Now that we know we're having a girl, Travis and I (mostly me) decided it was finally time to register for some baby items. Since I found out I was pregnant back in June, we'd been to" several baby stores "just to look," but we always decided it would be easier to register once we knew what we were having...however, I had no idea what I was getting into. On Tuesday night, we went to Babies R Us to register. We did all of the "paperwork" and set off with the prepared list of things we "need" and the scanner. However, the list that you receive when you go to register is slightly overwhelming for someone who's never had a baby. It's amazing all of the things you need for such a little person!! Also, I'm pretty sure the stores add things to the list that you really don't need, just for some extra advertising. Also, once you start scanning items, you can read all of the reviews, which are totally scary, such as "the wheels broke off my stroller." Needless to say, we didn't register for any items on Tuesday; instead we went to Dairy Queen and had some ice cream.
I spent the rest of the week reviewing tons of products online, and doing my own research, and we finally registerd on Saturday (for everything except for stroller and carseats...still working on that.) Luckily, I feel a lot more educated and learned about all of my different options for different baby products. I think that's what's so tough about choosing items for a baby...there's no "perfect items" and it's more about what kind of things will fit into your lifestyle, which is about to change bigtime. I'm sure I'll be learning a lot more in the next few months, and even though I did learn a lot, I know I still have a lot to learn.
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