babies 'r' not us but kinda are
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i finally gave in and made the trek to the babies r us. an enormo-block of a warehouse full of consumerist delights. everything to make you feel like you're not doing enough for your baby simply because you don't have a $900 diaper disposal system from Italy. This is a racket I'm getting into. They're making a serious killing and it makes you want to get jaded and then you finally are and then something catches your eye and you start to think, "well, at least this isn't all hideous and primary colored plastic looking", how much does it cost? i didn't even think we needed something like that. maybe we do need a widget that squidgets. am i a bad parent or husband if she doesn't have this thing? yikes. fear rules the baby marketplace.
...but then you come home to this and none of it matters. all the traffic and big box silliness and looking nervously at other parents in big suvs desperately trying to assess your level of neurotic craziness in relation to theirs - all melts away in her million expressions that just crack us up endlessly. violet rules.
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i finally gave in and made the trek to the babies r us. an enormo-block of a warehouse full of consumerist delights. everything to make you feel like you're not doing enough for your baby simply because you don't have a $900 diaper disposal system from Italy. This is a racket I'm getting into. They're making a serious killing and it makes you want to get jaded and then you finally are and then something catches your eye and you start to think, "well, at least this isn't all hideous and primary colored plastic looking", how much does it cost? i didn't even think we needed something like that. maybe we do need a widget that squidgets. am i a bad parent or husband if she doesn't have this thing? yikes. fear rules the baby marketplace.
...but then you come home to this and none of it matters. all the traffic and big box silliness and looking nervously at other parents in big suvs desperately trying to assess your level of neurotic craziness in relation to theirs - all melts away in her million expressions that just crack us up endlessly. violet rules.
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posted by tinman | 10:49 PM
3 Comments:
...and Violet will continue to rule for the rest of your lives! She is already well on the way to having her Dad wrapped around her little finger!! She is precious, and I hear Uncle Paul is pretty proud to have an adorable niece!
Keep posting pictures so we can see how she is changing.
Jeri (Taryn's Mom)
I agree -- It's so great to see the pictures and read the details. I love reading your blog since you're both so fun and relaxed -- it's great to see how well and happy you are. I wish you all the best!
Lisa (taryn & paul's friend)
thanks, we'll keep doing it as long as our adrenaline holds out. I hoped that she would have a record of what we were like when we were younger and to see how much she was loved even when we were delirious. Glad you enjoy them. I enjoy getting the comments.
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