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First Year: Mommy Must-Haves
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Moms need good shoes. Good shoes that protect your already sore back are worth every cent. Aerosoles might remind you of your mom's shoes, but they now have fantastic style and will save you a fortune in chiropractor bills. |
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Ditto the above Aerosoles entry. I hesitated to buy UGGS for quite some time due to the price. Four pair later, I can testify that they are...figuratively...priceless. |
 
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I realize it sounds so negative right now, but there will be times during the course of the first year when earplugs will come in handy. Moments navigating heavy traffic with two screamers in the back seat anyone? Just keep them handy. We suggest tossing a few into your car's glove compartment, a few in your bedside table, and a few near the bathtub. You just never know when (or where) you'll need them. |
 
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The crockpot is a wonderful and magical appliance. Inevitably, the moment you're ready to sit down to a warm meal someone (or someones) needs to eat. With the crockpot, your food is ready (and warm) when you are! We like the Cuisinart model because it has a Warm setting for when food is fully cooked but just needs to be kept warm. Other models often only have High/Low settings, and the Low has kept food so hot it's caused burns in each of our mouths on occasion. Buy a crockpot and love it as much as we all love ours! |
 
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Along with your crockpot, you'll need a recipe book. This one is by no means the be-all-end-all, but we like it well enough. The crockpot is no longer just for stew, you know. So get some good recipe books and get crockin' (we mean cookin')! |
 
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As we've mentioned, fumbling for a pen and paper in your purse while you're driving down the road to jot down your child's first word or remind yourself to call Aunt Mabel simply isn't safe. With a voice recorder along for the ride, a push of a button is all it takes to remind yourself of the utterance of a first word, an already overdue birthday card to purchase, or a reminder to move to the west coast before the gray weather descends again next year. |
 
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When you're a new mom of multiples, you quickly begin to crave adult conversation. It's possible that you'll entertain even pesky telemarketers to get in a few words other than coochy coochy coo. But, alas, that's hard to do with a phone wrenched between your ear and your shoulder while cradling a babe in each arm. Arm yourself with a headset phone attachment (or if your phone won't accommodate an attachment, invest in a new phone!) and your days conversing with long lost friends and family (not to mention those telemarketers) have only just begun! |
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