Baby Gear

Dear Lil Sprout,

Your grandma Debi and I got bored last night, so we were wandering around Babies R Us, looking at all of the options for the gear you'll need.  I consider myself pretty educated on babies, having worked with them in a daycare for 2 years, but man...  They couldn't make some of that stuff more confusing if they tried!  Like which kind of car seat, do we do the travel system or buy the stroller and car seat separately, do I buy a breast pump or rent one...  Super confusing.

We're planning to have you at Thomas Memorial, and they have a grant to give every baby born there a free car seat.  I think (but I'm checking) that's a standard infant car seat, so we'll probably register for a convertible one for when you get a little bigger.

As far as the breast pump thing goes (I know you'll love reading this when you're older, ha), I feel a little stumped.  I want to try to breast feed you for as long as possible, but with work, I'm not sure how easy or feasible that's going to be, and I'd hate to bomb $300 into a pump and have it not work out...  So I guess that maybe I'll rent that from the hospital or pediatrician at first to see how we do, and if it goes well, I'll buy one.

I'm excited to know what you are so we can start registering for you! :)  It's driving me crazy not knowing if you are Natalie or Lucas.  It's also driving me crazy that people keep trying to guess and feel "so sure" that you're a boy or a girl.  Why do other people think that they know the inside of my uterus so much better than I do? :P

Love,

Mommy