I learned a lot about baby brands the first time around. We were lucky enough to receive a lot of hand-me-downs from family, but we also put a ton of our own money into trial and error deciding what products we actually needed, which brands were worth the splurge, and which budget-friendly options had better quality than you’d think. There were several brands I feel like we would have struggled without. As we embark on round two of parenthood, I’m sharing with you a small handful of my favorite brands to keep in our household that make life easier. Graco One brand that excels in our eyes, not only in the infant stages but growing further into toddlerhood, is Graco. As a colicky baby, their Soothing System Glider instantly made Fox more comfortable and allowed us significantly more sleep than without. Fox also came home from the hospital in a Graco travel system and when it came time to buy a toddler stroller we test drove about a dozen at Target and were surprised to land on one of the more affordable options — you guessed it, another Graco item. After a couple years and many trips on airplanes, various […]