Our Amazon Wish List

• Our Amazon Wish ListThis is a primary resource for several of the books that we'd like to share with our little one. Some are meant for older brains, but most are aesthetically pleasing enough to get those neurons firing.
  
  Click here to visit our Amazon list.
  

Our Etsy Favorites List

• Our Etsy Favorites List
  While there are plenty of Etsy items on our alternative registry blog, this link will take you directly to a comprehensive favorites list on Etsy.com.
  
  Click here to view these handmade baby desires. 
• If you purchase from our Etsy favorites list, leave your anonymous comment on this post and describe which item was purchased. We will delete the item from our favorites to avoid duplicates. Thanks!
  
  

Cord Blood Registry

• Cord Blood Registry Contribution Opportunities
  
  No. We are not harvesting our baby's blood for some diabolical, robot-filled future.
  We have however, registered to have our baby's cord blood (stem cells) extracted and stored in case (A) she might need it if she were to fall ill with one of the 80 serious diseases —leukemia, for example — that can be treated by stem cells or (B) one of us or our immediate family members might need  this precious resource.
  
  This is something that we really believe in, and we want to embrace the potential that modern science affords us.
  
  If you are interested in donating to help us offset the cost of extraction or yearly storage fees, you can do so for as little as $25 at cbrgiftregistry.com 

MIYIM Organic Plush Animals (Various)

• MIYIM Organic Plush Animals (Various)
  We've been eyeballing these ever since we knew we were going to have our little one. Aside from the obvious all-natural hippie reasons, they are adorable classic stuffed creatures for nap time and beyond.
  
  Available at: Whole Earth Provision Co.

How to Behave and Why by Munro Leaf

• How to Behave and Why by Munro Leaf
  Because we wouldn't want our child to throw up on your couch and just leave it there.
  
  Available at: Whole Earth Provision Co. and on Amazon
  
  *Please leave an anonymous comment below to indicate that the item has been purchased.

High Sea Symphony Set (Melissa & Doug)

• High Sea Symphony Set (Melissa & Doug)
  This is a product that we haven't seen in person anywhere else other than the Whole Earth Provision Co. at Preston and Forest. A perfect gift for those who want to help us encourage our daughter to be a percussionist.
  
  Available at: Whole Earth Provision Co. and apparently on Amazon
  
  *Please leave an anonymous comment below to indicate that the item has been purchased

Other Goose: Re-Nurseries and Re-Rhymed Childrens Classics

• Other Goose: Re-Nurseries and Re-Rhymed Childrens Classics
  This is a great book that you might not find in the average baby store or kids section at major retail locations. It's a great contemporary take (with a modern aesthetic to match) on classic nursery rhymes.
  
  Available at: Whole Earth Provision Co. and on Amazon
  
  *Please leave an anonymous comment below to indicate that the item has been purchased.

Safe Baby Handling Tips

•  Safe Baby Handling Tips
  Okay, this one is really just for Andrew and Cara. Come on though, it's hilarious.
  
  Available at: Whole Earth Provision Co. and in Kit form on Amazon
  *Please leave an anonymous comment below to indicate that this item has been purchased
   

Half Price Books Gift Cards

• Half Price Books Gift Cards
  Give the gift of literacy, music and everything that Half Price Books has to offer.
  
  Available at: halfpricebooksonline.com and at your local Half Price Books store.

Classical Music (Various)

• Classical Music
  Although recent studies have debunked theories on classical music significantly improving brain development for children, we believe in the placebo effect.
  
  Available through: iTunes gift cards, Amazon, anywhere where music is available for purchase

Pi Rattle

• Pi Rattle
  This one should probably come from our baby's future math tutor, Uncle Nick.
  
  Available on: Etsy (thefreckledelephant)
  
  *Please leave an anonymous comment below to indicate that this item has been purchased

Diana Camera Onesie (Etsy)

• Diana Camera Onesie
  While we'll do our best to avoid brainwashing with political and religious rhetoric, we are certainly going to preach the creative endeavor to our child.
  
