Is it "wrong" or "presumptious" of me if I was to post a wish list for Baby? I mean, I don't want people to think that I am expecting things from them, but at the same time, sometimes people want to know what we still need/want for our baby. What made me start to think about this was that my Mom and I were out shopping the other day and she had a coupon for baby stuff at Sears that expired right away, so I wanted to use it. I was debating over a couple of things and she told me not to keep buying stuff, because then people won't know what to get us. So after I got home (I did buy something - a diaper disposal unit) I made a list of things we still "need" (sometimes it's hard to distinguish if we actually need it, or if it's just something that every baby these days has!). The list was quite long. So there are still things that need to be bought. I guess my biggest thing is having everything that a newborn actually will need before the newborn is here! Things like a mobile or a monitor can wait, since they won't be needed for a few weeks or even months. But something like a diaper disposal unit will be put to use immediately. I just don't want to wait and then realize that we still need all this stuff and then have to go buy a big haul at once. So what's your opinion? Do I post a list and if people ask, direct them to my site? What about registering? For some items, there is a specific one that I would like, but for a lot of items, it's just a whatever-you-find-that-you-think-is-good, so registering for that stuff is pointless. Tell me what you think in the comments section.
By the way, babies are expensive and Ryan and I would like to put out a HUGE THANKYOU to Chris and Carrie (Ryan's sister and brother-in-law) for cutting us some sweet deals on items that their family no longer needs. It has been an amazing blessing to be able to check off big-ticket items while not breaking the bank!
4 comments:
i personally think that's a good idea. Anyone who really knows you guys will know that it's totally not out of greed or a sense of entitlement....
i guess you just have to evaluate who reads the site regularly, will they care? and then for those who do ask specifically, it's handy to have it available for them. I say go for it.
Do the list, it's helpful to people, you may just need to re-post it when the baby comes... I may need a reminder;-)
if you post the list then you might end up getting alot of repeat gifts...tough choice! registering for some of the bigger things might eliminate that problem
Defiinitely post it; aside from it being a good idea I am just plain interested in all your baby preparations!
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