Hi Lali, Wow you are dedicated, baking your pots..LOL. I love my plants, but I just wash containers out w/soap and water..then again, my citrus are in plastic tree pots so they can't be baked.. I've never seen peat in small packages, but it goes by state. Each state/city differs. I hope you find it. Everyone here feeds differently. Because I'm in z5, I give a last feeding of Osmocote and spray foliage w/Fish Emulsion in Oct. Then I don't start feeding until spring or when I see new growth spurts..But Lali, you're in z7, so you can probably get away w/feeding later than I. If your tree seems like it's dormant, then withhold fertilizer.. If you're careful watering, you should be able to get away w/the soil you have your tree planted in..You don't want the soil to stay wet..it needs to dry between waterings. I also notice soils differ. I've bought MG soil that was heavy, and also found some that was light weight containing a lot of peat. If your soil contains peat, then all you have to worry about is something for drainage like the Perlite and/or sand. Some of my citrus grow in winter while others go dormant..I don't understand it since they're in the same type of soil, same light..lol.. Good luck w/your tree..Toni

Not reading the responses, so apologize in advance if this is duplicative. I had 3 winter babies very close in age and the Bundle Me was the single biggest lifesaver .... eliminates the need for snowsuits/buntings, etc. Can change a diaper, toss them in the carseat & go. Unzip it so they aren't too warm in the car, etc. and zip it back up to go outside. Love that product. And, one size fits all! As far as sizing, look at the weight range, because a Gap 6 month (runs big) is not the same as a Ralph Lauren 6 month (runs small), at least in my experience. Babies gain roughly 2 to 4 pounds on average in the first 3 months. I loved getting gifts in bigger sizes as it seems like everyone gives the 3 months size. Something else to consider .... you mention that it is someone very dear to you - a sweet gift that is also a keepsake, unlike most clothes, might be appreciated .... some thoughts are your favorite child's book paired with a stuffed animal or blanket (Good Night Moon is always good), a personalized name stool (something kids will use for many years), bookends or something else for the room, a sweet piggy bank, etc. Happy Shopping!

baby's at this age def. sleep and eat and that's about it. but if you want to keep him awake more during the day keep bright lights on and the window shades pulled. place him by a window where it is the brightest but don't let the sun get on him because he could overheat. when he is awake talk to him. he can't see too well yet but hold him close to your face and just talk to him. he will really like that. also sing to him or hum if you don't like singing. it's not to early to start a routine. my dd has slept through the nite (except for when i had to wake her to eat, she was a sleepy baby) since she was born. sometimes she'll stay up till midnight but then she'll sleep till around 9 - 10 and then after about an hr or two take another good nap:) enjoy your baby and congratulations!!! jayme

I also speak from experience. My two kids are 2 and 3. They are exactly 11 and a half months apart (no I am not crazy and did NOT plan it that way I swear!). I am a stay at home mom and we are living in and completely gutting and remodeling our home. We also added an addition. We are doing ALL the work ourselves, with the exception of the building of the structure of the addition, which we hired my brother in law to build the walls and roof. These are not little projects. You can handle what you are asking about. Your first few months are a complete system shock, so don't try to do anything all at once. Ease yourself in. Just concentrate on sleeping, feeding baby, and feeding yourself and hubby. Then you can start peppering in little projects here and there. I also agree with the poster who said not to break off too much at once with a big project. Even now, whatever schedule I think my kids are on (2 year old naps 3 year old doesn't) if I have a tile project my 3 year old will help, while 2 year old sleeps, but I will not do a large section of mortar because my luck is something will wake my son up from his nap early and he will try to "help" too. I also have no family in the area, we have no nanny or any other child care help. The only thing I do have is that our house is such an huge undertaking this is a joint effort between my husband and I. There are many very large projects, like demolition of old floors, building of cabinets, and hanging of drywall that do not get done until both of us are together and can tag team the kids. But I have laid tile, grouted, painted, taped and plastered drywal, sanded drywall, hung trim, and countless other tasks with BOTH my kids in my care (not in the room when painting or sanding that is for sure). What does make it easier to do a lot of this is planning my dinner schedules and things in advance. I do a lot of "pre" cooking things like making a large batch of homemade stuffed shells one week and freezing them in smaller dinner sized batches that I can just pour sauce over and bake. When dinner only takes 5 minutes to pop in the oven a leave bake for an hour I don't have to stop a project to prepare dinner. My husband and I also don't go all out every day, every week. Our house is going to take a long time to finish and we knew that going in. So I may start a project and work on it Mon - Wed alone one week, then Thur we go to the zoo and Fri to the park, then Sat work on the house with hubby and Sun family outing day. We don't ever want the house to consume our lives and make us miss these precious early years with our kids. But for all my rambling take this away, I am really not sure why anyone would tell you can't do anything just because you have a child. Yes, your life changes, and yes, it gets a bit chaotic, but there is not reason everything comes to a halt and you become incapable of doing anything except laundry and cooking. Especially with one child. I mean in the old days our grandparents and great grandparents generations raised many more children, farmed for themselves, tended the animals, put up food for the winter and did much more to keep up the houses and barns around themselves from falling down (without calling someone to come in and fix it for them). At least mine did.