Gimme, Gimme, Gimme

We've set up a tiny Amazon.com Wish List, primarily so that we can be prepared should Crazy Legs demand upon arrival: "Me want Wiggles NOW!!!"

I'll link it on the side of the page too. We're really not looking for handouts -- it's just a way to organize stuff that Heidi or I might want to buy for the baby.

I just put in an order for The Happiest Baby on the Block DVD, and I'm really excited about getting it, probably more than a grown man should be. It features this famous doctor (well, he was on Dr. Phil...) and his techniques for getting a fussy/crying/screaming baby to settle down. According to the purchaser comments on Amazon, these techniques can be a lifesaver.

However, I will not be purchasing the Happiest Baby on the Block CD. I've come to this conclusion based on the following review from a trusted online source, Daddy Types:

Some people on Amazon swear by it, sure, but apparently it's so annoying, it's like the last refuge of the colic- and reflux-damned. The CD consists of three tracks, a rapid "attention-getting" beat, a moderating second act, and a whopping 40-minute meditative womb track, any of which "can be played individually or repeated for hours to keep your baby settled into a deep level of relaxation." Never mind that one customer compares the CD to the background music from the Psycho shower scene.

Uh....I know we won't be sleeping much, but I certainly don't want to be reminded of Anthony Perkins stabbing people (in drag, no less) in the wee hours of the night.