Babyli.st Online Gift Registry

Gift Registries are very tricky things:

1. You don't want to ASK for things, generally people shouldn't feel obligated to buy you a gift for a certain occasion - but if they are going to and chances are they want to buy you something, then you want then to be able to buy something that you want and will use.

2. How do you choose what store to register at - often you want something from many different stores and that is where this online register comes in

I found this online registry through friends (and its created by a friend that I went to University with)

Babyli.st check it out.

Its fantastic, you can link to any item that you can find online - ideally things you can buy online and that way people have the options of buying online or instore.

Also, sometimes you know you want an item like a towel - but you don't care which specific one. so you can be specific with some items and more general with others.

Also you can add items like babysitting, meals, and things that aren't typically on gift registries.

It would be great if you could use it for non-baby events......maybe one day.

- Lauren

(Note: We weren’t paid or perked for promoting this gift registry, it was something I have used and liked so wanted to share with you)

Tips on how to interact with a pregnant woman

Today I am 40 weeks pregnant and I have learned some solid life lessons the past year or so

1) Don't ask someone when they are going to have a baby, if they are pregnant, when they are going to be etc. 

If they were pregnant they would either tell you or they still won't tell you even if they are because its early, not ready to share etc. If they are trying to get pregnant - its not helpful for you to remind them that they still aren't yet.

2) Don't touch a woman's belly - pregnant or not - would you want people coming up to you and touching your belly? This is especially true in the first trimester - you don't even have a baby bump and people are just rubbing your regular stomach - weird and i didn't like it. Now that I have a legit baby belly - its still weird, if people are around that i know want to feel the baby then I will let them know if there is kicking or let them feel the hard spot which is the bum or foot. but its still weird and if you want to touch me, I would prefer a foot massage.....

3) Don't tell me horror stories about how you / a friend / friend of a friend of yours had a 12lb baby naturally, or how awful the delivery was or just general horror birth stories - there is no need for one-uping these types of stories, not to mention I am not interested in hearing about them. I am sorry for who ever these events happened to but I am not interested in comparing these to the upcoming events in my life.

4) Don't ask a person if they have had the baby yet. People have been asking me for about 2 weeks now, and when asked multiple times a day - it gets old fast. I understand that people are excited for a new baby but when my mom asks......."oh i must have forgot to mention it but now that you ask.......".  Feel free to ask how i am doing but my life is still going on as I wait for this baby.

-Lauren

July 5th - Update: 41 Weeks.
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