Shopping Spree

Birthing & Baby Care classes scheduled: check!

(Classes start August 21st, every Thursday)

Car seat: check!

(Graco Safeseat in Lexington, one of the few car seat which accommodates babies up to 30 lbs and 32" - most only go to 22 lbs and 30")

Crib and mattress: check!

(Million Dollar Baby - Anastasia in Cherry and Moonlight Slumber Foam Mattress)

With 11 weeks to go, I was determined to get a couple of major things done this weekend. After much research into cribs and car seats, Jim and I narrowed down our choices of cribs to two. On Saturday, I took my mom shopping with me and after learning our #1 choice crib would be a 12-15 week wait, we luckily found our #2 choice at the same store IN STOCK! I had decided to go with a foam mattress instead of coil (which is much heavier the better the quality) and the store also happened to carry it - it was in stock and on sale - score!! Then it was car seat time - and again, they had it in stock and on sale - sweet!! Baby can now travel home safely and have a place to sleep :)
I am also excited we have our birthing and baby classes all squared away. When I first called, the only available class was not until September 27th - yikes! I was a bit nervous to wait until 2 weeks before my due date to learn what I needed to do, what if baby decides to come a little early?? But luckily, the hospital confirmed additional birthing classes so we are all set. The Baby Care classes take over from after labor - now that you've had the baby, what do you do now sort of thing - swadlling, what to do when baby cries, how to breastfeed, etc. In the next couple of weeks we'll also head over for the hospital's birth center tour and see where the magic will happen.
Hard to believe only 11 weeks left but as we get closer with each day, I am more and more excited to meet our little one. It's still a little unreal and really won't be comprehensible until baby is here. I can't wait!!