Don't go crazy.... Don't go crazy...

There is a lady that I work with (who's permission I have to recount this story to you), who when she gave birth was desperate for a boy. So desperate, in fact, that when the stork delivered a girl, she said 'well hell to that' and dressed her as a boy for the first five years of her life.

This is a little crazy.

Alise and I have been going a little crazy recently, shopping for the boy. We had already bought a few clothes for newborns and 3 month old babies; but this weekend went a touch further.

It all started when we took a trip to the local Carters outlet store. For anyone not familiar with Carters, I say only this. Get familiar with it. The clothes (already reasonably priced) are 50-60% off at their outlets, and if you give them your email address they'll send you coupons for a further 20% discount. They also have a reward card, giving you $10 off when you spend $100. We've been shopping!

So this weekend we started at our local store, and bought about $60 each. With the discounts on offer, this added up to quite a few clothes.

Feeling adventurous, we then took the somewhat crazy decision to drive a good 2 hours to the Freeport, ME outlet stores. Alise remembered that the Baby Gap there had some good deals, and I wanted a new pair of winter boots.

The Baby Gap sucked. I found no new boots. We did find another Carters outlet store.

Approx $160 later, we left Maine clutching large bags filled with clothes. We seriously have enough clothes for the first year of the boys life. We went a little crazy.

And if the boy comes out and is a girl....