Shopping

Whoever thought shopping for someone else could be this much fun!?!?

Recently, I've begun to panic that (a) we don't know Nugget's name and Jay doesn't seem to have much of an opinion yet, (b) he doesn't have a nursery to sleep in nor have I really decided on a theme/design for his nursery, (c) we haven't even started creating our registry or buying things for him! And did I mention I'm 22 weeks along?!!? Time is running out!

So...I went internet crazy this week. My friend and I are both due within a week of each other and spent a better part of this past week on http://www.etsy.com/ searching for items for our respective nurseries. Ironically enough, we are both pretty settled on similar things. (Surprise, surprise. Our entire pregnancies have been eerily similar.) She's thinking owls, I'm thinking birds/nest. Here are a few items/ideas I found this week:

The photo I love. It's 8.5 x 11. Think big white matting and a pretty frame:

Color palette options for the custom crib bedding I'm hoping we can afford:

Then, on Sunday, Jay and I ventured in to Babies R Us--scary!!! I was so overwhelmed with the idea of shopping/registering there, but it actually went smoothly. We both had the right mindset:  This is an initial visit. We do not have to decide on anything today. We will only look at the BIG items. (In other words, no breast pumps, bottles, or pacifiers, yet.) And, lo and behold, I think we may have decided on a car seat and we found a few crib options that we both agreed on!!

The SnugRide35 (the Babies R Us option):

The SnugRide35 (the one I really want):

#1 crib we both like:

#2 crib we both like:

Jay is pretty adamant on not having a white crib for his strapping young son, so I think we're going to go with the convertble crib option so he'll have this bed for years and years to come. That way if we have a girl with Round #2, I can buy her a pretty white or iron (or white iron!) crib.

Oh! And we bought He-Nugget some clothes! We have been so blessed with outfits for the little guy already thanks to gifts from friends and his grandparents and especially his Aunt Kari and her boys' hand-me-downs, but Mommy and Daddy finally bought him a couple outfits. It was so much fun.

Needless, to say, I'm feeling much better about the whole situation. Not to mention, my sweet Momma came over Monday night for some chicken noodle soup and baby planning--Yay!