Babies R Us Meltdown

My first attempt out on a "motherly" voyage was totally kaboshed by emotions last week. I think you may get a laugh out of this...at least I hope you do! I was not laughing at the time, but now I find this as my most hilarious pregnancy tale.

I was bored last week so I thought I would venture over to Babies R Us..."just to take a peek..." So I drove down there, parked in the "Expecting Mothers" space and hopped into the store. I was excited to see all the stuff and start putting a master list together. So, the saga begins...

Walking into that place is like walking into an enourmous candy store...where do you start? I looked row by row...breast pumps (like 10 of them), baby blankets...to swaddle or not to swaddle...pacifiers (I swear there were 20 different kinds). I looked at monitors and rattles and toys and...goodness 500 other gadgets and gizmos I had NO IDEA what they were used for.

At this stage I'm getting slightly overwhelmed.

I walked over to the strollers - I mean, we need a double stroller, how hard could that be? There are tandems and side-by-siders and brown, green, pink, beige...there are lots of them. Then the carseats, then the pack n plays...uf-da. I was about cashed at this point...I thought just a little bit more, the cribs are right there...and hey, they are on sale!

I touched a crib, and that was it. My heart was pounding, my head was beating...there was no way I could stop the tears from flowing. I was utterly overwhelmed and my world was spinning. I needed a chair, an arm, a bench...something. But all I could do was grab my sunglasses to hide the fact I was crying like a baby myself, and speedwalk back to my car. Wheww...safe.

I then proceeded to drive to Hyvee (a grocery store) and buy a King Sized Snickers. I ate that in about 3 bites, and then sobbed a bit more (like 10 min more)...picked myself up and went back inside for some grocery shopping. Wow! Moral of this story...DON'T go to Babies R Us alone. Ever.