registry headache

i just find it really annoying that the entire infant/baby clothing retail market is divided into boys and girls, with very little regard for those of us who actually want to wait to find out the sex of the baby, but still need stuff to dress the thing in before we can manage to have a post-baby baby shower. i mean, come on people, 30 years ago, did people just buy whatever color they thought would match the baby-to-be? no, of course not, they chose gender-neutral clothing. WHY is that so hard to find at Buy Buy Baby? anything green or yellow is, for some reason, among the organics. i'm gonna love my baby, but we are not going organic on clothing that will only be on the child for hours at a time--that organic shizz is 'spensive! so my baby will be in classic white pretty much across the board. hell, i'd rather have 6 onesies in classic Carter's white than one adorable monkey-covered organic piece in a lovely neutral brown and green pattern. this kid has enough time left in life to be a fashion guru.

wedding registries? oh my god, how much fun are those to create? after the first 5 minutes of "this feels weird to tell people what to buy me," i was off and adding wonderful kitchen accessories and silverware, and furnishings.... wedding registries truly are nothing but a wish list of some necessary, but mostly extraneous, home-use items. bride & groom have thus far lived without those items--they'll be fine without the latest Crate & Barrel stemware.

on the other hand, this baby registry ain't.no.joke. especially for certain down-on-their-financial-luck parents-to-be. without this huge list of items, this baby will not make it past the hospital doors. ok, drama is ensuing. but seriously, it's again a very weird feeling to be choosing the things you want people to buy for you(r baby), but it's much weirder to actually need almost every little thing on this list.

have we counted yet today the many ways in which i am stressed? i always wanted to be pregnant. woot! but i wanted & expected to enjoy a stress-free and happy pregnancy. i'm having a hard time living in the moment when i can just start to see the lights of the train coming into the station...