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Baby talk: Tips to avoid making too many goo-goo boo-boos.
Byline: Allison Kaplan
ST. PAUL, Minn. _ Little Alec Larson of Oakdale, Minn., is but 2 weeks old, and he has already cost his parents $2,000.
That's just for the initial infant gear _ crib, car seat, stroller, bottles, bedding and the like. New parents Stacey and Adam Larson can plan on many more trips to Babies "R" Us, because the average first-year bill for supplies ranging from diapers to furniture is $6,200. That doesn't include day care or medical insurance.
"It's overwhelming," says 30-year-old Stacey Larson
That's coming from someone who is organized and budget-minded. In her first trimester, Larson started shopping at Once Upon a Child, which sells used baby gear, and eventually found a crib for $100 _ compared with $300 for similar new ones. She borrowed a ...
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