Overwhelming…

Alright I had my first “overwhelming experience”. Victoria and I went to register at Babies-r-Us today. I’ve been reading the books on what is happening with the pregnancy, but we have not read anything on what items we will need once the baby is born. So, we were NOT prepared to go and pick things out for our baby registry. And we went mid-day on a Saturday — it was packed and everyone was signing up for their baby registry. (Jaime warned me not to go on Saturday because it would be crazy in there.)

We went aisle by aisle. First starting in the breast feeding and bottle area. I can’t believe all the options you have and all the “gadgets” that are needed. I mean come on — you’re just putting milk in a bottle. It is not rocket science. Well, they have special brushes to clean the bottles (and like 10 different kinds of brushes). Which one is the best one??!?!?!?! Then different kind of nipples for the bottles (I lost count). Then there are the bottle sanitizers — microwave, plugin, etc… Too many choices and we aren’t out of the first aisle yet.

I quickly realized I am a rookie. I have figured out where moms go for entertainment. I am sure there are a bunch of women that sit in the back of Babies-r-Us watching the live video stream of those rookie fathers attempting to be helpful. They probably place bets on when the father is gonna freak out and head for the couch. Well, I didn’t cave in and I stuck through it.

Victoria and I walked around like two chickens with their heads cut off. Victoria went to Jaime’s baby shower and has spent some time with her friend Trish (she has a 10 month old), so she had an idea on a few things. But all in all, we were lost and overwhelmed. 1.5 hours later, we called it a day. We will need to make some modifications, but we can do that at home through their website.

I had to decompress after that experience, so Victoria and I went up to the golf course and hit golf balls this evening.