> > There are gift receipts, so you can return
> things if it turns out that you need a pink outfit
> instead of a blue one, but what new mother
> wants to go stand in return lines with a
> brand-new baby?
> >
> > Ellmyruh
>
> On the other hand, you don't want to jump the
> gun, because ultrasounds have been known
> to be indecisive and sometimes just plain
> wrong. (Well, not the ultrasound itself, but the
> doctor's opinion of your baby's gender based
> on it.) If it's bad to have to wait in line with a
> newborn to exchange one outfit, just imagine
> going to five different stores to return twenty
> outfits, three sets of crib sheets with matching
> curtains, a crate full of baby toys, and those
> color-coordinated pacifiers? Not to mention
> having to re-paint / re-wallpaper the nursery!
>
> All I'm saying is, unless the ultrasound is very,
> very clear and the doctor is 99.999 percent
> positive, you might still want to wait on your
> most important baby purchases until after the
> birth. We were certainly glad we did.
>
> Gri"wow, it's a boy! we weren't expecting a
> boy!"shny

Personally, I wouldn't repaint a room because I was having a baby. If I did, I *definitely* wouldn't repaint it *again* because the baby turned out to be the other gender than expected. Unless the ultrasound showed conclusively that the baby was an interior decorating critic.

Apparently a large black and white checkerboard pattern is best, because it gives the baby's eyes something to focus on instead of a sea of pastel.

Brunnen-"if it has to be pink or blue, go with blue no matter what the baby is, because babies spend a lot of their time red and blotchy, and pink doesn't go with red and blotchy"G