A Few Firsts

So, I know I promised to try not to go overboard with the baby talk but that doesn't mean I can't gush about it once in a while, right? :-)

JD and I decided to get up (very early) last Saturday to attend a baby fair at the hospital where I'll be delivering the baby (which just happens to be out of town). I kind of had to drag JD (and myself) out of bed to go but we're both really glad we went. We got some fun stuff from a few vendors, including an oil that I've had a lovely time rubbing on my belly. It's supposed to prevent stretch marks and although I have my doubts about it (or anything, really) being the magic cure, I feel better knowing that I'm at least doing what I can to try to prevent them. And heck, it just smells good and feels nice so that's enough for me!

We attended some of the classes that were offered and I even convinced JD to sit in on a breastfeeding class with me. He was one of about five guys in the room but I'm so glad he went. I want him to have an idea of what all it entails and some of the issues that I might be faced with. He was such a good sport about the whole thing!

While we were perusing the vendor booths, JD spotted a toy that he quickly decided we needed to get for the bug (we call the baby "the lovebug" and it often gets shortened to "the bug"). I was so surprised to see that it was a toy (actually a teether) that I had already planned to get! It's been around since the 60's and I first saw it on another blog about a year ago. I was pretty impressed that he picked out such a winner without any help from me ;-)

I wanted to go to Babies-R-Us to give him a bit of an idea about all of the STUFF we'd need to start thinking about getting, and while we were there he set out on a mission to find Sophie. It was so cute how determined he was to find it and how proud of himself he was (and still is) that he picked her out all by himself! So Sophie is our baby's first toy.

Since we first started dating, JD has liked to say that I'm "cute like a monkey" or he'll call me his "little monkey" (he tells me I'm beautiful too, or I might start to wonder about my powers of attraction). Because of the monkey thing, he has half jokingly suggested having a monkey theme in the nursery (um, no). To throw him a bit of a bone, I decided to get an outfit for the baby that would hopefully help satisfy his monkey appetite a bit. So here's our baby's first outfit (I figure it can work for a boy or girl). The hat kills me! :-) (And the outfit is from Gymboree for anyone who's interested.)

{If anyone could tell me how to get the background of pictures to match the background of my page, that would be awesome!}

I've been dying to buy stuff for the bug but I'm really trying not to get too much until we know what we're having. Sometimes the urge is just too strong to resist, so I've decided that books are something that will work for a boy or girl and are therefore something I can justify buying now.

There's a book that I didn't have growing up and I can't remember where/when I first heard of it but every single time I read this book, I cry. Every time. It is so sweet. I figured a book that could make me cry tears of happiness about my children before I even got pregnant is a book that the baby has to have. And I got it in two versions. A larger hardback/paper version for when the kiddo gets a little older (and maybe for displaying on a shelf) and a smaller cardboard version to avoid rips in the early days when chubby little arms excitedly flail about. So, I introduce you to our baby's first book Guess How Much I Love You.

These few firsts make me so excited for the countless other firsts we're sure to experience with our little lovebug!

(Oh and for those who requested a heads up, I posted a new pregnancy update today!)