How we found out: plus a brief diatribe on baby commercialism

I figure that this soon-to-be baby is going to cost me lots and lots of money over the course of his or her lifetime. That means… in exchange for the $$$ thats forked over, we get, well … things.  Lots and lots of things. And by things i mean every-things, from products like diapers and baby food to services like doctors visits and college (ok i’m getting a little ahead of myself)…

Since I’ll be footing the bill, I will want to know that I am getting the most for my money, that is the best products and the best services for my …ehem … our money (in case my wife is reading

So I google and google and google till I cant google any more. Invariably my countless searches lead me to blogs and forums where real people (like me) look to for advice and insight. Another place I like to look is the product reviews right on the product pages. As you can see, I am a firm believer in learning what the wisdom of the crowds are with regards to the products and services I buy. Don’t get me wrong you have to take them with a grain of salt since after all, some of them are written by the very people peddling you the wares. I pay attention to the glowing reviews as much as I do the scathing ones. If there is enough chatter warning me to stay clear, that’s typically what I do.

Speaking of which… enough chatter …. let me get to my point. Since I have to buy things for my baby and since I am already blogging about my baby …. you guessed it … i will occasionally blog about things that I buy for my baby and whether or not I thought they were worth it. I figure I’ll give back … maybe someone reading can make use of my opinion. I’m no oracle, but knowing my personality, it will probably take something extreme to warrant me writing about it – most likely I will either LOVE the product or HATE the product. Either way … you’ll get to hear about it.

First up … how we found out we were pregnant ….

The E.P.T. Certainty

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When they say certainty, they certainly mean certainty. It said … “Pregnant.” No dot, minus, semi-plus, dash, two-dash, speck, or anything else that can provide any doubt. Just “pregnant” if you’re pregnant or “non-pregnant” if you’re not.

Simple, clear, and straight forward. The way all things should be.

Now certainty certainly isn’t free. It’ll set you back about $14 a pop. But in the universe of baby products, I have a feeling I will be yearning for those <$20 days.