*** Warning - boring pregnancy-related post ahead ***

Six months pregnant. Never thought I�d be here.

My mom and I spent two hours yesterday at a baby store, so that I could get an idea of what I need to have in the house before the baby comes. (Also to get a list of things for a registry � I am being informed that a baby shower is in the plans and I was told I needed to provide a list �ASAP, please� so that family and friends have ideas of what we need.)

We went aisle to aisle, up and down the store, looking at everything from little towels and washcloths and carseats to swings and bassinets. I think the amount of stuff that you need for a baby is really overwhelming! And I�m a pretty conservative shopper � I didn�t fall for all of the �extras� that you really don�t need. I�m just talking about the basic baby stuff that you need to have on hand when you bring home a baby!

I think I ended up with a pretty comprehensive list � I put everything on the registry except for furniture, clothing, and nursing-related stuff.

Can you tell that I�m starting to stress a little bit about bringing a baby home in December? Oh, I know � we�ll figure it out as we go along, and really, it won�t be as overwhelming as it feels like it will be today. But still � I�m going into this optimistically but realistically with about 10% of the knowledge that I really need.