two smiths and a dog are now plus one
i see now how cloth diapers could get addicting. there are so many cute ones out there. like the ones above, which i’d love. they’re an adorable set, even if they’re newborn-sized. i bet they’d be something worth keeping for more than one baby, especially since i consider these particular diapers gender-neutral. oh, the argyle is painfully cute!
throw in an orange onesie and some cute matching babylegs … and that’s a take-home outfit if i ever did see one …
i’ve finally started stalking used cloth diaper sales here to begin our collection. there’s some good deals, and i don’t have a problem with someone else’s diapers if they’re clean—if i can shop at goodwill for clothes, then i can reuse someone’s cloth diapers. especially since they were meant to be reused from the beginning. it does sound a little strange, but i’m going to be picky about wear and stains (especially since good snapping and excellent elastic make all the difference in containing that poop!).
i’ve finished my list of what i’d like to start out with for a newborn and infant, so i’m pretty excited to hunt down some deals and possibly cross some stuff off of my registry. i have a feeling that relatives will be a bit wary of buying us cloth diapers (some of them, anyway) … just a little feeling.
the weather is dreary today and it required chili. by required, i mean, totally required. i even packed leftover cornbread from home in preparation for a run to the gas station for a small cup of the stuff. that gas station deli up the street made all the crazy web work i have to do totally an easier task. thanks, ladies!
speaking of work, i need to get back to it. i have so much to do before tomorrow afternoon. wow.
we had our 21 week ultrasound today. man, this week has felt so long just waiting for it. while i did feel like our nurse was in a hurry and that she made us look away a lot (because we don’t want to know the gender), it was still exciting. our little one has all his/her parts in all the right places (though, there’s one part we don’t know about, of course). ten fingers, ten toes, a whole brain, both kidneys, a four-chambered busy little heart, and a stomach, among other things.
look at those feet! so cute.
the baby was shy, either holding its hand up near its face or turning away. there’s no ham in my womb, apparently.
the sad part is we have a DVD of the whole thing but we can’t watch it. why? because there’s gender parts in there. boo hoo. no uploading the video for us to the interwebs. sorry, friends. if you want to come over and watch it, you’ll be watching without us. you’ll also have to keep your mouth shut.
my theory? you really want to know? i think it’s a boy.
but do i care either way? nope. not at all. i’ll be excited regardless of its gender. it’ll be a beautiful baby and that’s really all that matters to hubby and me.
our account manager was going to get soup for lunch from the gas station’s deli up the street and it just sounded so good i couldn’t resist. so, there’s some delicious chicken and dumpling soup. because of that soup, i only ate about half my sandwich, but it was so worth it.
oh, it was good.
it also got me a bit of kicking from the baby, so apparently, the little one agrees with the tastiness of my lunch selection. i’m glad. it was quiet yesterday and is still rather quiet today, which is fine, since tomorrow’s the big day and i can’t wait to see pictures (and take video) of the sprout again! i’m really, really excited. it’s so hard to concentrate on work when i just want the day to be overrrrrr.
speaking of over, i think i’ve finally picked out my final fabric choices and am now going to find the patterns i need to start sewing the crib bedding. i need to spend some time fixing my sewing machine still, since the tension is off from when i let a friend hem her denim pants, but hopefully if i actually take some time and stay patient, i can figure it out myself. i hope so; otherwise i’ll have to get help or actually pay for a repair.
the images from etsy are just for inspiration, though the photo in the lower left is closest to my plans. i won’t be using that batik-like pattern for the crib skirt, and the birds print will be brown instead of yellow. other than that, the image is very close to my ideal bedding!
i have such a case of the Mondays. the hazy/cloudy lack of sunshine isn’t helping. the baby’s been quiet yesterday and today, and i can only tease myself into thinking it’s growing in there, getting all ready for the big ultrasound on Wednesday. that makes it cute and exciting, even if it’s strange to not feel it move after such a busy week last week.
speaking of baby, i think i’ve finally finished both of our full registry lists, importing cloth diaper information from both sites i like to amazon.com with the universal lists feature. i’m pretty content with the cloth diaper set-up i’ve got planned now, thanks to the help of experienced friends and a few well-placed questions on some cloth diaper forums (prefolds and fitteds with covers for the newborn and moving up into all-in-ones and pockets as the baby gets older is apparently the best way to go. sounds good to me, and i’m totally open to experimenting with all the different kinds out there. right now, i’m very tempted to start adding these adorable muttaquin fitteds to the registry, but they sell out so quickly … i’ll probably have to buy a few myself. (who doesn’t want to see a newborn in a sushi diaper? seriously.)
i’ve also added etsy favorites to the amazon list for things such as nursery decor. the target.com registry is everything else, mostly practical necessary stuff. now, the problem will be getting our non-internet-shopping relatives to buy something practical. that should be interesting.