  Available on: Etsy (happyfamily)
  
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Wood Rabbit on Wheels (Etsy)

• All-Natural Wood Rabbit on Wheels
  This is the kind of toy that sticks around forever. It's classic in design and can be passed down for generations to come. We highly encourage whomever might buy this bad boy to engrave his/her name in it before relinquishing its sweetness to our forthcoming daughter.
  
  Available on: Etsy (julestatum)
  
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Life Story by Virginia Lee Burton

• Life Story by Virginia Lee Burton
  This book tells the tale of the universe in an illustrative, creative way, breaking down scientific fact into the acts of a play — also written by an amazing female author.
  
  Available on: Amazon

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Toy Storage Trunk (Ikea)

• Stuva Storage Bench
  This little doozy will come in handy for storing the countless toys and dolls that Baby T. will have at her disposal. Furthermore, the lid should prevent any undesirable hand injuries.
  
  Available at: Ikea
  
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Eric Carle Rattle

• Eric Carle Rattle
  While we didn't see this one specifically at Target or Babies "R" Us, it's listed on the Bed Bath and Beyond website for $6.49.
  
  Available at: bedbathandbeyond.com
  
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Barn Owl Baby Beanie (etsy)

• Baby Owl Beanie
  It looks like these can be made to order (0 - 3 month, 3 - 6 months, 6 - 12 months and up). In any case, these hats are the bees knees.
  
  Available on: etsy (sugarandspicecrochet)
  
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Pink Starling Kimono by Koolmono (etsy)

• Pink Starling Kimono by Koolmono
  Gosh darn, she's a 1/8 Japanese girl. Therefore this kimono would be very appropriate and very adorable.
  
  Available on: etsy (koolmono)
  
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Alphabet Poster

• Alphabet Poster
  Not only is this a sweet piece of art, but it's a learning tool for our little miracle's developing mind.
  
  Available at: We Are 1976 (Located in Dallas near 75 & Henderson)
  
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Owl Nesting Dolls

Owl Nesting Dolls
Every baby needs a set of nesting toys! This is how Andrew plans on introducing Tur-duck-en to his baby girl.

Available at: We Are 1976 (Located in Dallas near 75 & Henderson)

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Threadless Clearance Prints (Various)

• THREADLESS.com Baby Clearance Center (various items)
  This place is crawling (baby pun definitely intended) with clearance-priced baby clothes. Since she's not here yet, you can't go wrong with any size, really.
  
  Available at: threadless.com
  

Zissou Society Member Onesie

• Zissou Society Member Onesie
  Let me tell you about our baby.
  
  Available at: cafepress.com.
  
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The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps

The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps
by Jeanette Winter

You know, for pushing a quasi-feminist agenda on our young heroine. She could be the next Jane Goodall, for god's sake — she'd better write home, though.

Available (for Pre-Order Only) on: Amazon.

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Golden Girls Onesie (6-9 Months)

• Golden Girls Onesie (6-9 Months)
  There's really not much else to say. The etsy seller (aflow01) also happens to have a nifty "Cobra Kai" screen-printed onesie as well.
  
  Available on: etsy.com (aflow01)
  
  *** THIS ITEM HAS BEEN RESERVED FOR PURCHASING BY "AUNT L-TRAIN"
  

Rockabye Baby Music

• Rockabye Baby Music
  Contemporary music with a lullaby twist (think TOOL or Metallica on the xylophone).
  
  
  Other covers include: The Beatles, Bjork (which basically sounds the same), The Cure, Green Day, Queen, Nirvana, The Pixies, Pearl Jam, Radiohead, Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer.
  
  Available at: rockabyebabymusic.com, on Amazon and sometimes at Target.
  
  *Leave an anonymous comment below to indicate which albums have been purchased