BABY ACCESSORY OVERLOAD

First of all you all know how blessed and excited Karlis and I are to be having a baby. It is one of the happiest times in our lives. When I think about all we went through for this little girl it makes so many emotions surface. I want to cry for joy but if I think about it too long reality surfaces and I begin to think what we would have to endure if anything happened to this little one. I know it is somewhat nuts at this point and I don’t think of it often but when I do it is so terribly sad. The thought of loss is too much to bear and the thought of trying IVF again and it never working is enough to send me to the nut house. We are truly blessed. It feels like a little miracle to feel her kick every day. To know she is safe and that she has two parents that will love her unconditionally for all time is an amazing feeling. Once again, we are truly blessed.

Ok, so moving on…..I hadn’t planned on registering for anything and was just going to be grateful for any gifts that we might receive. But then I started hearing about all of these crazy sounding new baby inventions that seemed a little out there and was a little concerned we might receive one and have absolutely no idea what to do with it. Plus people started asking where I was registered and when I said I wasn’t they just stood there and stared at me and then there was this awkward silence…. So I did. Thank the good Lord that my sister already has 2 little ones and is done having babies so we got some of our bigger items from her. There are still plenty of items that we need so I first went to the “baby superstore” Baby’s R Us. I was immediately scared to death. I didn’t know you had to sit down with someone that worked there and officially register. I have answered more medical questions to get this baby here and I was scared of even more questions. I didn’t know if they were going to ask something I didn’t know and I would look like an irresponsible pregnant women. I know…my hormones are out of control. So I called in backup…..my mom. I couldn’t do it alone. There is just too much….well, too much dang baby stuff. I had first asked Karlis to help me but soon realized that was not such a good idea. He said he didn’t have any baby gadgets/devices as a child and he was a healthy baby. That is when I reminded him he was raised in a third world country and we would be using some more advanced things for our baby than he had, just some simple things that make life a little easier for the mom and dad. And then that is when he offered to maybe help me pump my own breasts so we didn’t have to spend money on a breast pump…….ARE YOU KIDDDING ME?!?!?! My dear husband, wow do I love him but he has some of the craziest ideas……back to my story… So while I waited for my mom to get there I hid on the first isle I saw which happened to be the breast isle. Sounds like every man’s dream, right? NOPE. It was full of pumps, pads, creams, tubes, cleansers, wires, suction cups, nursing bras, nursing sleep bras, nursing tank tops, nursing pajamas and they even had test strips to see if there is alcohol in your milk. The breast isle about sent me over the edge. I walked around the store in a haze. About 10 people that worked there kept asking me if I needed help because I probably looked like I was in shock. I have never in my life seen so much stuff for something that is going to be so small. My mom got there and we tried to register which is a disaster in itself because Karlis technically lives in Alabama right now but the registration process lets you pick only one state. Bad thing is whoever is looking for your registry has to input your last name and the state. Some of our Alabama friends don’t know we live in Tennessee. I am sure some people will never find us, what a mess!!!! From there we went to Target and things seemed a little easier there. There were not 5 billion pacifiers to pick from. Seriously how do I know what pacifier my unborn child will love?!?!!?? I feel like saying “I survived in-vitro and then I tried to register…”