Imagine a store the size of Walmart dedicated to a person the size of a loaf of bread. It makes you wonder how we survived the wild without our baby swings, tub thermometers, or diaper stacker. On top of that, you have the pleasure of choosing from 30 different strollers, 15 different car seats, and even 10 different mattresses (spring or foam?).
Fortunately, we were recommended a magical book called Baby Bargains. It looks at every product category, reviews all of the brands, and makes top recommendations. Seriously, this book saved me hours from comparing features like pump flow (breast pumps) or a 3 vs 5-point harness (car seat). And thanks to Chi-Hua and Sohi's friend, you can now get a full summary of the book by clicking here. Do you really need all this stuff? No. But does everyone buy it? Yes.
It also doesn't help that you need to find a place to store all of this stuff. We had to do several weekends of housecleaning and furniture assembly, with much needed help from Monica's family. That doesn't include the three hour tours of Babies R Us to check out strollers. This helps to explain why we haven't seen many of you in a while.
The good news is we are now all set. Now we just need the baby...
2 comments:
Be sure to store it all nicely - your younger siblings might want to borrow everything sometime in the course of the next 10-15 years ;)
I clicked on the link of the "summary" list that Chi-Hua's friends put together. Man!!! It's LONG! I think having a baby should be rated as a major stressful event in life.
Saw the crib and changing table. Looks like you guys are all set! Can't wait to hear the good news soon!
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