Maternity shopping

Since we knew last Wednesday we having a baby for the first time in our lives, Erika and I wanted to do everything right for the baby. But before that, I noticed that Erika would have to wear loose clothes because I wouldn't like the baby to have any problems because of his or her mom's clothing. So we went to Laredo, TX to buy some maternity clothing for her. This happened last Saturday, when she came out of work. The border crossing lines were horrible, because of Spring Break in the US and Benito Juarez holiday in Mexico. So people both sides of the border wanted to cross. So we decided, instead of going all the way to Colombia bridge, to walk across the bridge.

One thing we have noticed is that Erika is getting more tired. I was worried that she would get weary of walking under the sun. But she said it was fine, so we walked all the way to Laredo's downtown where we took the bus to the Mall.

In the Mall, we went to several stores that we knew sold maternity clothing. So we bough some blouses for her, we skipped buying pants or skirts because I already bought her some in Nuevo Laredo. That is why I told her to focus on blouses, shirts, and such. We also went to Motherhood. I actually have to say it was my first time in such a store. I knew it was there, but I never imagined how many clothing and accessories designed for mothers-to-be would be. They even sold energy bars and books made specially for moms. What caught my attention was a device which lets you hear your own baby. I ask for the price, and they said something around 30 dollars. So I will probably buy it in the coming weeks. I also saw in the same Motherhood store some thongs and bikinis for pregnant women. I think it was strange, or at least to me, but you know, many mommies want to be fashionable. I was surprised of how many things were made for pregnant women. Or maybe it has to be with the fact that I was never aware of such things, specially a life with a mom-to-be. Well I am immerse in that life now.

After that we kept walking. We looked at some stores, specially at one which I forgot the name, where they sell futuristic gadgets. Since Erika and I are moving to my new home, I thought we would need an air conditioner. But I found interesting a ionic cooler, or ionic breezer. The name slipped my mind, but I think it was interesting instead of buying the very expensive the home or "window" air conditioner. And when we were looking at all those futuristic devices, I told Erika if she could imagine what new things will be around when our unborn baby is all grown up. If I was suprised with all those things, imagine what life will live my baby, I really hope a comfortable and pleasant one.

Finally we went to another store, JCPenny. We noticed maternity clothes to be expensive, but we really loved the whole baby section. They sold all kinds of clothing, towels, pillows, shoes, sock, and even toys. Basically we were familiarizing with all our options, especially monetary.

Since we do not know yet if our baby will be a boy or girl, we prefered not to buy anything until we know and the baby showers are done. We returned on bus to Nuevo Laredo, with hopes of coming back to look around for more stores.