Always one step behind

I've been thinking about our next baby. Just as we're getting into a groove with kiddo, we've got to start thinking about number two. If I were thirty, I'd be happy to wait another year, but alas I am not young anymore. As it is, I'll be very lucky to have a normal pregnancy. My finger are crossed that my eggs and body are still healthy and ready to go.

We managed to buy a beautiful Stokke Sleepi crib from another person in my mothers' club. I still can't believe I was the first one to respond. Both the previous owner of the crib and many people online have commented that the bassinet is not worth the hassle. I'm still leaning towards trying it especially if it will be hubby dealing with the hassle of changing the configuration.

Since my shopping obsession has moved towards baby items rather than for myself, I started looking for bassinet bedding. It seems like everyone has quit offering Stokke bedding other than Stokke. DwellStudio has some just last year, but it's gone. I also ran across this great company called Gus & Max that had some beautiful patterns for the Stokke bassinet and crib. They closed down and were sold off to another company. I really like the birch leaf and sky sap patterns. Someone has a bassinet set in sky sap on Craigslist, but they're on the other side of the country. It's not likely I'm going to be able to buy this pattern.

I feel like I'm always one step behind. When I want something, I just miss it. It's like when my Denby Blue Jetty pattern went on clearance at Macy's. I had just added it to my wedding registry the previous month. Then I went camping for the weekend only to discover that all the dinnerware went on sale for 70% off original price and people bought it all up. Argh. Luckily, I managed to collect enough pieces to be relatively happy. I still yearn to buy some more rice bowls but I'm not willing to pay $30 for one.