The one totally, unbelievably useful and wonderful thing I did manage to register for was a portable changing pad, which SailAweigh kindly sent in a beautiful hand-decorated bag that we still have in the back nook behind the nerd hole. That thing? So wonderful. So very wonderful. I will always, always get one, or maybe two or three, for every new parent forever, whether they register for one or not.
I'm supposed to deliver you to the Master now. There's this whole deal where I get to be immortal. Are you cool with that?
Xander ,'Lessons'
Spike's Bitches 42: Which question do you want me to answer first?
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
JZ - Sep 26, 2008 7:09:48 am PDT #6741 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
sumi - Sep 26, 2008 7:15:01 am PDT #6742 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
My friend T says that the one thing that she would NOT have bought for herself that proved to be extremely useful were baby washcloths.
sj - Sep 26, 2008 7:17:12 am PDT #6743 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Are the plastic baby bath tubs useful? I usually try to buy that off of the registry and fill it with baby powder, baby shampoo, onesies, cloth diapers, rattles, etc that I think will be useful.
Trudy Booth - Sep 26, 2008 7:18:10 am PDT #6744 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
pfft. It's called "Bitches" for multiple reasons. Friends are here to help with the woes, and celebrated the yays.
Well, its called "Bitches" because of a Spike quote it really has nothing to do with complaining. But, yeah, this is where the peeps are.
Steph L. - Sep 26, 2008 7:18:15 am PDT #6745 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Happy Birthday to the lovely Matilda!
I'd probably suggest starting with the book ADD-Friendly Ways To Organize Your Life -- with the disclaimer that you don't have to be ADD to benefit, and that I'm not trying to diagnose anyone, but it's got a lot of quick and digestible tips without getting into a big you-must-be-a-productivity-ninja thing.
This is an EXCELLENT book. As someone without ADD, I've gotten a lot of helpful stuff from it. (You would never know that from looking at the house, but it's true.)
ION, it's my Friday off, and I have stuff to do (notably, re-attach the clothesline that the windstorm detached, go to the gym, get oil changed), but my guts are giving me massive grief.
However, Lyle Lovett just came on the radio, so I'm okay with staying put for at least 5 more minutes.
Jessica - Sep 26, 2008 7:18:33 am PDT #6746 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Are the plastic baby bath tubs useful.
We used ours for about 6 months, so yes, I'd say so. They're perfect for bathing newborns in the sink.
lisah - Sep 26, 2008 7:19:21 am PDT #6747 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
I think baby registries are the one situation where you can 100% ignore them when shopping for a first-time parent.
No way! They are totally useful. Especially for people who are not parents and may REALLY have no idea what a new parent needs while the new parent has probably at least done some research. (And, if nothing else, you can see where they would shop and get them a gift card.)
Steph L. - Sep 26, 2008 7:20:10 am PDT #6748 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Well, its called "Bitches" because of a Spike quote it really has nothing to do with complaining. But, yeah, this is where the peeps are.
Oh, yeah. I was gonna say, and then I forgotted.
Aims - Sep 26, 2008 7:23:12 am PDT #6749 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I've started taking friends who are expecting their first baby registering. By passing all the useless crap and saying, "No - get that. Get that. That's totally useless. Get that." and then at the shower, I give them a "grab bag" made up of the items I bought three days after we brought Em home and I realized I needed.
Calli - Sep 26, 2008 7:24:43 am PDT #6750 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I appreciate registries. Once we get past "No power tools" I'm pretty blank on what babies and their new parents need.