The end of the pregnancy adventure

We haven't been writing about our latest adventure--the adventure of pregnancy--but most people who read this blog know that Isaac and I have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of our yet-to-be-named baby girl. Her due date is coming up fast and we are starting to accumulate lots of baby accoutrements. We are extremely fortunate to have some really great friends and neighbors (Will and Emily Baldwin, our neighbor Dave, our neighbors Jen and Eric, Megan and Reid Swan, Allison and Derek, our friend Jamie Brown's sister, Isaac's sister Sarah, and my friend Steph to name a few!) that have children of similar age that have given us an amazing amount of stuff. We are ever-so grateful!!!

However, we have other friends, most of whom do not yet have children, who have been asking us about our registry and what kind of gifts they can give us. This support is overwhelming and our first instinct is to politely refuse--but we know that baby things are really stinkin cute and it is really fun to buy stuff for someone else's baby! So our next post provides a list of "suggested" baby gifts. We decided not to formally register because we didn't want to limit people to one store or another. Another issue is that here in Flagstaff, the choice of baby gear stores is quite limited--which makes the internet the best option. Everyone knows you can always find better deals by doing a google search than by just going to one store--so we welcome bargain shopping!

In addition, we are not opposed to gently used gear--so if you have access to a good thrift store or craiglist--by ALL MEANS use it!