Purchases for Baby and Other Misc . . .

I pulled out the old calculator today and added up the days until my due date and lo and behold, I am exactly 100 days out. At choir last night, we started rehearsing our Easter selections. As Easter comes late this year, it actually falls one day after my due date (April 24th). It was strange to think that perhaps I will not be able to participate in the festivities because I will be laboring through CHILDBIRTH!! One thing is for sure, there will be no cute, summery Easter dress for me this year! I will literally be wearing the TENT of the covenant this year. Ahh, oh well.

I’ve been making much haste with Craigslist these past few weeks. We were able to buy a virtually new Chicco car seat (same pattern that was on my registry), for half the cost. It still has all its tags and stickers. We also found a pretty cream glider & ottoman combo for the nursery for a fraction of the price, as well as a bouncy seat and video baby monitor. The monitor is a monster, so it is likely just something we’ll keep on our nightstand for bedtime. We’ll use a regular audio monitor around the house. I also purchased a crib mattress from overstock.com, which arrived a couple of days ago. It is very, very firm. I know they say this is necessary for infants, but I sure wouldn’t want to sleep on it. If baby takes after me, she’ll be wanting a feather bed topper before the age of one.

I just wanted to share the little blankie I just bought. It is from Jellycat, a company that is local here to MN, and shares showroom space with us. It’s a little giraffe/blanket combo. I would have loved this as a little girl. Hopefully baby girl will like it too!