What not to get us

I know a few people have purchased random things for the baby (UVa bibs, drinking onesies, holiday themed outfits, Baby's first spotting scope, ceremonial tantos - it goes in, across then down, etc). However, there is one thing that we not only are not registering for, but has instead caused us to create the anti-registry:

The Belly Cast Kit


Yes, that's right, you can immortalize how big you were in paper mache. Reasons we're against this:

• You have to put it somewhere. Many of the reviews suggest hanging it on the wall with one euphemistically calling it "a conversation starter"
• The cat would sleep in it
• The nursery will be crowded enough with the baby, his stuff, the cat, the dog, me and the real Gretchen all visiting. No need to add a second, statue Gretchen
• Our friends would probably try to wear it (Matt)
• My friends or I would make an alien burst through it at some point
• It might get rigged to dispense beer (Phi Psi)
• Gretchen would make the cat sleep in it

Looking at the reviews, I can see why some people really like it. It seems like they may have had a lot of trouble getting pregnant, or that being pregnant was super important to them, and the fufillment of a dream. I think they also have more space then us, and possibly less creativity in terms of how things can get misused...