My mom's good shower ideas even extended into the Thank You notes. She had me pose with all the guests at my shower so I could include the picture with my thank you notes. I decided to put the pictures on the front with those cool picture corners, along with the little "thank you." Needless to say, I had so much fun making them and now that staying at home is my job, I have plenty of time for such activities:
We did a lot this weekend, but for some reason it didn't go by fast...which is a good thing! Friday started out with the closing on our home (see previous post for a pic) and it went really well. There was a slight dispute about how much oil was in the tank. They were charging us over $400, but when we did the walk-through the night before we looked specifically at the oil tank and it did not have anywhere near $400 worth of oil in it. So we brought that up to our lawyer, who brought it up to their lawyer, who brought it up to the sellers (mind you we're all in the same office, only we're in a room and they're in the waiting room). We ended up splitting the difference between what we thought was in there (1/8 of a tank) and what they thought was in there (1/4), which means they gave us $210 cash on the spot! So I'm glad we said something because it got us $210 that we wouldn't have gotten otherwise.
From there, D went to work and I went to meet his mom, his sister, and our niece at the mall for lunch. We ended up going to the Rainforest Cafe and Ari seemed to really enjoy the place. She was playing shy with me in the beginning, but when I offered to take her around the place after we were done eating, she warmed right up. She was really, really good about holding my hand and staying with me. I expected her to want to run around, like any two-year-old, but she was such a good girl. We saw Nemo and Dori and the water(fall) and we even sat on every stool at the bar because they were designed as animal legs (I told Sara it probably wasn't the best idea to have a two-year-old seat-hopping at the bar, but she didn't know any better). It was a lot of fun and when we all met back at D's parent's house a while later, we watched I Do (But I Don't) which was quite cute. D was also there by this point because he called me on his way home and I told him where I was and he wanted to visit, too. Oh yeah, before D got there, Mom and Sara went to ColdStone and brought back ice cream...I had lemon sorbet with raspberries, yum!
Oh, but my Friday did not end there. We were having Ladies Night at my parent's house, so after I left D's parent's house, I stopped to get Big Y donuts (best in the world) for dessert. Pizza was awaiting Baby and me when we arrived, as was Rita, Yana, and Mom. We all ate and then went over to our new house to show it to Rita. Mom took over the tour because I was so tired by that point, I was just leaning on whatever was available. Dad was on his way home from Ryan's house, so he stopped by and dropped off all this material for the house. It was a nice surprise to see him and it was really sweet of him to get all that stuff for us. When the ladies made it home, we watched Sabrina with Harrison Ford and while I fell asleep half way through, I really do LOVE that movie!! I never watch movies twice, and that has got to be the tenth time I've seen that one. I, obviously, was ready to go to bed, but D was in the middle of watching a movie with some of the guys. I tried waiting up for him, but to no avail. Now Friday was over!
Saturday morning D and I got up and went to the house and took some inventory of things we want to buy and did some measuring for curtains and all that fun stuff. They left all of their curtains, but I didn't like any of them, so D took them all down. Later in the day, Dad and D went back to the house to work on it and got a lot of little projects started. I wanted to go, but I was in the middle of a much-needed nap, so Mom gave G&G, Auntie, and Ana The Tour. Everyone came back here to watch Ryan and Yana's wedding video that Ry's friend put together for them. Later that evening, D completed the task of installing the base of the carseat into the Volvo. It might technically be a bit too early for such a task, but considering I have my, D's, and the baby's hospital bag almost all packed, it seemed like the next thing to do. I'm ready for Baby to be born, even if he's not quite ready yet. See my cute man in action? (Then he sat and read the user's manual and tinkered with the car seat itself for a good while, but I wouldn't expect anything different from him!). The carseat/stroller style is the Graco Quattro Tour Travel System - Deco and it's absolutely beautiful. I love the color scheme, although I would have preferred green dots to the blue, but I really like that color blue, so it's not a big deal at all...
And last but not least, I present to you my 35-week belly picture which my mother has sent out to all her friends and family with the greeting, "Isn't she huge?!"
