Down to six weeks left! Where has the time gone? My family surprised me with a long distance shower for mothers day last week! Thanks to everyone who participated, and for Dana the organizer (we always needed one of those in our family!) It's crazy how God just takes care of everything! We were almost 9 years removed from the baby scene, can't believe how much has changed over the years! I have already given blood 4 times! (as opposed to once with the others) I have had 4 ultrasounds, not just one. I have to get an IV automatically upon going in to have the baby! No needles before! Is it just Jersey or what!!! This is just a few differences for me, now for baby: They have plastic or net coverings for strollers and pack n plays. They have not just three or four, but 72 varieties of bottles spoons and plates, there is a toy in every fabric and color, but you need a different one every month for your changing baby. One can match your car seat with your wall border for the kids nursery at home! The swings for babies are loaded! They come again in any color or pattern one would desire, they vibrate, play music, have lights, toys hanging from them, battery or plug option, raise and lower options. It's crazy! Lets touch on the cosmetic end of having a baby- rows and rows and rows of shampoos, lotions, oils! Apparently depending one the season or the shape of the moon, your baby has the option of 86 different lotions! Then we come to the food and snacks! Now I am all about food, but they've taken graham crackers, made them little and boxed them with a cute baby on the front and sell them for three times the cost of regular graham crackers! Babies get their own fruit snacks, their own cereal, their own fruit and veggies, It's amazing! I must say that Gerber has done quite well for themselves! Because I am going to be a new mom again I have been watching moms a little more closely. They can't seem to go anywhere without two diaper bags per kid, along with a bag full of toys and snacks just in case!! They can't seem to plan their day because they never know what the baby will want or when he or she will want to lay down or if they'll be cranky. The gates and locks for kids are for any and everything you could think of. They even have a toilet seat lock! With all this craziness it's no wonder moms are stressed! For me and my house we will survive with a dog and a blanket!
Friday, May 15, 2009
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Just in case you are concerned, We will love our child like none other and all his needs will be cared for! We do thank everyone for the things they have given and will most likely use them! Thank you.
I understand and hear you. But I haven't taken a baby hiatus and I still get surprized every time I see all the stuff they've got. It really does complicate things when it really should be simple.
And that baby, like the three before him, will grow up to be crazy, weird, dirty, stinky, and the happiest baby in the world. I wouldn't worry too much about the color coordination...Paiger will take pretty dang good care of him and make sure he sparkles.
Just so you know, you can tell them you only want an iv in if you need it later--that's what I did when I had Mara. I ended up needing it later, but then I did not care AT ALL what they were doing to me. :) I greatly enjoyed the 19 hours needle free. Of course, I had a midwife attending me so they knew is was a "weirdo." And, New Jersey is not the only place where commercialism has gone crazy in the baby aisle.
I have no concerns. We all know little Eli will be well cared for and loved.
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