Per Swampy's Request

Here is a link to our registry.

Please note, some of these items may change depending on which nursery decoration set I decide to go with.

I'm SO NOT putting this up so you can buy me stuff. Swampy asked.

Please don't read this as greedy.

Registered

We went this weekend to register for baby gifts at Babies R Us.
It went very well. Better than I anticipated, in fact.
I have registed for 91 items that DesvousJunior absolutely can not live without.
Apparently.
I felt great about everything I got accomplished until the hormones and frustration kicked in last night. Now I'm second-guessing myself.
My biggest concern?
Decorating the nursery. I have searched HIGH AND LOW for a decoration theme that I like.
Well...I finally found one. Love at first sight--a crib bumper, quilt, window valance, all that jazz. It's gender neutral, but fun and colorful without ANY smiling animals or cheerful bugs. (My one main criteria--no smiling animals or cheerful bugs.)
I found it alright.
In Edina.
At the Galleria.
Guess how much it cost.
Just guess.


Nope.

$700.

SEVEN. HUNDRED. DOLLARS. for a blanket set that my baby will barf and poop on.
But I love it.
Now I just have to figure out how to GET it.

The Car Seat Aisle

I think my title says it all.
In other words, HOLY CRAP!
On a whim, I went to Babies R Us today to walk around and get my bearings before it's time to register.
The woman handed me a checklist with over 100 items on it.
I made my way through cribs and furniture making sure we made a wise purchase (yes!), and through the pack n play's, then on to the car seat aisle.
Talk about terrifying.
The options are endless, and the carseat is the one thing, the only thing that I am absolutely not willing to skimp on.
A very kind sales girl seemed to pick up on my fear and asked if I needed help.
"Yes!" I said. "How do I know which carseat will keep my baby...alive?"
She laughed and walked me through all my options. She seemed used to dealing with terrified mothers-to-be.
I admit that I was hesitant to register at BRU, because of their obnoxious commercials, but I have to say that after I was treated (with kindness and respect) today, Babies has my heart.


I was so overwhelmed after the visit that I had to go into Ulta and buy myself a treat. I'm sporting new "gold leaf" eyeshadow now. It's the little things...