Ever since we started TTC, I have been adamant about not buying baby stuff for a baby that didn't exist yet.
Yes, it was often hard to walk through a store and pass the adorable, ruffled, frilly dresses with patent mary janes and matching headband, or the cute embroidered overalls with matching t-shirt and tiny booties. If you listen close enough, you can actually hear certain items almost call our names.
This past spring, my Mom had planned to visit. Our time together happened to have fallen shortly after I got a BFP from my second IVF and my progesterone started falling - so it was a time of cautious excitement and hopeful optimism.
It was a beautiful day and we took a ride to Boulder to walk around Pearl Street - an outdoor mall with funky and fun shops. Since my sister had a 6-month old, we decided to stop into a "boutique" baby store and browse. I mustered some of my willpower and walked out empty-handed, but I also remembered loving the store because the items they carried were unique and I liked that they were owned locally.
This past week, Living Social ran a 50% off promotion for this store that doesn't have to be redeemed until early September (and even longer considering you can use it to buy gift cards). Now that I know our baby is coming soon - either through this "hail mary" IVF or via adoption, I gave in and purchased the deal - big time.
A part of me feels like I sold-out, but I am also looking forward to going on a shopping spree. I guess either I will purchase something that I most likely wouldn't have normally - like an upscale crib, or some of my friends are going to get very nice shower gifts.
Maybe "acting as if" will make our destiny come true?
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