Can a 3 year-old keep a secret?

M knows what "Baby Brother" is going to be named. She also knows it's a secret. I've been working with her on what to say when someone asks her. (In this scenario, Peter is just the fake name I'm using...not the real name...just to be clear.)

ME: Ok, I'm going to pretend to be Pud, and when I ask you what Baby Brother's name is, you say 'I'm not telling. It's a secret.' Ready? What's your baby brother's name?

M: I'm not tell-ing.

ME: Good job. Now pretend I'm Aunt Sammy. Ready? Hey, what's baby brother's name?

M: Peter.

ME: NO! You have to say "I'm not telling. It's a secret!"

We practiced for a while. I'm either going to have to work harder, or keep her away from family until May. She's already spilled the beans to the babysitter. Oh well...we don't really know any of the same people, so it's alright.

Baby Registry

Plans are in the works for a baby shower. I told H, and he said he thought you only had one with the first baby. Actually, I wasn't sure I was going to have a shower, but everyone I've talked to says it's okay. My BFF, B, is throwing it at a nearby restaurant--a Baja beach taco place. It should be fun and casual. Yesterday when we were talking about it, she asked me about my registry. Hmmm...it's a little sparse. I told her I was going to just use the swing that M had (it's pink) and she flipped and made me go register for one. So I went to Target and got a scanner and registered for more stuff. Not that it's stuff I don't need, but I just feel bad asking for things with my 2nd baby. But I supposed if people are going to buy me stuff, it might as well be what I want/need. So I registered for things like breast pump accessories, nursing pads, nipple cream, blankets, changing pad covers, a swing, a playmat/activity gym thingy, diapers (Huggies Pure & Natural--so I don't feel so guilty), crib sheets, washcloths, and books. I still refuse to register for another Bumbo chair. We have a Be Be Pod that's pale lavender and pale pink. I seriously don't need another one. You can barely tell it's girly.

Oh, and my friend, R, had a baby boy last year at this time, and she's not having anymore, so she's giving me her infant carseat. It's a Chicco KeyFit 30. Great carseat! And she's got 2 bases! So that makes up my mind about not getting a travel system.

Baby Essentials

This time around, I've got a baby registry, but it's a little sparse. I've still got stuff from when M was a baby, so I don't need that much. We still have her swing, which is pink and very girly, but I don't really care. He's just going to use it here at home. I just can't see spending $100+ on something he'll use for a couple of months when we have a perfectly good one already. We'll be reusing M's bassinet, bathtub, BeBe Pod, vibrating chair, Boppy (with a new blue cover, of course), and activity mat.
I will be needing a new high chair because M has pretty much destroyed hers. We like this one because it doesn't really stand out. It kinda blends in with our normal decor. And although I like the ones that go in a regular chair, those are a little inconvenient when we have company over for dinner.
While I am determined to make breastfeeding work with this little one, I will eventually have to go back to work, and therefore must have bottles. I used Avent with M, but that was back in the day before they were BPA free, so I chucked them. This time I'm going with The First Years Breastflow Bottles. I'm hoping these will help ease the transitions between breast and bottle.

I also discovered these awesome swaddling blankets by aden + anais a little too late for M, so I have to have them this time. They are very large and a little stretchy, as well as lightweight. So no worrying about baby overheating.

A new car seat is a biggie. M's was pink (of course) and H put it in the attic where it's been for the past 2.5 years, so I wouldn't use it again anyway. I'm kinda diggin' the Little Hoot design on this travel system, but I'm not entirely convinced I need a stroller. Someone convince me! I mean, I plan on doing a lot of baby-wearing while out and about, so I'm hoping not to need a stroller, but what about that one time I really need one? Decisions, decisions....

While I already have a Moby wrap, I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to have one of these Beco Baby Carriers. They are super cute and seem pretty easy to use.

And of course I need boy clothes, and new burp cloths, and diapers. I really wanted to use cloth diapers, but H pitches a fit whenever I mention them. So I thought about g diapers, but they're kinda pricey and I'd have to have them delivered because there aren't any stores near here that carry them. So I'm probably going to go with disposables, even though the guilt will eat away at me.

30 Weeks

Our little boy finally has a name...but we're not telling until he's born! Sorry, but isn't it more exciting that way? And for us, there's no one nit-picking the name. When he's born he'll be introduced as "Peter Parker" and that's just who he'll be. No one saying, "Really? Are you sure?" or "I knew a really nerdy guy with that name." At least I hope so. Not that the name we've chosen is going to be ridiculed anyway. It's a nice, normal name. I really just want it to be a surprise.
Hopefully M can control her 3 year old mouth and not tell anyone.