Needs

Please allow me to defend myself once again -- this time about the whole baby registry thing. I humbly suggest that my wife has a somewhat warped sense of "need."



We need 2 pacifiers; we do not need 25.



We need 5 washcloths; we do not need 45.



We need 1 bottle of bodywash/shampoo (to start, which will last a while on a 7 pound baby); we do not need 10.



We need a bag to hold the breast pump and other related paraphernalia; we do not need a bag to hold the bag that holds the breast pump and other related paraphernalia. I could go on and on, but I think you get my point.



It's not the 'stuff' we don't need, it's the large quantity of each item of 'stuff' that we don't need. I realize babys require a lot, but for those of us who are able to keep track of our things we only need so many of each thing. Kate just believes in the "more is better" school of thought (I think she gets it from her dad).

Let me also offer this suggestion: If you do not know what the item is...you don't need it. If you see an item and you know what it does and also know that it will be useful, then you need it. But if you see an item and you don't know what it does (or even what is called), and therefore don't know if it us useful, but assume that since it is for sale it must be necessary then you don't need it.

Thank you for your time, and hopefully no husbands/fathers will be harmed in the post-publication of this posting.

Josh