It's all about the products

(Another two-post day ...)
I can absolutely see why the manufacturers of baby products make a killing. As the big day gets closer, every parent (and grandparent and aunt, uncle, cousin, friend, etc) sees so many "perfect" items that they just have to get. I'm not immune (like I said before, I'm the one who first bought baby clothes for the kiddo).
I stopped by the mall around lunch today, and I saw a mother carrying her baby in a Baby Bjorn carrier. And I immediately thought of how incredible it will be to tote around my own baby the same way. Here's a pic and a link: http://www.babybjorn.com/index.asp?language=US

Now I know this thing screams "yuppie," but that doesn't change a thing. I'm looking forward to carrying him around in the contraption. Heck, I've put the thing on a half-dozen times since we got it at the shower, and the due date is still almost 8 weeks away. But I've so far managed to keep myself from buying the Baby Bjorn drool bib to protect the carrier.

On the other hand, I have to revisit the WeeBlock Absorbent Urine Shield. Does anyone know anyone who has one of these? This one is the "Whiz Kid."

Then, of course, there's the following items I saw on another baby-related blog I was looking at today (www.daddytypes.com) ... it's birth jewelry at Midwifery Today (http://www.midwiferytoday.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=MT&Category_Code=JE). This is some weird stuff. Womb with a View pendant? Well, if this stuff sells, I think going with the safe and very functional Baby Bjorn is reasonable.