Decisions, Decisions

It sure seems like all we've had to do since finding out that Neptune is a girl is make decision after decision. We're slowly wading through all of the various choices and can only hope we're making the correct ones for her. Welcome to parenthood, I guess.

We spent Sunday creating our baby registry. "Fun" is not necessarily the word I would use to describe this experience. I consider myself to be fairly knowledgeable about baby gear and thought we would be in and out in no time. Nearly 4 hours later, my feet were huge, Nick and I were both cranky and we started randomly scanning every item in sight just so we could leave. We ended up doing fairly well but still have some major gaps to fill and some items to narrow down or delete. Thank goodness Babies R Us lets you edit your registry online.

We did, finally, decide on furniture for little Neptune. We're going to go with the Stanley Young America Built to Grow crib and the seven drawer dresser, both in white.

We debated going with the Expresso color that almost looks black because it matched the bedding so well, but ultimately thought that the white would be more suitable for a girl throughout her childhood. The Stanley furniture seemed to be a lot more sturdy than other brands we looked at. They are a well-known brand that has been around for years which should enable us to add more pieces in the future should we need to, and they are built in the USA which makes Nick happy. The crib converts into a toddler bed and then to a full size bed. Little Neputne better LOVE this furniture since it will be hers until she leaves for college! Awww, I get all sappy just looking at the pictures!

Perhaps the biggest decision still on the table is the matter of ridding Neptune of her beloved nickname by picking out a real name for our daughter. This has proved to be a lot harder than we thought. We're pretty set on the middle name being Jayne, after my Mom, but first names are a whole other story. I had a list of names that I liked, all of which have been refused by Nick. The names he likes I'm generally not a fan of (I mean, seriously, Althea???). It seems that every name has some sort of association to one of us or has already been used by friends or family. We're in big trouble in the name department I'm afraid. We'll probably be leaving the hospital with Baby Girl Bryant come November.

I suppose we'd better get busy on some of these decisions. Time is flying!