Graco Sweetpeace Newborn Soothing Center – Review

There are really only a few products that we have purchased for the little girl that are absolute life-savers. One of which is the Graco Sweetpeace Newborn Soothing Center.

We did run into some issues out-of-the-box for this product, mainly the motor that runs the swing motion was annoyingly loud and not really, umm, soothing at all. We made a call to Graco and they informed us that they were phasing in a new motor system and some of the products in the stores had the noisy motor.

They shipped out a new motor to us and it runs fairly smoothly now. It is a little louder than I had expected in general, but after reviewing several competing models in store, they are all loud, seems to come with the territory.

The motor aside, this “soothing center” is a great product. It has 6 levels of swing motion, a vibrating function in the included seat and a great selection of music on an above average built-in speaker system. The bonus feature of the music system is an auxiliary input and tray to hold an ipod.

Another bonus feature is that the included seat is removable and your Graco SnugRide Infant Car Seat will snap right into the Soothing Center. This is great for transferring your baby from the backseat to the Soothing Center without waking!

Pregnancy – week by week

One of the parenting books in our household right now is Your Pregnancy Week by Week, Fifth Edition. It is easy to read for Dad’s and packed full of great info. As the title implies, it is a week by week guide to your wifes pregnancy with each chapter representing a week of pregnancy.

This is a great resource for expecting dad’s to read as each chapter brings you up to speed with what is going on with her body and the baby. It’s pretty amazing to learn about how the baby is developing throughout the pregnancy. There is also lots of information about nutrition for your wife, exercise tips (for both of you!) and lots more.