When I was pregnant with Crosby I was pretty clueless on what exactly I'd need for her. So when it came time to register I asked my friends who had babies and were pregnant what I needed. That resulted in the longest list ever and I thought just because their babies were liking something it was an obvious choice to get it. Boy was I wrong! Once she was born I quickly learned all babies are different... and while it's mostly trial and error to figure out what your baby will like, there are some products I swear by. Today I want to share my tried and true baby registry picks.

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Crosby's romper, my swimsuit c/o, shorts, sandals c/o

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Now that I’ve been a mom for nearly a year (CRAZY!) I wanted to start sharing more breakdowns of some of our favorite baby products. One thing we couldn’t have gotten through the last year without is a good travel crib, or pack and play as they’re most commonly known as. There are so many out there now and I’ve had a few friends ask for recommendations on which to purchase.

11 months!! And as you can see these were probably the hardest month of photos to take, Crosby did not want to lay still and was all over the place. Over the past several months they’ve gradually gotten more difficult, but these take the cake. Next month will be even more of a challenge, I’m sure.

The first few weeks with a newborn are rough and nothing can really prepare you for it. When I was pregnant everyone told me to get all the sleep I could because once the baby arrived I’d be a zombie. And I did because I never had a problem sleeping or got to an uncomfortable stage in my pregnancy – I was lucky. However, once Crosby arrived I turned into that sleep deprived zombie everyone warned me about. It was hard to see it as temporary and imagine life on the other side.

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