The collection includes five unique products: Graco Alano™ FlipIt™ Reversible Handle Travel System, Graco DuoDiner™ 3-in-1 Highchair, Graco Nautilus™ 3-in-1 Car Seat, Graco Pack ‘N Play ® Silhouette™ Playard and Graco Duo™ 2-in-1 Swing & Bouncer.

Check out some of the features that make this collection a must-have for new parents:

Graco Alano™ FlipIt™ Reversible Handle Travel System:

- The Alano Flip It has a unique reversible handle feature so your baby can face you, or face the world

- This stroller grows with your child from infant to toddler and can be used up to 50 lbs.

Graco DuoDiner™ 3-in-1 Highchair

- The DuoDiner highchair grows with your child from infant to toddler and converts to a space-saving booster

Graco Nautilus™ 3-in-1 Car Seat

- The Nautilus helps keep your child secure in a 5-point harness, from 20-65 lbs and then converts to a belt-positioning booster from 30-100 lbs

- This car seat is designed to allow you to transition into either a Highback or Backless booster for a comfortable fit for your child up to 100 lbs

Graco Pack ‘N Play® Silhouette Playard

- This Playard is the perfect place for baby to nap and play

- The Silhouette Pack ‘N Play includes an infant bassinet, playard and posture-plus changing table for your comfort

Graco Duo™ 2-in-1 Swing & Bouncer

- The Duo 2-in-1 Swing and Bouncer includes both a swing and bouncer to soothe and amuse your baby

- This is a great option because it allows you to save money and space without having to buy two products

The entire Graco Sprout ‘N Grow collection is available in the adorable Sweetpea fashion.

Be sure to check it out at Target this week for a $10 savings on each item. Don’t miss your chance to get all of the essentials for your baby to grow with. Happy Shopping!

1. Infant Car Seat. You can’t leave the hospital without one. Selecting a car seat is an extremely important decision, so please do your research. Make sure you select a car seat that will fit your child, fit your car and that you can use correctly every time.

I suggest going online first to narrow down which brands of car seats you are considering (or talk to your friends to see which one they would recommend). Then go into the store & make sure that you are comfortable with the functionality of the seat. Ask questions! Also, ask the store associate if you can bring the car seat out to your car to make sure that are comfortable with it fitting in the car.

And don’t forget to check out www.gracobaby.com to see our car seat installation videos before installing your car seat. My top pick is the SnugRide 35–it holds babies from 5-35 lbs and has lots of great fashions to choose from.

2. Stroller. You are going to want to show off that adorable little baby! Make sure you consider your lifestlye before buying your stroller (do you live in the city? Do you travel a lot? Are you outdoors frequently?) That will determine if you want a more lightweight stroller or something a little heavier and full-featured. Remember, all Graco infant car seats snap into most Graco strollers so you can create your own travel system or buy a pre-packaged one. My pick is the Alano FlipIt since the handle flips so you can see your baby while you are out and about.

3. Playard. I am sure a lot of people are told to get a playard but may not know exactly why. Well, the playard becomes your “family room care station” for your little one. Basically, you can eliminate running up and down the stairs ten times a day to find diapers, get diaper cream, etc. Different playards have different features, but many include a bassinet, changing table, and diaper organizer. Some newer models even have newborn napping stations!

4. Swing. Since babies are used to constant motion when they are in your belly for 9 months, the motion of a swing continues that familiar and calming action. Add a pacifier for an additional soothing method (check out Dr. Karp’s 5 S soothing method) and your baby will be cooing with contentment in no time. For Pinkie Pie, I used the Sweetpeace swing which allowed me to customize the swinging motions as well as having a MP3 hook up for my own lullaby play list.

5. Highchair. Some people forget to add a highchair to their registry. But, when Baby is 6 months old, you are going to need it! Some of the new highchairs provide multi-functions, like the one PP is using, DuoDiner. What’s great about DuoDiner is that it becomes a booster chair so when you want Baby to sit at the table with the rest of the family, you don’t have to buy another product. PP is now officially sitting at the table in her booster seat (but in the picture above, I’m showing PP before her graduation to the table).

There are still so many other things that you are going to need on your registry, like diapers, wipes, bibs, towels, etc… but I will leave that one for a future post!

Until then, Happy Registering!

The DuoDiner is a convenient 2-in-1 highchair that grows with your child – converting to a toddler booster when your child is ready. This highchair also has great features like a compact, self-standing fold and easy one-hand recline.

