shopping saturday

[same_sky]

Today was a major shopping expedition, and for once, we actually managed to get stuff done. We tend to go browsing instead of shopping, and then we get bored and come home. The clothing situation will be dire in just a little while longer, so I needed pants and a few shirts, plus some other essential garments of the unmentionable variety. I ended up with four pairs of pants and five shirts, plus an unmentionable number of unmentionables. So, I spent too much money but I should be able to wear clothes for a little while. Actually, I believe I made some very sensible purchases, for the most part.

Today marks a milestone--I'm twenty weeks pregnant today. That, for those of you who are uninitiated in the ways of the pregnancy week system, means that I am HALFWAY THERE. Of course, you're not actually pregnant for the first two weeks, so you're also kind of not halfway through the pregnancy, either, but that's just a sticky mathematical technicality. We marked this momentous occasion by stopping in at Babies R Us, where we wandered around in a fog. It feels a bit vulnerable in there, with all the earnest fertiles with notebooks and their numerous progeny, and all the men looking at each other like "I know what YOU'VE been up to, you randy dog!" I am not used to people looking at US and seeing a young couple planning the nursery for their first child, but in context, we were classic examples of it. We even whipped the camera out and took pictures of various cribs, and discussed the merits of various finishes. It's not unpleasant, but it does feel strange.

We also found a crib that we agree on, and now the real question: do we really want to hand over three hundred dollars for a crib? The types that we were looking at seem to range from two to five hundred, and I can tell you right now that I'm not paying that much for a crib. I bristle somewhat at the knowledge that this particular store overprices every single item, and so my bargain-hunting self wants to find it somewhere else, or wait until there's a sale. Do they even do sales? We are going to be SO BAD at this because we're so freaking cheap, and yet we're suckers for a nice-looking item. We think that one will look very nice with our floors and walls, and it feels sturdy. Decisions, decisions.

I have a definite risk of falling asleep while sitting here at the moment, so I'd better go wash my face and get ready for bed before I do. That is, before I fall asleep at my desk AGAIN...

Comments

[parilous.livejournal.com]

I dig that crib because it converts to a toddler bed, then a day bed, and then you can use the back and front for the headboard/footboard on a double bed! It's like a Swiss Army Knife of beds. So cool! You figure that it will save you all but the cost of the mattress/frame when they're 5 or 6 and get to be in a "big bed".

My best friend (and new mommy) bought furniture a changing table could be flipped upside down, and the drawers re-oriented, to become a dresser. I thought that was pretty groovy, too.

As an aside, you may find this link useful. I've known Jenny since 1990 and have always trusted her for product reviews (just yesterday I bought some green tea on her suggestion and she was spot-on about how lovely it is!). So, a while ago, I suggested that she write some baby product reviews in her rarely-used LJ. So, it may be helpful to you when you're beginning to buy baby supplies.

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

The convertible aspect of it is one reason we like it. It seems that you all are enjoying the opportunity to help me spend money. ;)

Thanks for the link! I'll be sure to save it and refer to it later. I skimmed through the first page of her journal--is her husband Danish? You know--Sweden, Denmark, almost the same thing. ;) (And now, watch me run before I am attacked by the lurking Swedes around these parts for that remark...)

[parilous.livejournal.com]

Yes, Jenny's husband is Danish. They met online, but he was already in the U.S. at the time. They were married in 2001, in Denmark. I unfortunately couldn't attend! His family lives about 4 hours from Copenhagen, and they've spent weeks at a time over there while he works (he works for a Danish company).

You and her are similar in another way, too -- she and he had a hard time getting pregnant. They spent almost two year undergoing four separate series of IVF before successfully conceiving. She had a hard prengnacy (especially at the end, and was on bed rest for a couple of weeks). But, thankfully, all went well and now they have Emma, a healthy baby girl that's featured in many of her usericons. Emma was 2 in December and her favorite food is gouda. So cute! It was funny when Jenny was pregnant; she was the first of my oldest friends to have a child, so I lived vicariously through her. She said that she couldn't believe how nosey people got when you are visably pregnant, even to the point of asking if your drink contained caffeine and giving you lectures about weight gain and whether or not you should eat fish. So, be prepared for everyone and their brother's dog to offer you advice!