My very kind sister-in-law is encouraging me to set up a gift registry on-line for Bizzleburp and me.  I've made a start but, having never done this before, I honestly haven't a clue about what I'm doing.  Also, since I don't know where we're going to be living and how much space we'll have, I am really hesitant to go totally hog-wild.  But there's a baby on the way and people want to give us STUFF.  Ack!!!  
After sorting through a thousand customer reviews at the on-line stores, I finally gave up and did the most sensible thing: ask my girlfriends who have been there.  I figure the baby isn't really going to notice what s/he is spitting up on and won't care whether it's sleeping in shabby chic knotty pine or a playpen or a cardboard box.  Don't get me started on the whole pink vs. blue thing.  There's still debate among the girlfriends on certain topics (sling vs Baby Bjorn, swing vs Megasaucer) but everyone agrees that the most important thing is having lots of burp cloths and a good car seat.  Thanks, homegirls.