Comments | chayam: Baby Registry

chayam

Baby Registry

Sep 17, 2007 11:32

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rayana September 17 2007, 22:46:54 UTC

OOOOH! Baby things... I can live through you :)

What things do you already have?

chayam September 20 2007, 22:42:56 UTC

I'm doing pretty well now with everything except clothes, and things I'm going to have to buy for myself (like baby laundry detergent and diapers). I still need socks, blankets, clothes of all types (birth-year), a diaper bag... Over the course of the first year of her life I'm going to need a LOT of things I don't have (bibs, sippy cups, etc.) but I'm just trying to get the essentials down!

praecognomen September 18 2007, 17:03:40 UTC

You know, maybe it's because I'm a man, or maybe it's because I'm from frugal New England, or maybe it's because I'm a ludite, or some combination of things, but when I hear about people going out and buying gazillions of dollars worth of stuff to prepare for a baby, I just wonder how--HOW!--mankind managed to birth tens of hundreds of thousands of generations without a BabyGap?

chayam September 18 2007, 20:27:58 UTC

I tried on my wishlist to be as frugal and reasonable as possible, save for the stroller (which it turns out I don't really need; someone is giving us a stroller) and the excessive list of blankets (I only need a few). Baby things is one of those areas where it should be easy to accumulate hand-me-downs or at least, consignment/thrift store items. They're often barely used and everyone needs to get rid of them.

In fact, thus far we've outfitted the nursery completely for about $60.

praecognomen September 19 2007, 00:41:26 UTC

I commend that, but I still want to know...how did people do it before strollers and cribs and stuff?

praecognomen September 19 2007, 17:09:00 UTC

The question I always ask is, "How did women give birth without hospitals, epidurals, and all those procedures?"

I feel strongly on that one. Only my first was born in a hospital, and I'll never give birth in one again if I can help it.

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jessehattabaugh September 20 2007, 00:05:37 UTC

My mom has a buttload of baby stuff my kid sister grew out of. Zoe's toy hoard is absolutely obscene. I'll let her know you're looking for things.

chayam September 20 2007, 01:14:12 UTC

Oh my gosh, please do! I won't expect anything, but I particularly seem to need clothes, so if your mom has any...

jessehattabaugh September 20 2007, 01:22:14 UTC

Seems like I should have asked already, but do you know if it's a boy or a girl yet?

chayam September 20 2007, 01:27:07 UTC

It's a girl.

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sorry cptchuck September 24 2007, 01:01:05 UTC

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