Oh Baby: Beautiful Dreamer Cocooon

This is the Arm's Reach Beautiful Dreamer Cocoon:
http://www.armsreach.com/pages/shop-pv-c10-75.html
If you had to compare it to something it'd be the Amby baby bed, but unlike the Amby ($300+) this guy retails for $160.
I purchased it today at http://www.bellacroft.com/ for $134.00 but the best part: $5.00 shipping. Yep. five bucks.
I've seen ridiculous shipping cost on this cocoon (sometimes up to $70.00).
So the shipping alone was a steal.
I really hope he likes it, my last swing was a total life (and sanity saver) during Cyler's infancy.

(a recap of our previous swing history)
Our first swing was the Fisher Price Aquarium swing.
It lived, I mean, lasted us a year and if it wasn't for that swing I never would have slept.
At one point in time, I went 48 hours on 5 random hours of sleep because my little guy had major issues thanks to things a cruel case of infancy eczema, and I never produced enough milk, and he couldn't tolerate formula. any formula. Turns out he was severely lactose sensitive.

I was one of those Moms who didn't want to give into him not being able to sleep in the crib (he would only crash out in my arms, nursing). finally, I caved into letting him sleep in the swing after that 48 hours. I had too, I simply couldn't go on anymore. I popped him in the swing and the poor sleep deprived kid slept 8 hours.
I kid you not, 8 hours, my poor babe, poor me!
We were exhausted sleep deprived messes.

**on a side note**
If only I had known about and read http://www.thehappiestbaby.com/ during Cylers infancy.
Read it Moms to be, especially if your a first time Mom. or, if you had a difficult babe the first time around. It can't hurt you to pick up this book from Amazon ($10.00) and give it a spin.
It encourages swaddling, Swinging, and sucking. All so very basic right? but when you read his thoughts on why, it really makes sense.

~back to Swing talk~
This time around I was going to go with the Fisher Price Rain forest Swing and bouncer and while the bouncer does look great, I actually saw the swing this weekend and it looks so rigid and uncomfortable.
The quality is in no way comparable to the Aquarium swing I had with Cyler.
So I when I saw the cocoon I did my endless weeks of research reading reviews and decided to go with this in place of the swing and the bouncer.
If need be we can always pick up the bouncer from the local Walmart but I think this will be adequate especially for the first three months of little guys life, plus I'll able to use this in place of a bassinet in the living room.