Argh. Long rant here. I'm not trying to be a complainer or say I know everything, but I KNOW women…

Argh. Long rant here. I'm not trying to be a complainer or say I know everything, but I KNOW women here can relate.

Since around 14 weeks, my husband and I have put X amount of money each pay period (bi-weekly) into baby stuff. We celebrated the end of my first trimester with a pack of newborn diapers. That was literally all we started with. Gradually, we have accumulated everything we can possibly think of that a baby will need. The kid has a fully furnished room! 😂 Including clothes that range from newborn all the way to 6 months old (6-9 size if you want to get technical).

Now, of course I have documented EVERYTHING since I've been pregnant. Including all of the stuff we buy him and put it into my son's baby album on Facebook and keep the pics on my phone. I don't want to miss a beat. My mom didn't even get an ultrasound of me, so I am documenting everything in my pregnancy to look back on.

For some reason or another, when it comes to all the clothes we have bought my son, people keep commenting or joking that he will only be in a newborn size for so long and I need to buy bigger sizes too (we have all kinds of sizes thus far-not just newborn- as I said earlier). I have even labeled the pics saying he has enough clothes to last him the first six months of his life and still people think I need suggestions on this shit. Or they keep saying "Oh, he may reject this so make sure you keep receipts" or "Make sure you use this on him and not that." I FUCKING KNOW!!! I know he can come out and reject certain things or be allergic or not want this or that or whatever!!! No one knows what he will or will not like till he gets here! Also, he doesn't just have newborn clothes, socks, bottles, pacifiers, diapers ETC! We have dumped an ass load of money into different sizes, different pacifiers, different sized diapers, different size bibs and hats and everything else in case he doesn't like or can't have (or won't fit) certain items! We may be first time parents, but we aren't fucking idiots. We have a PLETHORA of different things he will need. Not just banking on one thing.

As my husband said in his exact words:

"Do these people really think we are stupid? We have a successful marriage, successful careers, a house over our head, cars in the driveway, bills paid on time and a budget we stick to every month. How many people our age can say that? (He's 22, I'm 23.) We didn't need your guidance with our financial decisions, our marriage or taking care of ourselves, so why would we need people to constantly remind us what we should be buying for our child?"

We aren't trying to be boastful. We have worked hard together in our marriage in all aspects of life. I'm just really fucking tired of people trying to tell me what I should and should not be doing in preparation for MY baby. Personally, I read the books and learn about my child, I read articles on best ways to budget and what kids need to thrive. I educate myself as much as I can to try to prepare myself. The only thing I can do how is wait and see what he needs from me and I do the best that I can to provide emotionally, mentallty, financially, etc. I'M going to be raising him the best way I can. Please! Shut the fuck up already.