Yesterday, our baby furniture was delivered. We purchased a changing table and a crib. Finally, our baby room is coming together. We have already painted the room a nice Tiffany Blue, installed white shelves, and bought stencils to paint the Ark animals for our Noah's Ark theme. Without the crib it's just not a baby room.



We have to get crackin’ because my wife is in her 8th month. This weekend is Succos, but we plan to complete the room the following weekend. That said, I have two complaints to share with you.



When the UPS guy delivered our furniture, he had two sketchy looking men with them. They looked disheveled and unclean. And I’m sorry, but living in Harlem you have to be more alert to potential danger. What was my wife, home alone and pregnant, supposed to think?



My wife looked through the peephole and asked “Who Is It?” The UPS guy said “UPS.” After explaining, it turns out the UPS guy found two kids on the street and gave them a buck each to carry the furniture the 3 flights to our apartment. What if these guys were dangerous? What if these guys saw our flat-screen television and decide to come back later? What if the two men broke the furniture? There are so many reasons why this is in appropriate.



While the two men lugged the furniture in, the UPS guy was talking on his cell phone to some friend about the night before. When the two men were finished, the UPS guy asked my wife to give them a tip. The nerve.



Your UPS man may be "hot," but he may also be dumb. My wife is lodging a formal complaint with UPS.





In a second unrelated incident: Duane Reade is selling expired baby formula. Through the blogosphere and on UrbanBaby.com you can find mothers angrily finding out that they have been serving their newborns, sometimes, year-old formula. You know these practices will continue even after complaints are made. You wonder about common sense these days.



My advice, check expirations dates and don’t let UPS men into your apartment with strange men. Have the UPS guy lugged the delivery into your apartment.



For parents with nannies, check out I Saw Your Nanny. You will be shocked to find out what your nannies are doing to your children when you are not home.