In an attempt to pretend like we are prepared for our little arrival in May, Rob and I made plans to register this weekend. I knew it would be overwhelming because of a previous visit in November. Back then, we were all, we'll just buzz by, pick out a stroller/car seat, no biggie. Wrong. Much to my chagrin, they don't have 5 or even 10 strollers...they have 2 rows of them! And then you need to make decisions like, travel system or stroller frame that fits car seat? How many pounds can the stroller hold? Do you want a jogging stroller? (haha - I can barely move myself foward when running, much less a stroller and a baby...but anyway) We were completely overwhelmed, so this time we brought in reinforcements! Oh yes, our good friends Tom and Lynn, who have recently added a little bundle of joy to their family, made the trip to help us get things straight. I must add it was so fun to have Tom there to give a "dad's perspective" on certain things (who knew burp clothes were such a hot topic??) and of course, Will was the model baby, sleeping through the whole thing like a boss in his Chico Keyfit30 Car Seat (which we totally copied) holla! 
(Our partners in crime, pictured above at Oktoberfest!)
Rob and I were trying to being proactive by getting there a few minutes before the agreed upon time. We made our way over to the baby registering area and a nice lady probably recognized how lost we looked and took pity on us. I filled out the required paperwork and one scan gun later, we were on our way! So many possibilities! We sauntered over to the first aisle, I was thinking "we'll just start and then Lynn and Tom can catch up when they get here". Epic Fail. The aisle we wandered into was the one with all the pacifiers, bottles, feeding gear etc. I leaned over to Rob and in a voice full of panic, whispered, "Where is Lynn? I NEEEEED her!" No sooner had I uttered my words, fear filling my body, then they arrived! Hooray!
I knew having them there was going to be reassuring and wonderful because Lynn had previously given us great advice on crib bedding. I was ready to fork over most of my holiday cash for super cute bedding, but Lynn reminded me that we will likely be changing it often (babies spit up you know :) and that probaby just a couple of fitted white sheets would do the trick. But, the whole Dotson family really brought their A game to Babies R' Us. Both her and Tom gave us realistic, straightforward, cut the crap advice. Such gems as "you may want a forehead, swipey thermometer, but every pediatrician is going to want to know what the baby's temp is rectally when they are sick". (I might have died a little inside). Though, they reassured me this was quite natural and they had already done this on Will with much success. Needless to say, we registered for a thermometer that is usable four ways. :) They also directed us to the baby nail clippers (did you know our baby is making nails right now? Like, they are growing inside me? And they are sharp?), a comb and brush (our baby is going to look fine), and the snot sucker -- another unfortunate, but necessary tool! We made our way around the store in about an hour. It probably helped that our family was so generous at Christmas time - so we already had the bigger items. I also made notes on the things I wanted to research a bit more (i.e. breast pumps, the next size up stroller and car seat, etc.) We can always go back and add items from home. Rob and I are so lucky to have Tom, Lynn, and Will in our life - not only are we looking forward to our babies being besties (obviously) but they are just great friends! Cheers to overcoming our baby registry fears, great friends, and snot suckers! :)
(Once we got the hang of the things, the scan gun was pretty fun!)
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