Delightful Dubrovnik

This post is going to have a very long introduction. But if you will bear with me and read to the end (or you can just skip to the last few paragraphs) I need your opinion!

Two and a half years ago I had two sisters who were both pregnant and about to have their babies. With the excitement of the births of a new nephew and niece, I went online and started looking at baby stuff. Clothes, blankets, swings, diaper bags, etc. In my searching, I stumbled upon the company Petunia Pickle Bottom. I browsed their website and found that they have the CUTEST BAGS EVER. And, from all the reviews that I read online, customers who had purchased their bags loved them and got years and years of use from them.

Now that I am pregnant and anxiously looking forward to having my first baby, I am dying to have a Petunia bag! I've basically been obsessed a huge fan of their products since I first found them two and a half years ago. However, the problem is that they are really quite expensive when it comes to diaper bags. But I want one so badly!! Everyone that has a Petunia bag says that they are one of the must-haves for new moms. So, I have decided that I must have one.

Let me tell you, it took a while to convince Derek that I really did need one. I don't think he has quite bought into the idea 100% yet, but I'm hoping that with time, he will come around.

When I found out I was pregnant, one of the first things that I did was go to the Petunia Pickle Bottom website. I looked at the Boxy Backpacks (the ideal diaper bag, if you were to ask me) and found one that I absolutely LOVE.

This design is called "Delightful Dubrovnik." In case you don't know what Dubrovnik is, it is a city of Croatia located right on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. 

The combination of coral and gray is what gets me. I love it! 

When Derek finally conceded that yes, this bag might be worth it, he asked, "But don't you think you should pick more of a gender-neutral bag in case we have a boy?" 

At first I thought to myself, "Yeah, I probably should." But then I thought, "Wait. Is the diaper bag specifically for the baby, or is it more of a handy and useful accessory for mom to take care of her baby?"

So I guess the whole point of this long post is this: do you think that a diaper bag needs to be gender related, or is it more of an accessory for the mom that can be anything she wants it to be?

Leave me a comment and let me know! Your input will be much appreciated.

P.S. My first doctor appointment here in Rexburg is on Thursday. I'll be 17 weeks on that day, so maybe if they do an ultrasound Derek and I will get to find out the gender!