I am in the very lucky position that my sister is loaning me all of the infant gear that her 2 year old son has outgrown-- so basically everything but the stroller! There are a handful of things that she had borrowed, that I'll need to get myself or register for, but in general, we will be well stocked from that.

So my question is, for the things I still will need/want, how do you decide whether to buy something for yourself, when you see a good deal, or to put it on your registry and wait until your shower? My shower will be about a month and a half before my due date. With so many of the big things taken care of from my sister, I feel like it will be a smallish list to begin with (and what we will really need are big things that people wouldn't buy for a shower, like crib, dresser, UBV stroller). But I just saw the Baby K'Tan on Nobetterdeal for $21 in my size and color.

So just wondering how you decided to handle it. Also, I'm only 17 weeks so have plenty of time, but just curious.