleeping gowns. I still don’t get them. They ride up. He lived in his footie pajamas for at least 2 months. I only put him in a “real” outfit if we had company! Didn’t need wipes warmers, bottle warmers, etc. Probably could have done without the mobile on his crib, too. I’m sure everybody here already knows you don’t need the bumper or quilt. Just buy sheets. And get a cute window treatment and rug to decorate the room.

Oh gosh, one other must have: a Flip video camera. Cannot say enough good things about this one.

Eva, we liked our moby too for the first couple months, then Jasper started trying to bust out of it (and most carriers) shortly after. Thanks for the link to the teething rail, I’ve been thinking I should start looking into that!

Kari, we have those too! They were perfect for our August babies.

You are so right about the things we didn’t need. For me the sweet peace soothing center is on the top of the list! Oh and the combi pod bouncy chair. But Jasper was wierd b/c he didn’t like to sit until recently so that skews the results :)