Frugal Babe

Yesterday, the other pregnant lady at the library asked me if we had started registering for gifts yet.  I told her that I didn’t think we were going to register at all.  I explained our plans to buy most stuff used and that we have friends and family who have finished having babies who have [...]

My husband’s parents called today to see if we’d like any of the baby stuff that his sister has leftover from her two kids.  My inlaws are staying at her house right now, and they offered to pack everything up and ship it.  There’s a Baby Bjorn, a monitor, and several other things, including the [...]

Wow, we’ve had a crazy busy week.  One of my best friends is arriving at our house this afternoon with her two kids (ages 2 and 2 months) to stay until Thursday while her husband is out of town.  I’m excited to see her, but I haven’t been to the grocery store yet, I have [...]

My husband’s other cousin is getting married next month.  He has two cousins that he’s close to, and one got married in July, so it’s a busy wedding year for us (must be even more so for his aunt, with both her sons getting married within three months!).  Anyway, we spent quite a bit of [...]