Now that we are on our third baby, Justin and I really know what is needed and what simply isn’t when it comes to newborn gear. We hung on to so many things from the boys’ baby days so we really didn’t need to purchase much of anything for Emily!
Stupidly we didn’t store our car seat well and it developed mold in the attic so we replaced it with a new one, but other than that almost every other baby item we had is back in action!
So after 3 kids, these are some of my long time loves that I’ve used for all the kids.

one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve
I received a Spectra breast pump through insurance and was very excited to try it since I had heard so many great things. I still had my Medela Pump in Style from when I had David, so I thought I would keep one up in my office and one in the kitchen area and use both. Perhaps old habits die hard, but I’m favoring my Medela pump much more than the Spectra. I’m able to pump a lot more with Medela, but I’ll still use the Spectra when I’ve run out of clean pumping attachments! I read this post comparing the two from another mom, so check that out if you want another opinion! I’ve loved UPPAbaby gear since David. Their strollers are my favorite and I love the Mesa car seat as well. We originally bought a single stroller, the Cruz, when I was expecting David but when we found out I was pregnant with Luke so soon after having David, UPP...