However, I had my OB appt yesterday and I measure exactly where I should be, so all is well (and Mom was with me to witness the dr saying I was measuring normal!). I see him again in 2 weeks, then it's down to one week after that. I've been doing Baby's laundry this week, too. I've already done two full loads and at least two more await me. It's incredible. Oh and look what I found while perusing eBay, a new type of swaddler called the Woombie. I think it's a rather clever invention and might invest in one when Baby gets to the bigger size. Now, I have so many good swaddler blankets that I would feel like I'm wasting them if I got the smaller size. But I thought it was a neat invention! You can watch a video on the website if you want to see how it works. Ok, I'll shut up now.
Well, it has happened. We are officially in debt for the next 30 years and the cause of it all? Our new home:
We've already given quite a few people the "before" walk through: my parents, D's parents, Peter, Sara, Ryan, Yana, Rita, and even one of my brother's friend who was visiting. There are a few cosmetic things we want to do to the house, but nothing major at this point. Stuff like painting, changing door knobs, replacing light switch plates...little things that can make a big difference. I really like the landscaping, so we'll just have to upkeep that...along with installing gutters and replacing the railings on the back patio. Well, that's all for now. I'm sure they'll be more updates in the near future!
Is it Wednesday already? Oops, I meant to post about my shower earlier, but it's been so busy already this week. Anyway, here it goes...
So I was very excited about last Saturday, not because I knew anything about a shower but because it was the first day in quite a while that D and I were going to be spending an extended amount of time together. We had plans for lunch at Rita's house (who is Ryan's wife Yana's mom) and I always look forward to going over there, but that wasn't until later. We decided to go to the Berlin Turnpike and see what deals Home Depot had to offer since we will buying a home very shortly. That was fun, although I had to sit a few times because I can't go, go, go like I used to. Then we went to [Taco Bell for a quick snack] Best Buy so D could get some gadget that he'll be reimbursed for by UCONN, which is the best kind of shopping spree. I guess D still had to kill some time because I didn't really want to go, but we ended up at Stew Leonard's which is an adventure unto itself. I wasn't totally in the mood because, by that point, I was getting tired of walking and Baby decided to lodge some body part in a part of my left rib cage which was very uncomfortable. But we managed a 20-minute tour and then we were off to Rita's!
When we got there, nothing seemed unusual. I saw all the familiar cars. I knew my whole family was invited, so I thought nothing of it. Rita came out to greet us, as she usually does, because she's just so sweet like that. When we turned around to go inside, she opened the door and there, crammed into her kitchen, were all these familiar faces, only they weren't the familiar faces I was expecting. Everyone yelled, "SURPRISE!" and Rita said I nearly fell off the step. I felt myself jump from the shock of it all, I still don't know how they managed to pull it all off. D was right behind me and he said he jumped, too...and he knew about it!! He's so cute. Once we got in and I hugged everyone, I asked D if he wanted to stay and surprisingly he said yes. He was the only guy there, but my David can fit in anywhere so he made himself comfy and settled in to watch the anatomy of a baby shower.
I knew my mom was good, but I didn't know she was this good. The shower she and Rita put on with the help of Yana and Kristina was amazing. The games were fun, the food was delicious, the company was delightful, and the amount of gifts was truly overwhelming. My mom always said she liked smaller showers, whether it be wedding or baby, because it's a more intimate group and you can visit with everyone instead of having the guest of honor lost in the crowd (I've actually seen this, where everyone is talking to everyone else and the guest of honor is sitting alone!) or feel like you're there just to give a present and leave. I have to say I agree with her completely. Mom said she counted 23 people there and just one person didn't come who said she would (she got lost for two hours, poor soul!) and you could not possibly fit another person in the room we were in (luckily, they thought of everything-including a fan which was pointed on me at all times!) and I don't know if you could fit another gift in the room either!
