Once we found out Liam is a boy, I felt like we could start acquiring stuff for him. One of the first things I did was buy some blue onesies. It made this whole baby thing feel very real. It's still hard to imagine my son will be wearing those clothes one day...one day this year! Up until that point, all I had gotten were a couple of burp cloths (Liam's first gift) and a couple of kid's books I bought.
One way to acquire stuff is to have a baby shower. In order to let people who are invited to said shower know what to buy, you register for gifts. So I recently registered for baby gifts at Babies R Us, Target, and Wal-Mart. Registering is a lot of pressure. You want to register for good, practical stuff because you don't want people buying stuff you won't use. Then some humbleness comes in because you realize no one will be required to get you anything, so you should appreciate whatever you get because someone was kind enough to spend money on you. Therefore, they should be able to get you whatever they want. However, I for one enjoy having a registry to go by when purchasing gifts. That way I know the person will like and use the gift. I'm just happy to be having a baby shower at all. I have no idea if I'll have one in Texas, but I'm looking forward to having one in Louisiana and seeing my family and friends.
Last weekend, we mosied (is that spelled correctly?) up to IKEA to look at cribs. I honestly had no intention of buying one since it seems a little soon to be doing that. However, IKEA on a Saturday can make you never want to go back again, which is why Will insisted we not leave there without one. That way, he wouldn't have to go back. And so we bought a crib, and a chair for rocking and nursing as well. Big baby stuff!
Knowing that Liam's wardrobe cannot consist solely of 3 onesies, I've started looking at baby clothes on sale. I scored some Beatles onesies and a t-shirt for him at Old Navy for about $2 a piece. I had already bought one Beatles onesie at Target. He will probably have one for every day of the week. Also, my friend Amanda gave us a bunch (and I mean a bunch) of baby boy clothes a few days ago! Liam now has lots of clothes in various sizes thanks to her generosity. I love free stuff!
So yeah, lots of baby stuff acquisition going on right now.
No comments:
Post a Comment