By Brian Kurtz

The news of the pending arrival of a new baby is invariably accompanied by a flurry of excitement heaped on both the expecting parents as well as family and friends. It usually isn”t long after the word is out that mom & dad start to look for the “stuff” that will be needed once baby arrives.

This applies not only to first-time parents who will have to plan for a baby shower, but to those who have a child or two already. After all, not everything can be carried over and in most cases some serious shopping is in order.