The World of Baby Registry

The State of the Union was about to come on TV and Tim and I were going back and forth about watching it. I mean sure it's our American duty to listen to our President, but we weren't all that excited about it since it's really just another campaign speech anyway. So I talked Tim into a late night visit to Babies R' Us for some registry shopping with the cool zapper.

              

* stolen from lifeatthirty.com *

They fool us people. Here's the store that teaches people how to become hoarders for their children's junk.  Have you looked at the "must have" lists that they give you? It's a "must have" of over 100 items. Tim told me I couldn't register for anything that Little B wouldn't need after 6 months of age because he wasn't going to store it. Can you tell that we're somewhat minimalists? Wait scratch that...we're minimalists depending on what it is. If it's a tool, and it's something that we could potentially need, then you bet your bottom dollar we've got one or will get one in that garage. If we're discussing the fact that I have a dress up box at the age of 31 and that Tim hates that it's sitting in the attic, then we've still got our fair share of stuff.  Truth be told, we'll just wait and see what this baby does to us...are we pack rats in the making?  I, for one, am keeping my fingers crossed that the answer is no.

So we basically ran through the store with the zapper, a list and a whole lot of laughs. Tim was embarrassed at the female isle with all the pumping items. I was beyond overwhelmed looking at all of the monitors and different systems, wondering what the heck happened to a good ol' fashioned crying baby? Or better yet, can't we just rig up a walkie-talkie for Little B? It'll be much more adventurous! As we came upon the bibs and Tim began to get a little tired of the lights and sounds in Babies R Us, my Father-in-Law called to make us laugh the rest of the way through. He's right, life really has changed since Tim and I were babies. There weren't mandatory car seats, or BPA free items. Life was what it needed to be at the time. I guess it is what it needs to be now too, depending on how you look at it. 

Anyway, I was impressed because Tim and I were out of Babies R' Us in record time. I think we got the essentials. As long as Little B has the basics before he/she arrives, we'll be good to go. It's all a learning process. If you see us shortly after Little B's arrival and IT's already living in just a diaper, just know that the minimalist lifestyle won in a Benton World.  Luckily, it'll be summer in Texas and a half-naked baby isn't really all that uncommon.