baby crap

my wonderful, darling girlfriends, sis, and sis-in-law have all decided to throw the bean a shower. well, i guess they are technically throwing it for me and jim, but of course the bean is the real reason for the party. we've decided to have a couples shower - more like a cocktail party - and i am really excited. it will be great to have all of our friends and family together in az one time before he makes his appearance.

in the midst of all of this, i was reminded that we needed to start picking out things for our little one to use, sleep in, wear, ride in, play with, eat out of, lie on, get changed in, chill in, be washed in, suck and/or chew on, and be groomed and cared for with. what does this mean? lots of crap. lots of expensive crap. and there are like a bazillion brands, styles, models, etc. out there to choose from. WAY too many choices for me to make. add this to the fact that i've found myself way more indecisive the last few months than i've ever been in my life, and we have one small feat to complete. perhaps it is because there are just so many thoughts in my head that i can't even make simple decisions. perhaps it is the fact that i now feel like every decision i make will somehow have devastating effects on baby knapp. i can't even make a decision on how to have my groceries bagged. i mean seriously, paper or plastic? how can a soon-to-be mother be expected to answer that?

but i am proud to say that we have been able to pick a few things here and there and actually put them on a registry. i change the registry daily, according to what i read in our many books on baby items, baby bargains, consumer reports, etc., but at least we are making some progress. we chose a car seat so that we can get him home from the hospital - i'm guessing this one is pretty important. and this weekend we actually bought a crib (which only took about 10 trips to various stores) so the bean will have a place to lay his weary head. i think that's good enough for now. whew!