• Pre-K
• Private school, because I genuinely don't trust public education any further
• Summer camps
  • SIG or something similar - for ES - HS summers
  • math / STEM based?
• Swimming lessons
• At least one instrument
• At least two languages
  • French or German
  • Mandarin or Spanish?
• Girl scouts or boy scouts? Probably something similar
• College savings plan
• Yearly family trip
• Museum, zoo, or aquarium membership
• Yearly Christmas cards & family photos
• Family beach trip (Jamaica or similar)
• Au pair (9-10k/yr + 800 min/mo)
  • pref from a country overlapping with one of the languages listed above

Kids+ books to snag

• Beatrix Potter hardback collection
• Angelina Ballerina
• Redwall
• Young Guinevere/Young Arthur
• Vincent Can’t Sleep
• Where the Wild Things Are
• all things Dahl
• All things Tommy di Paolo
• StellaLuna
• Finish my Nancy Drew collection
• Lyle, Lyle crocodile
• Eloise
• Berenstain Bears
• A Bad Case of Stripes
• the Rainbow Fish
• Goodnight Moon
• A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
• East of the Sun & West of the Moon - PJ Lynch
• Miss Rumphius
• Henry & mudge
• Madeline

to snag

• car
  • toyota sienna (if more than one kiddo)
• crib
  • babyletto lolly 3-in-1 convertible - color tbd, $500, sustainable & eco friendly + apparently good height for shorter parents. mattress sold separately.
  • ikea gulliver, $150, great for grandparents' place, drop sides for toddler daybed
  • babyletto gelato mini crib, converts to toddler daybed, & also further to twin bed. conversion kits sold separately.
  • stokke sleepi mini, $500, with all conversion kits so it can transition to a junior sleeper. luxe mattress sold separately.
• playard
  • babybjörn travel crib, $270, fits in airline luggage overhead as carryon. sheets sold separately.
  • 4moms breeze plus, $300, easy to set up, features bassinet & changing table
  • go with me eclipse, $120, best for outdoors with removable sun canopy. **not a sleep space**, play only.
  • bugaboo stardust, $340, best for small spaces, includes bassinet
• changing table & pads - will likely want a matched piece to whatever crib I end up getting, but a note below just in case!
  • ikea gulliver, $120, minimalist, not really useful as a dresser after the fact
    • ikea sundvik, $219, can be used as a dresser later
  • skip hop wipe clean pad, $80, may get chilly during cooler months
  • hatch grow smart, $150, works with an app for wireless scale options

If girl

• hair bows & hair bow storage

to consider

• cloth diaper service, especially if in a city that offers several options
• I'm comfy with cloth or disposable diapers, so either option is fine