Check out the demo!

What mom in need would you like to honor this Mother’s Day? Tell us about her for the chance to win a Graco DuoDiner Highchair for each of you.

Find out more information about the Graco Get One Give One program here!

*Comments are now closed. Thanks to everyone who participated. The winner is Ally!

Ally – Graco will be in contact with you shortly to send out your product.

We’ve rearranged the layout of the info to help you find important details like features, product specifications, and product care and instruction sheets more easily.

We’ve included a link to view the complete collection for any product that is part of a group of products that have the same fashion – this makes it easy to find products that match and coordinate.

One of our coolest new features is the product demo tool. The Alano FlipIt and the DuoDiner product pages include this new demo feature. It gives you the ability to see how the products work, as well as see in-depth information on all of the features and functionality specific to the product. The Alano FlipIt demo also includes a video!

Check out the demo feature and the newly redesigned product pages at gracobaby.com. Keep checking back to see the latest product demos and videos, and as always, please let us know what you think.

Here is a quick run down of my round-the-clock use of Graco products:

7:15 am: Pinkie Pie starts to stir…I hear her starting to chat, basically saying, “Get me out of here!” through the Graco imonitor digital monitor

7:20 am: go into Pinkie Pie’s room & turn off her Graco humidifier & her music playing in her Graco Sweet Slumber.

7:25 am: depending on if Pinkie Pie has the sniffles (which she does now), I use our Graco NasalClear to clear out the stuffies

7:30 am: down in the family room, change Pinkie Pie’s diaper on her Graco Pack n Play

7:40 am: secure Pinkie Pie in her Graco DuoDiner highchair while I get her breakfast ready. I let her play while I prep her meal then settle in next to her for meal time.

8:00 am: momma needs some hands-free time to clean up breakfast so Pinkie Pie plays in her Graco Baby Einstein Activity Center. Pinkie Pie likes to “stand” and play so this allows her to do just that.

8:15-9:00 am: Pinkie Pie typically has more play time with me & her big sister, PP, then she starts to get a little sleepy..time for her next nap. Off to the Pack n Play for a diaper change & a nap.

11:00 am: once Pinkie Pie is up after her nap, she gets a bottle then relaxes in her Graco sweetpeace. At this age, she likes to listen to the music & play with some toys (when she was younger we used to use it more as a soothing swing).

12:00 pm: lunchtime! back in the highchair for some stage 1 fruit. Once lunch is over, Pinkie Pie & I have some snuggle time, then she hangs out in the Graco Doorway Jumper to get some baby exercise.

1:00 pm: diaper change in the Pack n Play, another bottle then off for another nap. Pinkie Pie is such a good sleeper–I am lucky!!

3:00 pm: Pinkie Pie is up & after she is changed, she hangs out with me & PP in her Graco Bouncer. As Pinkie Pie gets older, she doesn’t like to sit in a bouncer for too long (it was a life saver when she was newborn) and now she sits & plays with some toys & board books. We get ready to head out for a trip to the mall. For the quick trips, I use the Graco Snugrider stroller frame, but when we head to the mall, I usually use the Graco Quattro Tour stroller (more room for shopping bags & Pinkie Pie likes to sit in the stroller seat at this point vs. the car seat).

3:30 pm: secure Pinkie Pie in her Graco SnugRide 32 infant car seat & snap her into the car (Big Sis is riding in her Graco Nautilus). We’re using the Quattro Tour since we went to the mall, and I’m thankful for the space it gives me (huge storage basket, cup holders for my fountain soda, compartments for my keys & cell phone to keep them handy). PP sometimes gets tired too so I will hold Pinkie Pie & let PP lounge in the stroller for a while.

6:00 pm: dinner time..back in the Graco DuoDiner for dinner prep time & feeding time. I love the wheels on the highchair since I have Pinkie Pie stationed at the head of the table with some toys to play with, then I wheel her to my seat to feed her some veggies.

7:30 pm: bath time with PP (which is probably the favorite thing for both girls to do). Get Pinkie Pie all nice & clean, put her in her cute “jammie jams”, put the humidifier back on, classical music back on, bottle time then off to dream land…I grab the parent receiver of the monitor then head down for some quality time with hubby (which means reality TV time!!).

I might work at Graco, but these are also the products I use as a mom everyday. I can say as living proof that they make having a baby a little bit easier!