Smart Bottle Accessories

I went to a baby shower over the weekend and picking my gift was easy because savvy mom-to-be, Courtney, registered for my all-time-favorite baby item. The Avent Express Steam Sterilizer is the one baby item I have used EVERY SINGLE DAY since my son was born. Naturally, when I saw this item on her registry it was an easy choice. I hope she'll enjoy it as much as I have. This thing is so simple to use and gets those bottles clean in minutes. It's so much more efficient than running the dishwasher too. I do soak them in soapy water first, but still! You can even put your breast pump pieces in here. And I toss pacifiers in too for a quick, thorough cleaning. Be careful though - I have melted a medicine dropper or two. It does get pretty hot!

Here's another bottle accessory that I'll bet I would have used a lot too if I'd ever gotten around to buying one. An insulated bottle bag probably would come in handy considering my baby boy is SO picky about the temperature of his bottles. I could have put bottles of warm water in one of these babies to keep it at a palate-satisfying temp for longer periods of time. It's not too late - maybe I'll still order one. Diaperbags.com has these bottle bags in lots of cute colors and patterns not to mention TONS of adorable, fashionable diaper bags.