(Part 2) Top products from r/Buyingforbaby

• An inflatable tub shaped like a duck! It's adorable, and Monkey likes to play in it when it's not bath time, which is pretty cute.
  Vintage vinyl squeaky books that are fun to touch.
  Summer's muslin swaddling blankets; they rule.
  
  
• A decent portable swing; we take it w/us to friends' houses for dinner, and let her sack out while we eat. It's awesome. When one of the straps broke, their customer service had a free replacement and a fluffy toy in the mail to us the same day. They were actually a joy to deal with, and I will look for their products in the future.
  
  
• Rechargeable batteries. Best. Invention. Ever. We bought a few sets of the spacers so that buying fresh C/D batteries is a thing of the past. We've gifted them out too.
  
  And of course, we have some cute toys for her, but she seems to prefer a single disposable plastic spoon, my rubber watch, a length of knotted cord and our hands/feet. Of the cute toys, the Infantino Stacker is the clear winner for versatility. The base makes a whistling sound, and the rings all have different textures and make different sounds. We combined that with a set of rings and can clip them to her carrier, her car seat, her jumper, her crib, etc., awesome product.

At the moment we're using a low edged round bowl that we usually wash spinach in -we just fill it up in the bathroom and wash him in it on a towel in the bedroom. Nice and easy, and if he slips out of our hands then there's nothing hard to hit himself against and not far to fall. But we've also got a Washpod that he absolutely LOVES but because he has no head/body control, it kills my arms to hold him in place safely. It's very well made, has a little cushion that sits inside with a butt groove and when he outgrows it, it should be great for holding toys/water play. I'd imagine it also holds in heat a little better than traditional bath shapes, so it will be awesome through the winter. Can't wait to use it again in a few months :D

We bought this bad boy:

http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-SpaceSaver-High-Chair-Lattice/dp/B00FB5ARHK/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1397182588&sr=8-15&keywords=space+saver+high+chair

for about $50 bucks at babysRus, but had a coupon, so it was only $30. I love it so far!

I have some friends who also bought the SummerInfant seat mentioned

http://www.amazon.com/Summer-Infant-Deluxe-Comfort-Booster-/dp/B000JVXZF2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397182701&sr=8-1&keywords=summer+infant+space+saver

and really like it, and it's just $20! It's sorta flimsy, so if you're wanting to get years out of it, I'm not sure it would go the distance, but it just might! So far they love it, though, and for just $20 you can't beat it!

We love love love this one. It has two washable trays and a lid, so in restaurants you can just pop the lid on and GTFO. The back folds down to a pretty compact size. Everything is dishwasher safe. It has adjustable height and 3 different settings for the tray.

Yep :) since my guy is not quite 5 months old we're good on that.

This is the arm I bought, and it's able to be put on the wall, too:

http://www.amazon.com/Niermann-Standby-Universal-Mobile-Holder/dp/B000Z6VSSC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1381761713&sr=8-2&keywords=mobile+arm

Ditto on the sleep sacks. I also got this sleep gown as a gift, and it's working wonderfully now - for nighttime changings we don't have anything to undo/redo as we do when we swaddle her.

Things we use every day are the Rock N Play sleeper, Miracle Blanket, and this gym. He will lay on it and bat at the hanging animals forever.

I like the Thermos Foogo Straw Bottles. There is also the new but not released yet sipsnaps that fit any cup and you use your own straw. I believe you can preorder sip snaps now and they ship in august. I learned about sipsnap from their kickstarter campaign.

We do Dr Brown's bottles and their bottle warmer is great, not sure if it fits the Avent bottles but it should - http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Browns-850T-Bottle-Warmer/dp/B0035LLG2W

I purchased a door organizer similar to this to keep many baby items organized. i.e. things like diaper creams, thermometers and snappis.

Have you considered a travel high chair (or pricier)? 'Tis what I'm planning to buy if no one gets the high chair off my registry. :)

The first few baths, I used a baby bath sponge (about $5-$10). It was so great! I used it in both the sink and the tub with no problem at all. Now, however, we have started just all showering together, so we just hold him; or when I take a bath, I just bring him in with me.