Um, so yeah, BRU was SO MUCH BETTER with an expert to help me navigate the store!!! I am so thankful my friend Nikki could help me last night. What a relief she was. We still spent 2 hrs there b/c I'm the most indecisive pregnant woman in.the.world. but I got a lot done and felt much better when I walked out with my little baby registry bag of goodies!
Originally she was gonna help me with the 'stuff I didn't even know I needed' and help me narrow down the rows upon rows of bottles, for example, but by the end I went for it and registered for the big stuff too. The car seat was an easy one. The stroller shopping took a bit more time but I'm super happy with what we ended up with. I played with each of them and learned how to break them down and pop them back up and all that stuff. For some reason, strollers seemed to be the hardest thing for me! I couldn't decide between one expensive one that does it all from newborn up or a travel system, or a snap-n-go and then a good stroller. So somehow I ended up with 3. HAHA! A snap-n-go, lightweight regular to keep in the car, and a lightweight jogging stroller for our daily neighborhood walks (yes, I know I've been slacking since pregnant, but I will return to them!) and also for festivals and that sort of thing. :) So excited to get to use them soon-ish!
Here's my 'needing advice' part.
Um, I had heard 'boy stuff' was hard to come by and they weren't lyin'. There is a fine line between gender neutral and boy. I had a hard time picking a pack-n-play and I couldn't choose a swing or bouncer at all. And the swings seems to take up A LOT of room!
So, question #1: what kind of swing and/or bouncer did you get?
Next, while looking online at Tar.get last night I noticed that the pack-n-play I wanted at BRU (that is available for shipping only for $179) is available in store at Tar.get and on sale for $121!!!
So, question #2: do you register at more than one store? If so, do you put the same (or some of the same) stuff on it or no?
Finally, kinda random, but I hear people buy diapers for you like crazy and you will probably want to try out a few brands to see what works best for your LO
So, question #3: did you register for diapers?
Overall registering was fun and a big relief to have behind me! The only 'big' things left to decide on are the swing and/or bouncer and a monitor thingy. I'm putting Z in charge of the baby monitor. He likes tech stuff- and consumer reports- so tag- he's it!