Anyway, this is how the shower went: After D and I got there, we were given a sheet of a paper for a game in which you had to match the baby picture to the person. Mom had collected a baby picture from everyone who was in attendance and displayed them ever so nicely on a board and numbered them. This is what everyone was doing before we got there, so we quickly made our choices and sat for the results. I got five wrong, including my mom, my aunt (the twins), and their older sister. I mixed the three of them up, but I put each of their number for one of them...if that makes any sense. It seemed like everyone had a lot of fun with that game. It was so creative, I loved it! After that was the all-important meal so we ate the food everyone had prepared (yum!) and played the wouldn't-be-a-baby-shower-without-it game of guess how big my belly is. Mom prefaced the game with, "Keep in mind, ladies, she's the size of a small whale!" so that might have had something to do with the longness of many of strings, but there was a very close winner: Rita!! I'm glad she won. She's almost as excited about this baby as my mother, which, if you've talked to my mother for two minutes, you know how excited this lady is over the birth of her first grandchild. I told Rita that the baby will call her Grandma Rita if she doesn't mind and she was so happy...Mom had a good idea, we have to find out how to say "grandma" in Russian or Armenian and have the baby call her that. Anyway, Rita wore her string proudly around her neck for the remainder of the day!
When everyone was done eating, Mom handed out papers for another game called Baby Price is Right. She laid some baby items I had gotten already out on the floor and everyone had to guess their price. I think there were 10 items and they ended up totaling around $90, which surprised a lot of people. Babies are expensive, which made me realize even more how blessed I was to get all that we did. Then came time for presents and I don't even know what to say except that between the 23 people that were there, I got everything we need to take this baby home from the hospital. The outpouring of love for this baby who no one has even seen yet was something I will always be grateful for and something I will never, ever forget. I felt so blessed, so overwhelmed, so loved, so excited to have our baby, and so many more emotions that I can't describe. We got most of the stuff from our registries, clothes, a laundry basket filled to the top with all the baby necessities, a baby sling (good idea, Mom!), our swing which I think is so cool (thanks Mom K!), our car/stroller combo, our highchair, our crib mattress, a wicker basket piled high with baby apparel. The list goes on. Funny story about the high chair and the car seat/stroller: We had registered for a matching set by Evenflo which included the car seat/stroller, the highchair, and the play yard. They were on the low-end cost wise, still a good chunk of money, but my opinion is that I don't like people spending their money if it's something I'm not willing to spend my own money on. Which is why I didn't want a $300 crib or $200 changing table or any "top of the line" items which I would debate their value versus name brand when companies set prices. So anyway, my grandma's sister, Auntie Wilma, my great aunt, decided that she didn't like what I registered for in the way of car seat/stroller and high chair, so she picked out what she thought was safe and bought them (I love the design!!). I didn't even know these patterns/items existed because we didn't go that far down the line when registering (low-priced items were at one end, high-priced at the other). See how completely generous people were?!?! And it was Auntie Wilma and Grandma that put together that wicker basket FULL of baby apparel. As you'll see in the pictures, they put all the items on a clothes line and folded the line into the basket. Grandma tried to explain what was going to happen before it did, but it didn't quite prepare me. She took one end of the line (it was on top of the basket, obviously) and started walking to the other end of the room. And when she did all these pieces of clothing/accessories/blankets started to jump out of the basket. Let's just say that by the time we reached the end, there were at least five people holding up the line so it could stretch from one end of the room to the other. Unbelievable. I got teary-eyed at that point. It was overwhelming and a bit too much!
The gifts resumed after everyone had a chance to see what was on the line. My mom bought two going home outfits: one for a boy and one for a girl because I didn't want him/her coming home in a gender neutral outfit. So she solved that problem rather quickly and I was touched by that. She also got me some comfy pjs, a robe, some slippers, and a gift certificate for a pedicure before the baby's born. As if she hadn't done enough already!! Those are just snippets of the generosity of my family and friends, all that on top of giving up part of their summer Saturday (my aunt and cousin cut their vacation a day short in order to be there), which I know are precious. I couldn't have dreamed up a better baby shower. And I'm glad D was there the entire time because I think I'd still be telling him about all that went on!
