Baby Shopping
God bless my mother. She went shopping with me yesterday. And when I say shopping - it was not really the fun browsey kind. It was the exhausting, decision-making, burn-a-hole-in-your-purse kind of shopping. Between the two of us we spent about $1,900.00.
Purchases included: A crib, a dresser/changing table combo, a crib mattress, a Pack'N'Play, a stroller and a few things that I didn't want to chance not getting at this ridiculously huge shower mom and my best friend are throwing. We also registered for an insane amount of baby paraphernalia that may or may not be important once the kidlet arrives. Who knows? I'll find out in about 109 days.
It blows my mind how much stuff there is out there. It surprises me how the hell any of us "Gen X-ers" made it out of our childhoods alive without baby wipe warmers. Good Lord.
OK. Gotta tell you about this thing. The Pack'N'Play. I bought it because I wanted the navy blue one (that's the designer in me speaking) and you can't find it anywhere. It has an attachment on it that plays nature sounds, womb sounds and the darn thing vibrates. Yes - that's right - vibrates. It has a place for diapers, wipes, and lotions. There is a built-in changing table and it can double as a bassinet. It has a canopy on it with little stuffed teddy bears dangling precariously from it - attached with Velcro - so they aren't a choking hazard. This is something that is a "must-have" on the lists in all the books. Get one of these or your kid will parish of boredom. I didn't have one of these. I had a playpen made of pinchy wood with a hard particleboard floor. There is no doubt in my mind that my playpen was NOT finished with a water-based varnish. I'll bet ya it even had lead in it and I gnawed on it with two-teethed gusto. This new gizmo is all cushy with no sharp edges on it and has been approved by who knows how many safety boards.
Well... my kid has one.
God bless Graco. And one more time for my mother, please. She deserves it.
Purchases included: A crib, a dresser/changing table combo, a crib mattress, a Pack'N'Play, a stroller and a few things that I didn't want to chance not getting at this ridiculously huge shower mom and my best friend are throwing. We also registered for an insane amount of baby paraphernalia that may or may not be important once the kidlet arrives. Who knows? I'll find out in about 109 days.
It blows my mind how much stuff there is out there. It surprises me how the hell any of us "Gen X-ers" made it out of our childhoods alive without baby wipe warmers. Good Lord.
OK. Gotta tell you about this thing. The Pack'N'Play. I bought it because I wanted the navy blue one (that's the designer in me speaking) and you can't find it anywhere. It has an attachment on it that plays nature sounds, womb sounds and the darn thing vibrates. Yes - that's right - vibrates. It has a place for diapers, wipes, and lotions. There is a built-in changing table and it can double as a bassinet. It has a canopy on it with little stuffed teddy bears dangling precariously from it - attached with Velcro - so they aren't a choking hazard. This is something that is a "must-have" on the lists in all the books. Get one of these or your kid will parish of boredom. I didn't have one of these. I had a playpen made of pinchy wood with a hard particleboard floor. There is no doubt in my mind that my playpen was NOT finished with a water-based varnish. I'll bet ya it even had lead in it and I gnawed on it with two-teethed gusto. This new gizmo is all cushy with no sharp edges on it and has been approved by who knows how many safety boards.
Well... my kid has one.
God bless Graco. And one more time for my mother, please. She deserves it.
posted by Mama Moon | 5:10 PM
3 Comments:
I had to laugh at this. I had my first child 10 years ago, and even then everything was all safe and spiffy and Graco was God.
Just please tell me you were kidding about the babywipe warmer.
Yes. Much sarcasm about the baby wipe warmer!
There will not be one in my house. LOL!
What amazed me was that in about 1 year, most of that stuff will be pushed to the side. But feeling secure about your first born is a priceless thing.
baby wipes RULE! you will never be without them ever again. i gaurantee.
;-)
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