And So Start The Baby Presents
Creeva on July 10th, 2008
You know I thought people at least waited a bit for they started getting out the baby presents. Xie is only eight weeks pregnant and yet we already have our first baby gifts. Last weekend it seems that her mother bought us a crib, we haven’t seen yet but we have a crib. We told her mother we don’t even want it until we’re well into the second trimester. Her grandmother, not wanting to be left out of the fun, purchased us a playpen, something we won’t need for at least a few months after the baby is born.
It seems everyone wants to get into the celebration and be a part of the pregnancy. The best sign of that is that it seems we will have an excellent support network to draw from. Of course there is always the chance that after baby is born everyone disappears when we need help. I don’t think that will be the case.
July 10th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Oh you’ll probably want that playpen right away, depending on how your house is laid out. Most of the modern playpens (which the manufacturers euphemistically call “play yards”) have a removable bassinet. It’s a cushiony little bed that hangs suspended in the top of the playpen, and has built-in bumpers. It’s a great place to put the wee one down for a nap instead of hauling all the way back to the crib (especially if your nursery is upstairs, like ours is, and you spend most of your time downstairs in your family room, like we do). Ours also had a built-in changing pad, which we used all the time rather than going upstairs to the changing table (or using the floor or couch or whatever).
Congratulations again. So excited for you guys!
July 10th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
I’m thinking more of a traditional bassinet for the first few couple months. That way I don’t need to take the floor space right away.
We’ll more then likely keep the playpen folded up until the baby is mobile.