Last Saturday night we ventured out of the house. Gasp, I know, the perpetual homebodies got all dressed up and went to a dinner party. The only people we knew were the hosts and as we mingled the obligatory what do you do was asked and for some reason “I own a maternity boutique” always gets some crazy conversation started. Our new friend, whose wife was MIA at the moment, asked if I sell the Bugaboo. My husband smiled and asked him how many kids he had to which he answered; none, my wife just has a file on baby stuff. Then laughing he added that she even had a wedding file that pre-existed him. My husband and our new friend instantly bonded over their shared relief of my wife really isn’t crazy, other women do this too (or at least she isn’t any crazier than the others, phew). I had one question; where is your wife because I have a feeling I will love her.
As we entered the room where said wife was chatting; her husband announced, hey honey, I was just telling them about that wedding file. At first she blushed and gave him the look. We have all given that look when our husbands publicly state something that should so obviously be private. What’s up with their censors anyway? Sitting in a room of many women she quickly got over it and said, yes I had a wedding file and I have a baby file, they simply compliment my many other files. And in 3 to 5 years when we need a stroller you, ungrateful husband, will thank me.
Ahhh, women, we can be organized to a fault. Or is it to a fault? Would the world be chaos without those of us who create files and lists? In case you are wondering what kind of woman I am let me just say I am getting excited just thinking about files and lists. Just yesterday I asked my husband how we would ever fit a glider in the baby’s room. What baby’s room? We don’t have a baby. No honey, we don’t have a baby, but one day we will and I wonder where I will sit. Later I laughed as I tried to imagine what that conversation felt like for him. There he was enjoying a beautiful Sunday afternoon, possibly thinking about what he might watch on TV only to realize his wife is wondering where she will sit in a year (or maybe more).
What kind of woman are you? Did you have baby names and nursery décor picked out before you had conceived? Do you just go with the flow and think those of us with files and lists are nuts? Is your husband the list maker, if so do tell, they are a rare gem.
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Hah, I had a baby name list =)
Of course, it didn’t work out the way of the list in the end anyway. It was all so perfect in my head, but then I up and married a man who didn’t care for any of the names I did =P
Oh I am laughing, but loving you organized moms. I do everything a little too late, problem is so does my husband. Right now I am realizing I ordered the nursery furniture too late, won’t be here before the baby. Yet again, I promise I will be better one I am a mom..ya right!
I had both a boy and girl name picked out so our son was named the second the doctor did the ultrasound!
I say that I have everything picked out down to the nursery, but who knows how it will actually be when I actually have children some day! I just love planning now! :)
I am and was way too organized with my 1st child. With this second pregnancy, it’s no different! I love lists, binders for subjects & journaling everything. In fact I still have the 6 months of “Taking Care of Baby” baby logs (which I bought at Xpecting). I mean, if my now 3.5 year old daughter wanted to know what she did at month 4 day 2, I can tell her what/when she ate, how many diapers she had what time & for how long she napped. My MIL at 6 months said, how long are you going to keep track of those things? Shortly after that I stopped. That was, after I documented her response to the introduction of each new solid food. Wow, writing this makes me feel/look crazy. But for me, that’s how I felt in control in a season in life that was so new and out of control.
Current lists for baby #2 are: name list, needs list of thugs that need to come out of storage for baby, list for new baby stuff & a packing list for our Hawaii trip… There’s no help for me. :-)
I did not have the nursery picked out before we found out I I was pregnant. I always knew that I did not want to find out the sex, so I knew it would have to be neutral colors. When I first found out I was pregnant I started calling the baby my little lamb. I was so excited one day when I went on PotteryBarnKids.com and saw that they have a lambie baby collection. I knew from that moment on that I had to have it!
I my husband and I have always talked about names since we first were married! :)
Every woman has a list about their wedding and baby stuff. I have a wedding file and a list of baby names already floating around in my head and I’m not even married! When it came down to being pregnant, I would definitely start making lists and keeping track of things. I am a ‘post-it’ type of gal so I could only imagine how many little yellow notes would be stuck everywhere.
I had a binder for our wedding. It came in handy and helped to remember everything that was neccessary for a great wedding. Now my husband and I are TTC and I have no idea when is too early to start making a baby list. I want to do research but it just makes me anxious tobe pregnant like now. So I am trying to hold off for as long as possible which looks like another week or so. We do have our names picked out though!