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I have a confession to make. I copy other mom’s registries. I am sure you are thinking, why would anyone do this? Don’t you want to pick out your OWN stuff?
Before you pass judgment, hear me out. Chris and I decided that we would start registering for a few of the bigger items so we planned a trip to Babies"R”Us. Now, I L.O.V.E.D. registering for our wedding, so I thought this would give me the same thrill. Instead I found myself lost and completely hopeless in baby land. Chris and I were there for 3 hours and registered for 2 things (both of which we were unsure of). I followed my friend Katie’s advice and bought Baby Wise, a book that rates any and every baby product you can imagine and tells you what is worth the extra money and what is not. I skimmed the book before we went, but thought it best to bring the book and look up the products as we went….BAD IDEA.
So, there we are in the middle of mommy mania, with our little book trying to figure out what in the world we are doing. Basically, we looked like tourists, only we were not in a foreign country…we were at freakin Babies“R”Us! All the other moms were frantically scanning items like they had a doctorate in baby goods. I wanted to cry.
I finally decided that I would turn in the gun and go home. Once we got home, I decided to look up a very smart and wise mom’s registry and simply rely on her research and knowledge to get me through this hard time. So, I did the unthinkable...I copied her registry.
Now, I did not tell her right away. I told her after she left me a message talking about how I registered for the best stuff, and how they had the same bathtub and loved it, and how they had the exact same pack n'play and it was amazing! There was a few other items she mentioned, but you get the idea.
I had to confess, I called her up and told her that this was no coincidence, I was in fact a cheat. I cheated on my registry and did the only thing I knew to do…copy hers.
Thanks Katie, let me know if any of your products aren’t up to snuff…I want only the best for my little one!
The wait is up; we have made it to 13-weeks! Let the blog begin. We have been very selective in telling people about our news and I must say, keeping it in is HARD! So, here it goes… Chris and I are pregnant!
Yesterday was our 13-week appointment and the most exciting one to date! The baby actually looks like a baby and not a “gummibear,” as Chris says. We saw the baby suck his/her thumb and wiggle around. The nurse said that the baby could do everything in my stomach that he/she will do once he/she is out…so crazy! Here is our ultrasound photo from yesterday.
The baby is now 3 inches and growing at the perfect speed, we are on track to a healthy little baby! Here are a couple fun facts:
Weight: I’ll never tell + 5 pounds
Cravings: Anything from Mexico
Maternity Clothes: Love them, might never go back!
Most of you already know the story, but since I am telling the World Wide Web, I might as well tell you how I told the father. Christopher was away for business when I got the news via EPT (a.k.a, the error proof test). Technology has come quite a long way since the days of one line or two. This special test simply read, “pregnant.” There is not much second-guessing when something is that straight forward. Anyways, I took the test on a Thursday and Chris was returning the following night. I wanted to tell him in person, so I decided I would surprise him with a themed dinner. I do love a theme. I prepared baby back ribs, baby corn, fresh buns and baby peas. When dinner was ready, I called him into the dinning room. Here is how it went.
Chris: “What are we having?”
Lindsey: “Well, we have baby back ribs, baby corn and baby peas. I also have buns, fresh out of the oven. Would you like one?”
Chris: “No, I don’t want a bun. I love baby corn though!”
At this point, Chris is digging in.
Lindsey: “So, we have baby back ribs, baby corn, baby peas and buns from the oven…notice anything?”
Chris: “There is a theme? Baby!?”
Lindsey: “Yeah.”
Chris: “Is it because we are going to see Katie’s baby tomorrow?”
Lindsey: “Um, no.”
Chris: “You're pregnant?”
Lindsey: “Um, yes!”
This was a lot longer of a convo at the time. I was so nervous and I had been keeping it in for over 24 hours, all to myself. I thought he would pick up on it right away, but he finally got it. Next, he asked to see “the test,” which I knew he would do. I saved it, but when I went to get it, the screen was blank. I don’t know if he did not believe me or he just really needed to see for himself, but a trip to Kroger and 2 pregnancy tests later gave him the confirmation he was looking for!
