The baby registry is COMPLETE!

A few weeks ago, we started our baby registry.  And by started, I mean - went to Babies R Us, received a lot of help from a few friendly store associates, got overwhelmed and hungry half-way through, and finished our afternoon with lunch from Five Guys Burgers and Fries.  Lunch was delicious, by the way. I have never eaten there before - but would highly recommend it!  As a sidenote, I never was a cheeseburger lover until I got pregnant - and then for 10 weeks I absolutely hated anything poultry or fish and loved everything with ground beef.  I still enjoy the occasional cheeseburger - but feel like they got me through the first trimester! 

Back to the baby registry.  The list that the store gives you is FULL of everything you could ever possibly need. Since we have never actually raised a child, I'm not exactly sure if we will need everything on the list.  Instead of registering for 150+ things, I decided to register for the ones that seem to be essential after reading blogs from other moms.

The beauty of the baby registry process?  It can be done online!  I spent my afternoon auditing the things that are already on our list, identifying the things that we have not added yet, and registering for anything that I thought we still needed.  I did not register for everything.  Some things we have or will purchase on our own (crib, bedding, dresser, breastpump).  Other things I've heard mixed reviews - like the diaper genie.  Some people love it - but it does not seem necessary for us.  The baby's room is close enough to our garage that we can just carry diapers to the garage trash.  Plus, the idea of a container that's sole purpose is to store dirty diapers kind of grosses me out. 

If you remember about a week ago - I blogged about our initial baby registry experience, including a few additional recommendations. 
A summary of everything that I learned:

• Prepare beforehand!  I was so glad that I had done some research on Consumer Reports before we went to the stores.  It really helped us narrow down choices for car seats, strollers, monitors, and the playyard. 
• Do not expect to finish it in one day.  I made that mistake - and was completely wrong!
• Take advantage of the store associates. They were extremely helpful during our experience.
• Try things out in the store! Especially the big items!  It is easy to register online, but I still enjoyed the opportunity to test out durabilty of products before scanning them.
• Go after the big items first - that way you'll have the major things done if you need to take a break or come back later.  You can also do what we did - register for the big things at the store and finish up the rest online!
• Eat before you go! :)

One more thing checked off my To-Do list!