Baby Registries

In answer to: "when should we start buying baby stuff?", another question inevitably came up: "what should we buy?". We know most people start the baby purchases spree in the third trimester of pregnancy, so we decided June would be good for that and setting up the nursery. The first week of July is for ensuring any other necessities we won't already have, 2-3 weeks before this baby shows up.

Enter the fine American tradition of baby registries. For first-time parents, a steep increase in expenses is expected especially during the first few months. While we ideally should be prepared for these costs (savings?), we are not too proud to accept support from friends and family, also as a way for them to participate in welcoming this baby.

So we set up a couple of registries for our little boy. They all largely have the same stuff (cross-listed); you don't need to visit each one to see the whole list. The registries should allow you to ship whatever you buy directly to us, if you can't physically deliver it. We tried to not go berserk with the stuff we put there, but of course we wished out loud. Listed in order of preference:

BED BATH & BEYOND
http://is.gd/yLI1PQ (registry #10866968)

TARGET
http://www.target.com/baby/registry/jCH_SdFQOQrPx1_EaBIK4g

BABIES R US
http://is.gd/uKmMEl (registry #52399386)