Baby window-shopping

Well, Saturday while Kelley and were up in Phoenix I decided to force him into Babies-R-Us to look at baby stuff. The main reason was that I've been doing a lot of looking online at baby stuff, checking safety ratings and the like, I wanted to actually see some of the stuff that I was looking at.

Another main thing was that I wanted to make sure that Kelley and I were on the same page with some of the things.

One of the things I wanted his opinion on was a baby bath-tub. They make all sorts of styles and such. One style fits around/into the sink, but it doesn't last that long, and is more for the newborn age only. They also have ones that are just a sling thing that holds the baby above the water. I've read lots of reviews saying that baby freezes to death because they aren't in any water at all. We both agreed we want with support, but we also want one that allows the baby to sit in the water.

Another thing is car seats - you would not believe all the car seats out there. They make car seats that are for newborns only. Then they make car seats for 3-6 month olds, then for toddlers, and stuff. You end up buying a car seat for each stage of your babies life. What I want originally is one of the strollers that come with the detachable baby carriers. The thing is they make them now where you can move the carrier from the stroller to the car, and use it as a car seat. They also fit perfectly sitting in cart at the grocery stores. Most of the carriers have great ratings as car seats, and work really well for newborns. As long as the baby fits comfortably it will work. THEN I want to get one of the car seats that hold newborns, have a piece that fits them a little older, then the toddler phase, and they also have the booster seat for until they can sit without it.

We looked at nursery furniture as well - looking at color and type and stuff. We both agreed we don't want dark furniture or ultra light furniture. We think kind of the natural medium finishes. We looked at crib bedding as well and saw one that we liked and may think about.

It was sort of great seeing baby furniture and things, and actually being pregnant, not sitting there and wondering when/if you'll ever be able to get any of it, for yourself.