Not sure what did it. I did eat a little earlier than usual yesterday and then went to kayaking roll class at a local pool, so perhaps it was that combination. Or maybe I just got really super dehydrated. Anyway, I'll take it.
Have you ever considered all the stuff you have to buy when you have a child? I'm not even talking about things like diapers, clothes, food...I'm just talking furniture. Think about all the items you should have in the baby's room.
Crib--you know, for hundreds of years parents have tossed their babies into cribs with nary a second thought. But now they have all these regulations about the cribs. No pillows, no big stuffed toys, no bulky blankets. Make sure old cribs don't have lead paint. Don't use cribs with cut-out openings or space between slats big enough for the baby's head to get stuck. No decorative attachments or finials that can catch on the baby's clothes. How did any of us ever survive? At this point, a cardboard box sounds safer. Oh no, wait...fire hazard.
Changing Table--washable. Padded. Tall rim around the outside so baby can't roll off. Security straps to put on baby, just in case. And never, ever leave baby unattended. Well, duh! Seems to me the security straps are just as dangerous as the drop to the floor might be. You need somewhere to store the diapers, creams, wipes, and powders that you can access but baby can't. And it might help if the design can be converted into a dresser or desk for when baby grows older. I didn't know Transformers made furniture. What exactly does this magical table look like? And does a kid really want a desk that he or she has pooped on?
Rocking Chair--if you don't have one of these in the child's room, you are a fool. Why lug the kid all through the house when you can rock him or her back to sleep and pop the little nugget back in the crib? Again, no lead paint of course. Long, fairly flat rockers so the child can't climb up on the chair and flip it as he/she gets older. Comfortable enough that you are not going to get pressure sores on your butt from all the sitting and rocking you are going to have to do.
And that's not even getting into the non-permanent furniture items, such as the high chair, bassinet, play pen, baby bouncy seat, car seat, stroller...
How much money is this going to cost?
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