13 Weeks

This pregnancy is starting to feel more like a pregnancy.  My first trimester was really easy going and simple.  Now that I've hit the second trimester I'm getting lower back pains, upper thigh pains, and dizziness.  It's so weird!  But I still consider myself lucky since I have not experienced any vomiting or any severe aches and pains...yet.

What I've decided to do this past week was get smart on what to put on a baby registry.  I really dislike creating registries for two reasons: 

1. I'm picking out what other people are going to buy me, this makes me feel so guilty!  I hate to expect gifts from others.  I wish I could be rich and buy it all myself.  

2. It is the most annoying process ever!  I had the worst time creating my wedding registry with stores closing (Linens & Things), registries closing (Canadian Tire) and the scanners not working (The Bay).  Grr!

In order to get smart, what I'm going to do is:

• Asking close friends, who are moms, what they felt were their top 5 MUST haves.
• Adding items I will really need as soon as I think of them so I don't have to try to remember later (which would be last minute and most likely right before the shower).
• Only adding items that I will need in the first 6 months (maybe to a year).  This way I'll only receive what I really will need, instead of asking for things that I don't need right away and missing out on items that I will.

Here is what some good friends advised that were their top 5 must haves:

Baby Momma #1:

1.  Do not get a travel system stroller (not worth the money), get a stroller you love

2.  Get a stroller with a snap in car seat

3.  Vibrating chair, nothing fancy

4.  Do not get a swing

5.  Swaddle blankets

Baby Momma #2:

1.  A swing

2.  Front-button diaper shirts for the poo explosions

3.  Zipper sleepers

4.  A Swaddle-me

5.  Sleep Sheep

Baby Momma #3:

1.  Graco Pack and Play-Yard

2.  Diaper Genie

3.  Ramp for bathing

4.  First Aid/Medicine/Hygiene Kit

5.  Changing Pad (but this was because I bought it for her. Haha).

TheBump.com top 10:

1.  Gripe Water

2.  Fisher-Price Ocean Soothe and Glow Seahorse

3.  The Ultimate Crib Sheet

4.  Air-venting bottles

5.  Sophie (the giraffe)

6.  A Glider

7.  Nursing pillow

8.  A travel chair

9.  A swaddle blanket

10.  Fisher-Price Rock N' Play Sleeper

Em

xo