I remember distinctly a couple years ago sitting down and sorting through Henry’s old baby clothes trying to decide what was really special enough to keep with the little storage we had. This was done with the heavy realization that all of this keeping around might be for nothing, as we were at the height of our years of struggle with secondary infertility. I had bins and bins of clothes and baby gear from his infancy, but when sorting through them most were stained, too worn, or really out of date. It was tearful to go through all these clothes, bringing back sweet memories of our baby boy but also the painful reality that we might not be able to have another. I wasn’t able to let go of much at that time. Most went right back into the closet.

Fast forward to a year or so later: Finally being pregnant again and having made it through the first and second trimester, I pulled those boxes out and approached it with a more pragmatic eye. Most of the clothes were either too masculine or too worn/stained. Most toys were either small and cheap or old enough that they were tossed. We still had some big pieces of gear like the breast pump, lounge seat, stroller, etc. Besides that though, I had a lot of shopping to do for baby number two…

One of my very favorite photographers and a dear friend, Rachel Thurston, spent the good part of the day with us a few weeks back before she packed up her sweet LA based family and moved to Kauai. We just got the images back and I’m excited to share them with you bit by bit here on Say Yes. Above is one of my favorites. 

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The main difference I’ve seen for myself and others shopping for baby number two is that the large gear items have been saved and stored, like a crib, stroller, rocker, car seat. That is, if they’re good enough quality and there’s room to put them somewhere. Otherwise, what’s left on a baby number two registry is clothing. Toys. Smaller gear items like a noise maker, monitor, bibs. In addition, we’ve got replaceable items like diapers, lotions, soap, etc. It all adds up! Here is a comprehensive list of some favorites for baby number two from all the work I’ve done with Target these past few months and some other items on my wish list:

BEST BASICS:
sleep sack
socks
basic long sleeve tee
the BEST leggings
moccs
zipper sleepers
white onesies
baby cap

PLAY TIME:
teething bracelet
stroller toy
Baby Einstein
sophie the giraffe
stuffed bunny

SLEEP TIME:
baby blanket
sheep white noise maker
video monitor
swaddle blankets
crib sheet

BATH TIME:
diapers
diaper ointment
shampoo
lotion
washcloths
towels

EATING AND TRAVEL TIME:
bibs
baby food pouches
puff snacks
bumbo
formula and snack holder
carseat mirror
diaper bag

For those of you that have had more than one child, how has the second wave of purchasing been different? What things did you keep, what did you toss? What did you need to buy?

Graphics by Ashley Aikele. Photography by Rachel Thurston