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Getting Ready for Your Ohio State Baby
There is so much information out there about getting ready for baby. You’ll read articles about how you need all the latest and greatest baby inventions, a primo crib, and a staff of baby handlers. Other articles will tell you that all you need is a laundry basket for baby to sleep in and a few cloth diapers. Now, let’s be reasonable. You know you’ll need a crib that meets all the current safety standards, some essentials, and of course at least one Ohio State baby sleeper—with that and a few Baby Einstein DVDs, education starts on Day One.
After you do your reading and start working on a gift registry, it soon becomes clear why so many financial gurus estimate that it costs two gazillion dollars to raise a kid to age 18, best estimate. But, form my own experience and that of my fellow moms, here’s some things you’ll need and thoughts to consider:
Clothes: Okay, you have the Ohio State baby sleeper. That’s about it on essentials. Everything else will be puked on, dribbled on, or worse. If you can leave little dumpling in a diaper alone or design your own line of plastic clothes, do so. Expect to go through six to eight outfits a day if you attempt to keep baby dressed and have fun with the laundry.
Diapers: You definitely need diapers. Don’t believe the hype about potty training at 3 months old (yes, it’s out there and it’s enough to make you really question today’s society). Suck it up, buy the economy size boxes and be done with it.
A Place to Sleep: Just toss the designer magazine and get a normal crib. Some of the designer models look really cool in the pictures, but, let’s face it—if you’re not J-Lo or Mariah Carey it probably won’t work. And let’s get real—nobody is putting their baby in a laundry basket or a dresser drawer. Plus, at first the kid won’t sleep, so the crib isn’t needed at all; then they want to sleep in your bed. So let’s not be crazy—get a nice crib to be optimistic, but any mom will tell you sleep is pretty much a pipe dream for the next 18 years.
Some Place to Set Them: Okay, picture it—you’re sitting in your lovely glider holding a calm, serene cherub lovingly gazing at one another. There goes 30 seconds, now the kid is screaming, the phone is ringing, the water is boiling over on the stove—basically reality sets in. Where are you going to put this little bundle of joy? You’ll need a bouncy seat, a swing, something…But, even newborns have their preferences, so you might want to have all the options available (and there are many) but you’ll likely only need one. Gamble as you wish on that one, and count on being wrong, a cycle that will continue for some time.
So, bottom line? Babies need lots of love and a few essentials. You’ll be wrong a lot and they will throw you curveballs every day. Your greatest success might be getting one good snapshot of him or her in their Ohio State baby sleeper and you will feel like you climbed Mount Everest. But it’ll be the best ride of your life.
About the Author
Amy Richter is a stay at home mom who also does freelance writing. For fun and to keep her writing skills sharp, she likes to write about being a mom, home tips, family histories, and much more. Her snapshot of her son in his Ohio State baby sleeper is often a source of great inspiration.