If You [Buy] It, They Will Come

One night in our recent past, Todd and I were cooking dinner together.  We started discussing how much money we have spent on baby items.  I’m not talking IVF and the such.  I’m talking about items that new mommies need when babies arrive. 

You see, several years ago, before we knew how long and hard it was going to be for us to have a baby, we purchased a really awesome stroller from one of my college roommates.  Then, my sister sold me some of her hand-me-downs, too.  Currently, we have a very nice stroller for a singleton, a baby carrier and base, a toy pony that sings, and several other items in our attic.  (Yes, I realize how crazy those purchases were now.)  Anyway, we were discussing if we should get rid of it all since it could be “jinxing” our attempts.  We agreed we didn’t believe in “jinxing,” and Todd said, “If you buy it, they will come.”  I’m on my way to Buy Buy Baby for more items to lure a little one into our lives.

 

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By the way, Field of Dreams actually has great sentimental value to me.  I remember the first time I saw this movie, I was with my parents.  My dad came to tuck me in that night and told me how much his dad would have liked that movie.  I never got to meet that grandfather, as he passed away before any of us were born.  Hearing stories about him are some of the best stories that my dad ever tells, and he tells a lot.  J  Random thought, but I wanted to share it.