Second Baby Must Haves.

Adding a second baby to the mix when I still have a baby (yes I consider my then to be 17 month old still a baby and I will probably still call him my baby when he is 20) has made me I think I need to be super tricky with the items I have in order to prevent total chaos.

1. Baby carrier. I didn't have a baby carrier when Trey was first born but when he was about four months old I borrowed my sister in laws baby bjorn and I loved it. It was so great for getting things done when Trey just wanted to be snuggled. It will also leave my hands free to attend to Trey if we decide to be crazy and go somewhere without a pram.

2. Double Pram/Stroller. I did a lot of research into which double pram we should get. Trey still uses the pram almost daily for strolls, shopping etc so this was my number one must have. We have ended up going with the Baby Jogger City Select. I wanted something easy to use, light and also narrow for shopping centres and so on. An essential for us with this was the car sear adapters so I can clip the car seat into the pram instead of a seat. Which means baby is free to keep on sleeping.

3. Bath Seat. This was one of my favourite things with Trey. He loved being free to wave about and not be constricted by mumma or pappa. It also saved our backs and meant much longer baths. I am hoping this will mean I can bath Trey and the baby together on my own.

4. Swaddles. I am the worst wrap swaddler ever. I could not get the hang of it with Trey. So after weeks of pointless loose wrapping I found these. They velcro in certain spots and wrap exactly how you would do it if you did it yourself. Lifesavers. They come in different weights so you can get nice airy light ones for summer or thicker ones if your having a winter baby.

These are my basics and I have already checked them all off ready to go. I am hoping to not let this baby take me by surprise quite as many times as Trey did.