Comments on: An Expectant Dad’s Reflections on Registering (Part 2)

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:58:13 +0000

Marilyn — Ha. Ha. Ha. (No child of mine will be dressed in the colors of the devil.)

By: Marilyn Schoberg

Marilyn Schoberg — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:43:50 +0000

You know if you want some green clothing, they make really awesome Packers gear in infant sizes ;)

By: Lynn

Lynn — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:14:45 +0000

May I suggest a new dress or two for Kim? Either with nursing openings, or soft knit tops with comfy skirts. Because the regular clothes won’t fit for a while, and it will be murder on your postpartum ego to put maternity clothes back on. Sweats and scrubs work for a couple weeks, but then you may have the urge to look pretty for an outing. Oh, and stick with cotton, because breastfeeding is pretty sweaty work early on :)

By: Jill

Jill — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:38:43 +0000

Hey guys!
We painted our baby room the color of butter. Literally. Made me want to lick it! LOL!!!!!! Then we did polka dots up at the top… it was cute… very circus-like :) We waited too, with both our kids… it is one of the few suprises left in life!
How about some pics of Kim’s growing belly???
Jill

By: Melynda

Melynda — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:28:15 +0000

After 6 kids (with #7 due in Jan) I can give you some sound advice here.
Its going to be a boy. At least that is how it always happends with us.
Our oldest is a girl and then we have 5 boys. We can find out in 3 weeks if this next baby is a boy, too, but I would rather be surprised. My husband, Mr. Instant Gratification, can’t wait so I guess we will find out that we are having another boy in a few weeks.
Either way, my best advice is to just wait on buying too much stuff. The first week of your baby’s life won’t be going out and partying. Plus, it’s a good way to get Kim out of the house after the baby is born. She will be tired but fresh air will be so good for her and new mommies LOVE to spend money on their baby. So, take Baby out after a week and shop with him. Not only is it fun to show off your new little guy but you will have a better gage on the sizes you need.
Want a black onesie? Head to your Harley dealer or Google ‘Harley Davidson Baby’. My husband rides a Harley and has picked up many adorable, non-pastel items for our little guys.
I do have to say though, if this next baby of ours is a girl she will definitely be wearing pink.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:44:46 +0000

Oops. Too late, the wall is already yellow (we’ve got a giraffe theme going.) But it looks pretty cool and hopefully the baby will agree ;)

By: Becca

Becca — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:51:05 +0000

I second AnnMarie’s suggestion to find boutiques on Etsy if you’re looking for less clone-like baby clothes. And might I suggest that if painting your nursery, you go with green rather than yellow. I was told by a couple of different sources when we were selecting a paint color, that yellow is not a soothing and may cause your baby to cry more. Blue is the most soothing, but green is good too.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:54:49 +0000

Thanks for the tips, guys!

By: RodeoClown

RodeoClown — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:21:32 +0000

Don’t stress too much about non-generic clothes – you’ll be given a whole bunch of gender-appropriate (read: blue/pink ;)) clothes once KoJu* is born.

I know threadless has some dark navy onesies at least (look for the rhino running on a treadmill).

Also, you’ll probably end up putting jumpsuits/jumpers/tshirts over the top anyway – and they are much easier to find in bright colours.

-RodeoClown

* Kotecki Junior

By: AnnMarie

AnnMarie — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:07:12 +0000

Good luck finding many clothes in yellow and green. 3 years ago when MJ was a babe, I did NOT want pink clothes. I insisted on blue, yellow, green, or white (which frankly, isn’t a great idea for babies). She mostly wore blue, pink, and some yellow. (Green’s my fave color.)

If you want something other than pastel (or blue or pink), you might try handmade items, like at Etsy. I’ve bought hand-dyed clothes for MJ at Beneath the Rowan Tree http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5167764 She mostly does bright colors, tie dye and solid. She’ll dye to your specifications, too.

By: Minette

Minette — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:04:02 +0000

Enjoy the trip down “expectant parents lane”! With all the creativity simmering in both you and Kim, I’m sure you can come up with something for the nursery that will feed the baby’s soul. As far as the black onesies, you might try buying white ones and dyeing them black (maybe you can find an organic black dye?).