I personally didn't use the swing I got. My daughter did not like it. She did like her bouncy seat, though, during the first 5-6 months or so. I breast fed for the first 8 months and I also had the bedside sleeper. I only used it the first 3-4 months, though. After this point she wasn't waking to be fed as often, so I moved her to her room & crib at this point, but it was awesome. Level with the bed and made it super easy to grab her and latch her on while staying half asleep.

Once she was starting food I loved my Magic Bullet. I used it to puree my fruits & veggies. Saved so much money doing this.

Those Halo blankets are nice, but only worth it if they are going to be late fall or winter babies. Mine was (born in November) but, I personally was an expert a swaddling with plain old receiving blankets. Cheaper. Like a PP said having like a bunch is helpful. I started out with like 6 and ended up buying a few more during those first few months. I could wrap her up like a burrito and it stayed nice & snug until I'd unwrap her.  

A sleeveless sleep sack! Once she was moving too much to be swaddled I used this thing every night. It was so nice to be able to put her in a sleeper or onsie, then just put this over her at night to stay warm. I had a fleece one & a thick jersey one for the different seasons.

Other gadgets & stuff. I guess the only other thing I really liked was her Bumbo seat. I didn't have much else for the fancy things they have these days. 

My daughter is going to be starting Kindergarten this fall. I am freaking out a bit. I can't believe this is happening already. i swear she was just born.

As an atheist & parent whose child will be starting kindergarten this fall this makes me thankful I don't live in a community that this happens, but also angry.

It is absolutely ridiculous. This is what private schools are for.  How is this even happening in a public school? It is unfair to non-believers and to people of other faiths.

I agree with the PP about the history of religion, but all religion, not just Christianity. I'm sure you meant that with your statement. As someone whose taken classes on world religions & having earned an MFA degree in Fine Art I have learned a ton on the history of religion. Western art up through the last century or so was almost exclusively tied to religion. The history of religion is both fascinating and horrifying.

This though. Specifically a "Bible history" class is biased and I'm sure is just a ploy orchestrated by the owner of Hobby Lobby. Sad.

Well, that makes the decision harder. Get new phones now and have tech envy in a couple of months when the 805 comes out, or wait. It's good info, either way!

Thanks for asking him, Julie, and please thank him for taking the time to answer.

Checked with him via email... The big advantage of the 805 is that it's capable of handling a 4k resolution. The Galaxy S5 has a 2k resolution (300ppi, same as an iPad retina, I think), but a 4k resolution would theoretically be about 820 ppi. It's still WAY off, but it's got a LOT of capability, and it should at least have the battery life to match.

The other big change is that memory bandwidth will be doubled, which means about a 15% speed increase in CPU-intense processes (switching between tasks, etc.) over the 801. That should theoretically enable it to handle 4G data speeds of double what's currently available, so there would be a lot more room for expansion.

Overall, the jump from 800 to 801 isn't much, but 801 to 805 is going to be a MAJOR jump. :)

Ah, very cool. Since your husband is a developer and all, does he think it's worth getting a device with the Snapdragon 805 chipset, or will the 801 be plenty?