Thanks, But No Thanks for Your Advice

After my second son, Jonathan, was born, I received lots of presents for him. Never mind that he will be wearing and playing with his older brother's hand-me-downs. (Don't take it personally, Jonathan. We registered with Handmedowns R Us before your brother was born.) As I was snipping off the tags from the clothes, I noticed this from a garment made for Little Me Essentials:

Welcome Baby Home with:

• 10 bodysuits
• 2 bodysuit/pant sets
• 10 footies
• 2 bib and burp cloth sets
• 2 take me home sets
• 4 sleep gowns
• 4 receiving blankets
• 1 plush stroller blanket
• 2 towel and mitt sets
• 6 pairs of socks

Who came up with that? A man or a woman with a nanny? I do laundry at least five days a week and the most popular items that get washed are bibs. Every time I feed Jonathan, I need another bib. I use the bib to wipe his lips and chin and then toss it in the laundry chute. Hello! The smell of formula is vile and bacteria grows on the wet bib. No, I'm not being paranoid. The instructions on the formula container warn parents and caregivers to discard any formula that remains in the bottle after one hour.

Not to be picky, but the suggestion about body suits isn't that great. Most of the bodysuits I've seen have short sleeves and end at the thighs. They are just cute underwear for winter babies.

By the way, I don't know about other people who do laundry, but I have a tendency to lose socks. Especially tiny ones. Six pairs is simply not enough.

Thanks, but no thanks to the advice dispensed by the people at Little Me.