two more “must have” items..

..the Original Slumber Bear (thanks Al, Lori, and Austen!) and

The bear comes with a box that has an in utero sound recording of a mom’s heartbeat. It also has a sound and motion detector that makes it turn on when Sam cries or stirs in his crib. It has really helped him sleep at night.

The Happiest Baby video/book is by Dr. Harvey Karp and has 5 strategies for calming a fussy baby — all of which have worked on Sam at various times and to varying degrees (he even gets that

bug eyed look that all the babies in the video have.