Well, Thursday night Greg and I went to Target and registered for baby stuff. I thought it would be somewhat simple, I mean really what could be so hard as picking out stuff for a little kid? HAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Greg and I started out with, “the big stuff.” Pack and play, high chair and so on. Who knew you could make so many models of one item? I felt like I was at a car lot buying a new car. This pack and play had a changing table, this one had lions, this one converted to some crazy shape and this one has some fabulous accessory that all parents can’t be without. We finally went for price, some good looking accessories and the fact that classical pooh was on it. Then came the high chairs, ummmmmm.…. This one they can sit and eat, and this one they can sit and eat, and this one they can sit and eat, and ohhhhhh this has cute animals on it, let’s get that one!
Aisle by aisle we went, wading through-baby blankets, wash clothes, footies, “no scratching your face gloves”, cute little hats, onesies, first aid kits, swaddling blankets, nose suckers, little shoes, diaper bags, changing pads with millions of pockets, toys to make them smart, toys to make them happy, toys to soothe them, sippy cups, plates, plates with multiple compartments, plates with lids for to go items, little tupperware for cheerios, little forks, knives, spoons, long range baby monitors, video monitors, bottles, bottle inserts, bottles that were bent, bottles that were straight, bottles that guaranteed to be just like breast feeding, no bubbles bottles, pacifiers, bouncy seats, boppies, boppy covers, burp clothes, baby bathes for the bathtub, baby bathes for the sink, and all of these things in multiple colors. On and on we plodded through the aisles until we ended up in diaper land. WHEW!
And all this for one human! Let me tell you, after that Greg and I should have just stuck with the cat. Why? For example, I bought a $4.95 toy mouse last night, shoved some cat nip in it and viola! Instant entertainment for 2 hours days!
Kelly forgot to mention the
hundredsthousands of parenting magazines that inform us how terrible a job we are doing (already) and that our child’s future is doomed to failure if we don’t get serious about scheduling her future broccoli intake.Baby-lock the toilet!
Bumper the table corners!!!!!
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LOL, I am hysterical at the moment. Probably because I have been there (3 times) and know what you’re stating is so very true! They have a piece of equipment for everything now. Good luck on your journey! It really is fun!!!!! LOL
I love you guys!
HAHAHAHAHA! just wait till you start getting mailings from pampers, toys-r-us and others that seem to know exsactly how old your baby girl is and why you need to try their latest diaper/wipe/formula/buttgoo.
By the way, Karen has a spreadsheet (of course) listing all the stuff you REALLY need to properly and affordably accessorize your child. CALL HER and she’ll get it to you. We’ve given it out to many and the feedback is positive.
FYI: Braxton-Hicks Contractions ARE NOT the method hicks from Braxton use to shorten long words.
Hah! I would love to see that spreadsheet. Kelly showed me a list from a parenting magazine and it was crazy! We aren’t even sure how we are going to fit the essentials into our tiny house.