Ahh, baby stuff. It appears I can no longer avoid facing the facts that I actually will need things that I don't currently have in order to take care of the littlest Sullivan. Yesterday, Travis and I went to Target to try and buy the crib that we had decided on a few weeks ago and finally got the nerve up to buy. But it turns out that even though it's one of those that comes in a box and you assemble it yourself, the box is way too big for our car. Without a way to take it home, we started looking for deals on the internet, and found that this particular crib line is not going to be carried at Target anymore, so the matching pieces aren't at Target anymore either. Even though one particular dresser was marked down to a steal of a clearance price, not a single store in the entire Des Moines area actually had one to sell me. So, hooray for internet - we're getting everything shipped to our house for the same price as Target. What a mess.
I started researching high chairs last night, too. It turns out that some high chairs are better for different reasons - big kids are hard to get into some chairs, small kids drown in other chairs. Some kids like entertainment in their high chair, others need a chair that's durable enough to handle lots and lots of wiggling and thrashing about (I forsee my kid in this category). Some have easily removable trays, some can be washed in the dishwasher, and I will have no idea what I'll need until I buy the wrong thing and my kid breaks/hates it. Right now, I am telling myself to chill out and not feel like every purchase has to be exactly right for my first kid - I could buy new things the second time around if I really feel I need to improve. And there's always garage sales...
As I was reading the reviews on high chairs, I was thinking how great it would be if health care would be more like amazon.com. I mean, when you move to a new city and you need a doctor, you can ask the few people you know there, or just take a stab at the alphabetical listing that your insurance provider gives you (if you're that lucky). Wouldn't it be great if people could write reviews about doctors so you'd know how to get a good one? Like, when my OB chewed me out about Ragbrai, I would put that on a posting. When someone else has a positive experience with another doctor, write that up too. Then, maybe there would be some checks and balances to keep doctors from being arrogant pricks to their patients - cuz I could easily walk away and know I could find someone better. Hmm, I wonder which congressman I should write to with that idea?
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Congressman my ass - you could make a lot of money with that idea - it is a really good one. All you need is a business-savvy MBA and someone with computer skills to help you put this site together and get the word out. Too bad you don't know anybody like that... :) Seriously. "Kristin's list"
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