To zap or not to zap...

Okay, so registering has long been a troubled source with Mitch and I. After we got engaged, we headed out to the appropriate stores to register. I think we were both very excited to zap items with our handy-dandy register gun. But, as we walked around Hecht's, Crate and Barrel, William Sonoma, and Linen's N Things we kept asking each other the same question.

"Do we need this?"

I mean, honestly, a $50 pizza cutter, a waffle maker(cool, yes-but ask yourself how many times you have used yours), 12 $30 wine goblets(and all those other sets of glasses they swear you need), serving platters for this and that. The list goes on, but you get what I am saying. We had lived together for a while and had a lot of stuff like blenders, plates, and towels. So, when we registered it was very low key. I did want my wedding china and silver. I do admit to that. But, other than that, we registerd for very little and practically.

The point is, Mitch and I are not the best at registering. We just don't get gun happy and we always look at items reasonably. But, seeing as we have nothing baby related and baby needs a lot we headed to Babies R Us this weekend to start a registry. It went alright. We registered for a few big ticket items and looked around for a bit before deciding we would be better off coming home to research, discard, and select. We have to do things in stages and Mitch loves to weigh out all the options. I get a little overwhelmed while in stores and trying to decide whether I need this or that. And frankly, there was a lot in the store that just seemed like a lot of fuss. A poncho for your stroller(I don't plan on getting stuck in a monsoon), a bassinet that really is useless after a few months, and baby monitors with little tv's. Again, I could go on. And then, do we need a bouncer, swing, and glider. Why do I need a Baby Jumper and an Activity Jumper?

Don't get me wrong. Registering is enjoyable and I love doing it. I just may be a little bit more modest when it comes to the process than others. So, over the next few weeks we will be researching baby stuff and selecting and discarding from our list. It seems like it would be easier to have just gone in and got everything in one visit-we just don't operate that way:)