Sunday, July 25, 2010

Registry Fun!

Yesterday we decided to beat the heat and head to Winston to look at some of the major baby items we've been discussing and researching online. Chris has been so excited about cloth diapers so our first stop was at OBaby Organics to look at the BumGenius brand. I finally got to see how these bad boys are put together and it really seems quite simple- and so much more Earth friendly! The store carries all the other neccessities like the diaper bag, laundry detergent, etc. We took down some prices so that when we're ready to order, we can order locally instead of online. It certainly pays to support local bricks and mortar shops in this economy. They even offer cloth diapering classes to help newbie parents like us!


This is the 4.0 version with snaps so it grows with the baby! Included in the purchase are two microfleece liners.


After dinner, we headed to the DREADED Babies R Us. We were both terrified of what this experience entailed. I believe we both pictured getting sucked into the black hole of all things baby and possibly not making it out alive. But I must say that the staff here made our shopping experience very pleasurable and Chris had a ball playing with all of the 'stuff.' He was the official inspector of anything we picked out. We found a travel system that suits our needs and the car seat is rated numero UNO in safety. It's the Chicco Cortina travel system. It's heavy duty, easy to fold, and very safe.


Matching Pack and Play


Video Monitor

Those are just a few of the larger items we registered for. After all that dread and panic, we came out feeling pretty confident about our choices. We even had the energy to stop by Starbucks for a decaf. latte!

3 comments:

  1. If you're really wanting to buy locally there is a lady that sells handmade all-in-ones at the Farmer's Market...may be worth checking out. :)

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  2. So glad to hear you had success in registering! We had some of the same feelings you guys did but feel pretty confident now with what we've included on the registries. Such an exciting time, yes? :)

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  3. The stroller/car seat combo was my favorite thing to pick out and my favorite thing to use with Rachel! Allen took it upon himself to "inspect" all of the "stuff" at Babies R Us himself when we were registering. He was asked to return to his wife at one point when they found him in the crib testing how much weight it would hold...ridiculous!!
    I am very jealous of you doing cloth diapering (and proud of you, too). I wish I had started that with Rachel, but I didn't really know anything about it at the time and now with the possibility of 3 in diapers, I just don't think I could wash that many poopie diapers!!! You might be my inspiration, though!

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