The Geeky Dad: Small Things
We are pretty much set to go as far as baby items go. Beth is at the 8 month mark, and we have an exact birthdate: September 17th. How do we have an exact date? Simple, Emma is going to be delivered by C-section. Anyway, back to the topic at hand.
Most people tend to worry about big-ticket items when it comes to a new child: stroller, car seat, playpen, but there’s also some other things you need to remember, aka the small things.
Diapers, wipes and related
You’re going to need plenty of these. Don’t buy a ton of newborn diapers, though. Our stragedy is to buy enough to get us going and buy as needed, since the baby will be growing. Wipes on the other hand come in handy, so we’ll have plenty of those on hand. One other thing comes to mind is a separate trash can for the diapers. Our plan is to pick up a Diaper Genie and use that.
Clothes
As with diapers, we won’t be going overboard with clothing purchases to start. Emma will be growing quick, and also we may be getting some clothes from others. Second hand clothes are not a bad thing, and can save you some money as well.
Bottles and related items
Depending on how you plan to feed the little one, your purchase of formula may come sooner or later. Bottles, though, are going to be needed no matter which way you decide to feed.
So anyway, those are just some of the things on my mind as far as making sure things are in order around here come September. By far I’m no expert, but I think I’ve got a pretty solid idea of what we’ll need.
I’ve also been thinking this morning about my father again. Emma will never get to meet grandpa, but hopefully I’ll be able to at least give her an idea of what he was like through me. I was in the same boat she is when I was born. My grandfather on my mother’s side passed away a couple of months before I was born, so I never got to meet him. Unfortunately I never really got to know him all that well either, but I know of him at least through the stories my mom would tell, plus the picture I have of him and my grandmother. One thing I have going in being able to tell Emma about her grandfather is that I’m (apparently) a lot like my father was.