Productive Weekend

I am so proud of Kevin and myself. We got so much accomplished. Not as much as I had planned (but let's be honest, that never happens!), but still enough to check a few things off the list. We finally found some girly glass knobs at Home Depot to replace the ugly white ones on Claire's dresser. It now looks so cute, I could just sing! We used our giftcards to buy our stroller and a few other items at Babies R Us (like the changing table pad and pad cover). Kevin put the stroller together in a flash! I'm so happy with the one we chose - it's very lightweight, easy to open/close, I can lift it with one hand and it won't take up my entire trunk. All huge pluses in my book! On top of that excitement, we ordered a rocking chair that we both love. It's comfy for both of us and it has a reclining feature with the pop-up foot rest. This mama is definitely going to fall asleep in that thing a time or two! Of course, I wanted to order it in a camel brown and Kevin wanted it in dark chocolate brown. We asked the sales clerk how long it would take to arrive. Her reply, much to Kevin's amusement: "In the display chocolate brown color? 7-14 days. In a custom order color? 10-12 weeks." Welp, that compromise was easy :) They were running a special that saved us $80, too! Lastly, we also picked up an adorable changing table we found on craigslist for $25. I'm so in love with it, you have no idea! Kevin spent Sunday sanding it down along with the side table we are going to use to hold a lamp next to the glider. His plan is to spend today priming and painting away. I love it when he takes projects into his own hands and runs with them. I'm excited to see his progress tonight!

After going through Claire's room again, I made a list of what we still need prior to her arrival. Although it's still getting smaller, it seems like a lot:

1. Burp cloths (we only have 1)



2. Bottle nipples (have the bottles, but no nipples)



3. Breast pump



4. Receiving blankets (only have 2)



5. Swaddlers



6. Waterproof mattress cover and sheets



7. Stroller cup holder (not an essential)



8. Stroller accessory tray (not an essential)



9. Sound machine



10. Baby wipes (have plenty of diapers, not any wipes!)



11. Changing table organizer baskets



12. Bottle sleeves (using glass bottles so need silicone safety sleeves)

Looks like November will be a rather budget-busting, expensive month for us. Oh well, such is life. I guess we're just learning that children come with so many unexpected expenses and it will only get worse. That's what we have savings for, right? :) Needless to say, this is all coming together!