Sending your baby off to nursery school for the first time is exciting—and totally nerve-wracking. (For both of you.) Our experts and scouts share their personal-experience tips for making the adventure as happy and seamless as possible.

Layette lists and registry guides give new parents a decent sense of a newborn’s needs. But what happens when the little nuggets phase out of that first round of purchases? Our new “Product Evolution” newsletter series addresses the various gear stages for the baby-through-toddler years—starting today, with car seats. Gear expert Jamie Grayson (The Baby Guy NYC) gave us the lowdown:

Most baby care books and websites are aimed at parenting newbies; there’s not a whole lot out there for repeat customers. But the truth is (as you might suspect), a second child is a total game-changer. So we asked our child development expert, Aliza Pressman, co-founder of Seedlings Group, for a few tips and reminders to help navigate the craziness.

Ceci Johnson has babies on the brain. The talented stationer behind Ceci New York (and the designer of StrollerTraffic’s own logo) is expecting her first child in September—right around the same time her Ceci Baby Line for Tiny Prints debuts . . . We asked Ceci to catch us up on the latest announcement trends; here’s what she says is hot right now.