The first time my husband and I walked into a Babies R Us store, we wound up really, really cranky.
“Do we really need all this stuff?” I mumbled while he wandered off toward the cribs with a glazed look in his eyes, a baby registry list in his hands. Of course, it didn’t help that I was everything-annoys-me-now pregnant, or that neither of us knew much about babies. In hindsight, it would have helped to have a little guidance. Now, Babies R Us has it, and so do I.
As I wandered through the newly redesigned Babies R Us in Union Square, New York City, for a media event two weeks ago, I couldn’t help but think that what they were doing with the store is what I did with my newly released book, “Stop Second-Guessing Yourself — Baby’s First Year.”
For starters, both are helpful and don’t leave you cranky. But it’s more than that: (more…)
