Losing it!

So we got our stroller at the end of last week...the red bumbleride rocket! What a deal we made on it and its dang near in mint condition! I cant wait to use it! I have these fake carvable pumpkins that I've been meaning to make a pumpkin topiary with so I took one of those 'babies' and strapped it in the stroller..fake pumpkin/fake baby...ahhh same thing :o) As I pushed the 'baby' around the house Dan proceeded to look at me as if I had completely lost it! My fabulous sister in law in Texas, what a sweetheart! She packed up a few of her baby carriers and sent them our way so we could test drive a few styles to see what might work for us. Again, 'baby pumpkin' went in the front pack carrier (half way in) haha and same thin with the sling. Dan again laughing at me reminding me that our baby isnt gonna be that wide! Test run babe...test run. So looks like we'll be getting one of both, just have to decide what brand to go with. I cant wait! Even though it was just a pumpkin....I imagined our little angel right there :o)

My mother, Dan and myself have all had baby dreams now and two out of three are saying we're having a boy...mom thinks he's gonna have lotta dark hair! Wonder if God is telling us something through dreams now, or if it will be the complete opposite and He'll give us a girl! Oh I cant wait to find out!

Boy bedding....

Since I've been looking at pink everything I figured I cant jinx it and I found a boy bedding I think we've settled on if it is to be a boy. Its Glenna Jean and it would go nice with our office color now since the blue in it matches up real nice. What do ya think? :o)

First piece of baby equipment!!

Stroller...check! Mom and dad and I sat on the phone last night till nearly 11:00 waiting for the bid to end on this stroller and we ended up winning the bid! Yay! This is such a cute stroller and will be great for Dan and I to still get to go jogging on our bike path and bring baby along with. I'm so excited for it to arrive! Thanks mum and pops :o)
Is this thing not the cutest!? Perfect for either boy or girl. Its a BumbleRide.

Voila!

First diaper cake sold! If interested in my cakes, I'm taking orders :o) Besides all the other things on the 'to do' list for getting ready for baby, I've gotta make a few more sample cakes and get the word out there. If anyone knows anyone who might be interested, send em my way :o)

WE DID IT!

Yesterday completed our home assessment! We had our final meeting with Kristin and minus a few loose ends that need tying up, we are ready to go in the book of families! I'm just on cloud nine today...especially since when I woke up this morning, rolled over to give my hubby a kiss and as he woke up with one eye open he said to me..."Good morning mother." ...in return I said to him 'Good morning father.' I had a huge cheese on my face and still do! Now we've got to kick things up a notch. We've gotta start gathering pictures and I've gotta get my scrapbooking juices flowing to get these pages together. We've gotta get our nursery stuff together, probably go get on a baby registry or two in the next week or so. So much to do!! I think I might have to go and order one of those shirts that I mentioned awhile back from that website 'not showing'. I mean, women that are preggers wear cute stuff and shirts that make reference to their big bump...why cant I right :o)

One thing I'm a bit sad about is that after Kristin finishes typing up our report, she's going to be leaving us and moving out of state :o( Meaning we'll be assigned a whole new person but at least we'll be done with our assessment and wont have to finish it with someone else. But bummer she wont know us as well as Kristin. Poo poo. So I just had to share our fabulous news! Keep us and our baby in your prayers! Thanks everyone for your love and support through all this :o)

Tell me again about the night I was born....

We got our book today in the mail! Was disappointed but at the same time a little pleased to see that it wasnt the larger hardcover book that I had seen in barns and noble. Instead its the small hard page square book that will withstand the wear and tear of small hands turning pages. As I read it, tears...my Lord...the tears. I ponder how either of us are going to be able to get through reading this book to our baby without turning into a couple of puddles. It's so sweet and the illustration is too cute for words. Lots of things going on in the pictures for a child to point out. The page that stands out the most...and key for this story...

'Tell me again how you couldn't grow a baby in your tummy, so another woman who was too young to take care of me was growing me and she would be my birth mother, and you would adopt me and be my parents.'

I love this book. Can't wait to get to share this story with our child :o)

Few ideas being tossed around....

So since I've got nothing to really update everyone with at the moment, thought I'd share with you all some of the ideas we've got for furniture, decor, possibly bedding or just some things I found cute....

Crib and dresser/change table we like


IKEA bookshelf for books, toys, baskets...etc


Few baby ring sling carriers I like


One of many boy/girl bedding sets we like