I've been avoiding the baby registry. Things like baby bath tubs and diaper wipe warmers seem so silly to me. Why not just bathe your baby in a normal tub, or the kitchen sink for that matter??? And by the way, those diaper genies are no substitute for taking your kids poopy diapers outside of the house! You folks aren't fooling anyone with those scented poopy diaper bags. Now your kids shit just smells like you sprayed grannies perfume on it…Jean Nate perhaps. 

When I got married, I felt the same way about the bridal registry. I knew I wouldn't use a Panini maker, but registered for it anyway. The whole experience was so overwhelming for me that two of my sisters had to drive three hours with bloody marys on the ready to get me to the mall. I don't know how to approach the process of registering for useless things without a bloody in hand, and so BabysRUs is unfamiliar territory. Will they have an overweight, over made-up concierge/"hostess" to congratulate me on my impending delivery, inquire as to how I am planning on wearning my hair on the big day, offer me a latte and a 30% coupon for all baby stuff purchased for the year following the big event?

I have two baby showers coming up coupled with a nagging need to nest and decorate, so some of my registry decisions feel critical to me at this point. Without a bloody mary to help make decisions for me, I am at a standstill. Should I get a BOB or a Phil & Teds stroller, do I need a glider, or will an old rocking chair from a garage sale do? Do I want a crib that converts to a toddler bed, what will we do with the full size bed that is in the guest room now???? I may need Divine Intervention...becuase for the love God I cannot decide, should I go with the Curious George or the Noah's Ark crib bedding??????????? I have a feeling where God would side on that one...