Nope the baby isn't here... still 15 weeks to go but I am already learning a lot! Now that we know we are having a boy I have been more motivated to register for baby items. As I look through thousands of reviews I realize that people are really good at sharing their knowledge. Just this week I emailed or spoke with 5 different mom friends about things they love, had to have and things to do without, and the secrets of cloth diapering. I am really grateful for all the wisdom they shared. I spent 4 hours yesterday after work registering at Babies R' Us and Target(thank goodness for holiday hours b/c Target is nice and empty at 10pm!) and one thing I know for sure is I will NEVER buy something for someone again that isn't on their registry. I am not saying a cute outfit might not make its way in but after seeing the time that goes into picking the right nose bulb thing I am going to respect peoples time and buy what they picked because chances are they picked it for a reason. ((We will be thankful for any kind of gift for our baby!)) The other thing that I have learned during this process is that I am becoming more of a minimalist. It was nice looking at the suggested items and scratching them off, maybe I will change my mind but at this point I think it would be great to have the necessities and some splurges (hello video monitor!) but not over do it.
Another thing I found this week might be helpful for some of you high tech moms (we now have an iPhone so I guess we count)... there is a nice wireless camera that works with iPhones and laptops to monitor your baby and its apparently under $100 (a lot less than video monitors I have been looking at). So here is a link you can check out, it was really helpful. Then when your kids grow up you can use the camera to spy on them from work... good thing they didn't have this back in the day... just kidding mom... well kind of.
Hope you have a great weekend... I have one more store to register at and some more invitations to send out and hopefully a whole bunch of fun added to that like happy hour after work and then hanging out with some girls tonight.
