Mobiles
 

Hmmm. Then you could say, "I saw it in the window and I just couldn't resist."

Mobiles
 

Can't you tell by the fact that my boobs are ENORMOUS?

Mobiles
 

Thanks for pointing out an obvious solution that I have already used. Now will you help me with these thank you notes?

My next baby gifts will include sleeves of A and C batteries, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, fire extinguishers,
those pricey sliding outlet covers, and socks, not because I don't adore cute baby outfits and stuffed animals and blankies, but because I know that most lucky new mothers gets more than her share of those things.

Oh, and she'll get formula!

Mobiles
 

Ditto. My shower is imminent and I replaced the cute bunny mobile with the one you recommended. I have to admit that it looks a lot more entertaining to someone who can't track objects and is drawn to bright and contrasting colors.

Mobiles
 

Possibly the best TV line ever.

Mobiles
 

i could tell by the fact you're getting fucked long and hard 15 times a day.

Mobiles
 

fire and CO kill adults too.

Mobiles
 

That's because my boobs are ENORMOUS.

And come on, don't exaggerate. 15 is only for vacation.

Mobiles
 

This was like my favorite baby gift ever. http://www.duckduckgooseandcompany.c...ette_dozen.jpg

Allergies
 

What? Did you accidentaly almost kill some neighbor kid by giving him a peanut butter cracker? How hard is it to buy the Nip-Chee crackers instead?

You may also want to consider that peanuts are not actually nuts. Nor are pecans, almonds and walnuts. An allergy to one is not necessarily an allergy to all.

Mobiles
 

A couple of random recommendations:
The full-sized baby swings take up a lot of space in proportion to their utility. I would skip it in favor of a baby seat with a toy bar, which you could also skip if you buy an infant car seat rather than a convertible seat.

The Kolcraft universal car seat carrier, which costs around $50 and serves the same purpose as a stroller for an infant, has a huge basket. I don't have one but I covet my neighbor's for that reason. My Graco stroller's basket is smaller and is thus less useful at Trader Joe's. This will become important when your realize there is really no good way to handle an infant and a grocery cart at the same time.* (The car seats are not secure on the carts, and the seats on the carts at the store, provided you can get such a cart, are hard and icky.)

My point is that you can get that Kolcraft thingy for the first year while your kid is in the detachable infant car seat, and then wait to buy the stroller you will find most useful for your needs later on. My Graco stroller will be useful when the baby outgrows the car seat so it was not a waste of money, and I like it because I am tall and the handle is actually at the right height for me. But despite being one of the lightest strollers on which you can put a car seat, it's still a bit bulky and takes up nearly all the floor space in the back of my wagon.

I would also not register for a high chair. It will be so long until you need it that you may very well change your mind about what you want by then, or grow very, very sick of the "pattern" you chose.

*Unless you want to remove the sleeping infant from the car seat into a baby bjorn, and back again.

Mobiles
 

That's awesome, but because I am impossible, I have to point out it would be even better if there were two pair of each color, so that you generally might end up with two or three of each color.

Mobiles
 

I sort of disagree. The swing saved my life, so many times. Sometimes it was the only place the Brazenette would be happy. You just never know with these things.

And I always took the infant carrier thingy and snapped it onto the child seat part of the grocery cart. I don't know... probably not safe, but nothing bad ever happened.

Mobiles
 

Graco? Prole.

(Actually, good choice. The Peg Perego stuff is heavier, harder to turn, can't be pushed with one hand and doesn't fold as small. But hey, it's twice as expensive.)

The infant car seat is such the key item to have the first year. The bouncy seat is also good, and much smaller than the swing. Although for some kids, nothing beats the swing.

I bet you can get the Kolcraft thing on eBay for next to nothing.

Mobiles
 

Buy two of these instead.

http://www.trumpette.com/store/image...e%20inside.jpg

Besides, the stars scream "future slut", whereas the mary janes discretely whisper "future hot catholic school girl."