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My indulgence is definitely her wardrobe. I probably spend more than I should on her clothes, shoes, and bows/headbands, but I LOVE how cute she is in them. It makes me feel good when people comment on how adorable and well-dressed she is.

Beyond that, we did splurge a bit and buy our City Mini. It was a well-spent $250.

Clothes. I spend a small fortune on clothes.

The Chicco keyfit 30. It was expensive but not an item I was willing to scrimp on.

@Mrs. Pen: OMG we have this problem, we even ended up buying him a $500 mattress. It still didn't work. I'm going to contact the seller and buy the mattress topper, didn't see it in their current inventory. Ahhh...so excited.

UBV and diaper bag... love both!

Our bugaboo stroller was definitely an indulgence (totally not necessary but I wanted it!). I hear the resale values are high so that's how I justify spending the money in my head.

Baby Bjorn Travel Crib....we already had a PNP but I wanted something easier!

@mrs. wagon: @char54: I was going to ask the same thing-- did you call ahead or just drive down and see what they had? I'm in Boston-- not the same as a drive from Maine!

I'm planning on getting the UBV which will be my big splurge (though we'll get last year's color to save $100, if we don't go the factory route). I'm also eyeing a PBK crib that's a lot more than I want to spend, but I don't think I can justify that-- the stroller is more important to me since I'll walk a ton.

@char54: @Foodnerd81: most absolutely definitely call the factory and see what they have at the moment! they'll tell you the colors they have on hand. You can reserve something 24 hours in advance or so. At least, that's the way it worked 3 years ago!! They are SUPER nice and you never have to worry about anything going wrong with a refurbished, discounted stroller because their customer service is AMAZING. Anything goes wrong they fix or replace it, no questions asked. And I think you get something like 40-50% off. Local business FTW!!!

and I would totally make the drive if you were going to be in Maine! Well, maybe southern Maine!

The Oeuf Sparrow crib and the UB Vista. We got the Vista for a steal from Zulily, though. I've never seen it on any of the flash sites as cheaply as we bought it. I would never have spent full price on it. We really like the Sparrow crib, and it's well built enough that it should last through lots of babies. And it has a decent resale value.

Our convertible car seats. We bought two Britax Pavilion 70-G3's. One is cowmooflage and it might have been $20 more than the other ones...

Our Chicco travel system, it was very expensive but we wanted to splurge, especially since it was a car seat and safety was top priority for us.

ditto on clothes...she's got too much already and I can't stop buying more.

Everything? Jk...Kind of.

I got everything I wanted but I made sure I shopped around for a great price...Our glider...my diaper bag...his wardrobe.

Mostly though, we're making him a playroom right now and I have spare NO expense. But honestly, I plan on using it for all our kids, and it'll help keep our home clean because all his toys will be in there and whenever friends' kids come over, they go in there. So, It's my indulgence and not at the same time because it is so necessary.

Probably the BOB and the Baby Bjorn travel crib were my splurges. Worth every penny!

my girasol northern lights wrap - at $150 it has a hefty price tag but i am so in love with it and so is LO.

Debating buying a BOB. If we do that'll be the big indulgence.

@winniebee: we bought the one he has in his car when it was on sale - that was the only reason we have it!