Baby Showers

Nursery Room-Budget $350

Who says you have to spend a ton of money to have a great nursery. I sold a queen bed, coffee table and a huge IKEA picture and used this money to establish my $350 budget for the room.

What have you been doing and why are there no pictures...

This is the statement that I have heard from several friends and family members. Post more pictures! Post more updates.

Excuse: Okay so this is what Derek and I have been up to lately...working, we got kayaks, I bought an Ipad, finished the nursery, had a baby shower in Oklahoma, had a baby shower in Houston, planning for the arrival, cleaning, crafting and trying to sleep as much as possible before SHE gets here. So as you can see I have been way to distracted to blog about anything (or maybe just a little lazy)

We are in the final countdown 6 more weeks till this little one pops out and turns our world up side down. We started birthing classes this month and it has been great to meet other couples who are due around the same time as us. I have been going to meet up with a group of 3rd trimester mothers to be the last couple of weeks and it is so nice to sit down and talk about being pregnant. If no one has heard of meetup.com, go check it out, it is a way to meet with people with similair interests or situations as you.

So the next several posts will be of all the activities we have done lately....

Babymoon in Colorado 06-26-11

Derek and I have been together for a year! Wow how the time has flown by and how much our world has changed in a year and how will be completely different by next year with the addition to our little family.

23 Week Baby Bump

21 Weeks Pic

21 weeks pic is posted for all you who keep asking!

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.