We finally finished moving into our new place. Ugh, that was by far the worst move EVER! This was our 9th move, and we wouldn't have done it if we didn't have to, but it was the worst... (and we've done 3 international road trip moves). I think being pregnant, having a toddler, and having absolutely no help contributed to it. I lifted way too many heavy things and my abdominal muscles are sore. I feel like crap, but we're moved! We also had to get a new car since ours broke completely, so DH's parents helped with that... but they used paypal so we ended up having to drain our account and we didn't have enough money to buy food for a few days. Thankfully the money came in last night so we went on a grocery run!
Weren't you planning on cosleeping, bridget, or did you change your mind?
I remember making a baby registry with our first, and thankfully nobody bought us anything from it, because we didn't need it. (We didn't send out the link, we just had it in case someone asked.) Someone gave us a free crib and we didn't use it once. Not once! We finally gave it away to someone else who needed a crib. But diaper warmers? Those exist? Some of these things sound like they just kept inventing whatever they could think of in order to convince first time parents that babies "need" it. Sorry if I sound bitter, lol, it's just that if you're really, really in financial need, you can do it for under $300 total for the first 6 months to a year. A newborn only needs love, milk, diaper changes, and a source of warmth. The rest figures itself out, and if you prepare for those 4 things, you can go out and get anything you think would be helpful after the baby is here and it's no rush. Just something I learned from our first from being in a really tight spot financially!