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Friday, March 08, 2013
Experiencing the Start of a New Life
New Experiences
Not exactly new, but new because they’re in a different
state/time/life stage.
I’m talking baby shopping.
Adam and Sam asked if I’d like to tag along on their adventure to
register at Babys-R-Us.
Now, I didn’t get to do this with Sarah. I was working full-time and they lived almost
30 miles away. Plus, Sarah was on “high
risk” bed rest. This time, I’m only
working when my body allows and I’m basically about 3 miles away.
Off we went on what appears to be the usual 25 minute jaunt
to one of the “local” malls. Remember,
we live in ‘the country’, so we now think Super Wal-Mart is the lay of the
land. (Alright, we do have a Safeway and
a Fry’s that aren’t too bad to get to)
Arrowhead Mall in Glendale.
The place is huge!
There’s the “indoor” mall that the three of us agreed is larger than
South Coast Plaza and then there’s the perimeter which has quite a few venues
as well.
I digress. We went
into the store, Sam got her preliminary list and one of those “guns” that you
flash onto the UPC code and it adds it to you registry. First stop-bedroom furniture. Wow!
Most of today’s cribs are dual or even triple purposed. Dylan and Aidan’s were like this, but that
really didn’t do much good. After they
were through with the “crib” and then went into needing the junior bed-there
were two of them and nowhere to put anything.
We won’t know about the sex of the baby for another 3 weeks,
so the parents-to-be picked out both a light and dark wood version of the same
set. Really nice. The crib and the dresser will work
beautifully for hopefully years to come.
Then came the bed sets, extra crib sheets, receiving blankets, the
questions about if the latest trends and findings mean you should lay the baby
on its side (therefore needing a special apparatus to make it possible) or
back. There are now special items to put
a colicky baby into to help with the acid reflux. We saw special bottle holders to keep in the
nursery that both keep the bottles chilled and warm them up.
There were various nursing pillows, humidifiers, bouncy
seats, swings and strollers that all seem to become other items. I like products that stretch a buck.
Sam didn’t bother adding any clothes, no matter how cute the
infant snow white dress was or how cute the baby booties in the shape of lions
would look. Thank goodness for
practicality!
There are now “swaddlers” for parents who would rather spend
$25 to Velcro their baby in for the first few weeks-rather than do what those
of us who are baby boomers did-use the receiving blankets and do it ourselves.
I did like the Playtex diaper pail that did all the work on
that subject for you to keep things neat, clean and odor free. I would have adored one (or 2) of those when
I ran that day care, I tell you!
Not wanting to add any suggestions that weren’t being asked
for, I did say burp cloths were great, but what really were necessary were nice
big cloth diapers which would be oh-so-useful and would cover a much larger
area.
We left the store with a lot of ideas and then found the
Motherhood Maternity store. That’s when
we found the inside of the mall. We
didn’t really wander around. But we’re
here for life, so we have time.
Finishing off with some lunch in the food court we headed
back to Anthem.
It’s nice to be included on this wonderful time. Thank you Adam and Sam!
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How wonderful, Carine! And I'm sure this makes the move so worth it - to be close at a time like this.
While I didn't have any kids, I remember very well doing the feeding, diaper, burping thing with my younger siblings - I was my sister's second mother and sometimes her first when my mother was struggling with her thyroid issues.
While I didn't have any kids, I remember very well doing the feeding, diaper, burping thing with my younger siblings - I was my sister's second mother and sometimes her first when my mother was struggling with her thyroid issues.
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: 2:24 PM
we had a great time. things change all the time, so it's fun to learn why the change and the thoughts behind it all. Plus, shopping's a lot more fun when you aren't the one having to try on the clothes!
Amazing with what they come up with nowadays. We had to shop for my nephew's wife who is expecting her first in May. She also did not have any clothes on her list, but finding what she did have on her list proved to be quite a chore. At least your baby things can be found in a store. Most of what we had to find could really only be found on-line. That takes the fun out of looking!
Amazing with what they come up with nowadays. We had to shop for my nephew's wife who is expecting her first in May. She also did not have any clothes on her list, but finding what she did have on her list proved to be quite a chore. At least your baby things can be found in a store. Most of what we had to find could really only be found on-line. That takes the fun out of looking!
and yet, w/ all these new things Dave-our cousin's daughter, who is a new mom, is asking for advice on colic/GERD. same old problem and nothing new to help it. kind of like having a cold. despite what anyone says, you just have to live through it the same way generations b/f you did. no shopping involved-except for earplugs and an aspirin.
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