Registering for Reese

Matt and I finally registered for Reese's baby gear! It only took 4 trips, and I'm sure we'll still make a few changes online!

The selection process began on Friday night when we met Wendy, Nolan and Karsyn at Babies R Us to get their advice on what to get and what not to get. It was so nice to have Wendy walk me through the store and point out must haves and things we'll never use. Matt and Nolan strolled the store with Karsyn while Wendy and I browsed everything baby. All the while, I'm furiously taking mental notes. Afterwards we headed to dinner at Rajun Cajun where Nolan and Matt caught up and Wendy and I talked babies! Karsyn was quite entertaining the entire night. We looked away for one second and before we knew it she had turned her styrofoam cup upside down and had bitten a whole through the bottom. She had me rolling in laughter! Needless to say, we all got a little wet.

On Saturday, Matt and I went back to Babies R Us and began the process. Even with Wendy's advice, we were overwhelmed with the variety of bottles, nipples, pacifiers etc. So we closed our eyes and pulled the trigger hoping one of the 10 pacifiers we picked would please Reese. We moved on through the feeding, safety, bathing, potty, toy and travel sections studying and scanning the products. Before we knew it we were both tired and hungry, so we agreed to break for the day and come back on Sunday. We proceeded to Texadelphia to meet Jennifer, Chad and Baby Brady to watch the Tech vs. A&M game. Go Raiders!

On Sunday, we went back to Babies R Us and picked out our car seat, travel system, pack 'n play, jumper, swing, etc. etc. There was so much stuff! I don't know if we will need everything, but I guess you never know what your baby will like and dislike so you've got to get it just in case. Afterwards we went to visit Matt's parents. That evening we met my friend Megan, who was in from San Antonio, for dinner. She had super great news to share with us...she and Mike are expecting their first child and due are May 11th. Yippee! We are so happy for them!

Matt and I finally wrapped up our registration tonight at Target. It was much easier since there are not near as many items to choose from and it was not crowded at all. We had the entire baby section to ourselves.

The entire process really wore me out but it was a lot of fun!

Happy Shopping!