Weekend of Austin Fun

Our Austin weekend started off with a trip to the Alamo Drafthouse, a unique movie experience where you can eat great food, drink imported beer and see great movies. (Don't worry I drank a BIG RED) We saw Thor and I have to say it was a great movie! Was completely surprised by the cinematography.On Saturday we finally went and registered at Babies R US and I think maybe Derek had fun picking out things for the baby. People might be surprised how many blue things we picked out, but I tell you what, I just don't believe in the whole "Pink is for girl and blue is for boy." Since Derek is color blind, the only color he can really see is the shade of blue and to me it is my favorite color, so naturally we would choose blue shades. Cool tones of blues, purples and greens we picked out with very few pink things.

So here are some common questions we get about the baby:

1) What is your theme for your baby room?

A) We are not doing a traditional baby room(GASP) We believe in not over-doing things and since we are taking the co-sleeping approach, attachment parenting(Gasp again) we do not think we will need a crib anytime soon. Plus, the extra room in our house is better suited for the million guests we will be having stay with us in the coming months after Baby is born. So Baby will be sleeping with us, in either a co-sleeper attached to the bed or a bassinet.

2) Cloth Diapers vs. Disposable Diapers?

A) We will be using cloth diapers .... for all the regular reasons and to save money. Yes, I will be doing more laundry but just think how many diapers will NOT be in some landfill after my baby has used them. After doing some research and talking to a few friends that use cloth diapers, it really isn't as inconvenient as others have portrayed. No longer are the days of thin cloth diapers and a million pins trying to hold them up.

I almost made it completely through the registration process, when I picked up this little book. I read the first page and started bawling like a baby in the middle of the aisle. I just know that this little girl is going to love her daddy so much and he will be forever changed when she gets here. There is no greater bond than that of a little girl and her father. Derek will forever be her hero and protector. And that made me tear up again just thinking about it.