You know it's a good shower and people are having fun when 5:30pm rolls around (people were there by 1pm or earlier) and only three people had left. I was so wiped out by that point that D said he was taking me home to rest up. It took two carloads to get everything here, but now everything is safely stashed in the basement. I've sorted through some of it...I couldn't do it all in one shot because there's just too much. I really have to start washing some of those clothes and blankets...that's next on my To Do list. Thank you to everyone who was there and an especially big THANK YOU to Mom, Rita, Yana, and Kristina who pulled off the best day ever. I don't know how they managed (Mom is still telling me how she had to do things like stay up till 3am finishing things, getting out of the house without me being suspicious, and so on) but they managed quite well!
And, what you've really been waiting for...
I love David...and David loves Baby...
These pictures were taken by my sister-in-law Kristina at my baby shower that Mom, Mama Rita, Yana, and Kristina so sneakily put together for me and Baby. D ended up staying, which was awesome, so we were able to get a few family pictures. The generosity of our family and friends always amazes me and yesterday was no exception, but more on all the festivities later!
Yay, David's 12-day work stretch is almost at an end. He's on call tonight, but that means he'll be home early tomorrow...and he'll have ALL of Saturday off :). Sunday is his last day on the ICU and it's also his last call day for the rotation. He had one more call day than everyone else because this rotation was an extra two days and he had the first call day in the beginning. So it goes. He'll appreciate his elective months and vacation weeks (he gets four this year) all the more.
Baby and I have been staying busy...although we didn't go out for a few days because of the heat. It's incredible the amount of heat this baby and the hormones produce. I was never one for AC, I would get too cold and I didn't mind being a little hot if we could save some money. But not at this point in pregnancy. If I get just a little hot, I get lightheaded and usually have to go in the nice, cool basement to get comfortable again. Baby's worth it, though, I already love him so much. He's great entertainment and works well as a party trick already. I'm quite obviously at that point in pregnancy where he's on the big side (not bigger than normal, but just big), so his movements are changing. His newest move feels like he's doing a split across my abdomen and we try to figure out which body parts are doing it, but to no avail. At some points I know his head is down, but then other times he feels like he's sideways, so I'm not exactly sure what he's doing in there except having plenty of fun. And he still finds my hand wherever I put it on my belly, which amazes me. I try to trick him by putting my hand on the opposite side in which I just felt him move, but some body part still meets my hand. And even though D has been gone a lot, Baby still loves his voice!! He'll wake up everytime D says goodbye to him in the morning (though I told D this will have to stop once the baby is on the outside!) and he'll give D lots of kicks/punches whenever he talks and puts his hand on my belly when D gets home from work. For this reason I'm hoping the baby isn't a girl because D will be more wrapped than he already is. Either way, I'm hoping we see this baby in a matter of weeks and not months :).
Yesterday, we (the baby and me) got to spend time with D's mom and brother Pete. It was such a randomly fun afternoon and one that I'm sure will be repeated again and again since we live so close now. Mom called me mid-morning and asked if I had any plans for the day, which I did not. So Mom, Pete, and I went to lunch at the Rainforest Cafe and then went to see a preview of a traveling dinosaur exhibit right in the center of our local mall. All the chairs were taken by the time we got there, so Mom pulled one over from the nearby Starbucks for me. I definitely couldn't stand the entire time, so I was grateful for the chair! After the show, Mom wanted to buy the baby something at...you guessed it...the Disney Store! So I picked out two sleepers that I can't imagine my baby fitting into some day and hope he doesn't fit into the 3-6 month one right away! They have the green color that I love in them. When I showed my family, my dad commented that the baby already has a bigger wardrobe than he does, which is probably true, and this without knowing the sex of the baby. That led into a discussion in which D said that the baby doesn't need so many outfits, only some for the first few months before going into the next size. At this point my dad pointed out that babies go through four, five, six outfits a day, so they need quite a few (as well as a good washing machine). I think D was slightly taken aback by this fact because he promptly started calculating how many outfits the baby would need the first year and came up with something like 240. My mom and I thought it was cute to hear the two of them (guys...) discussing necessities of baby attire. I don't think I'll be hearing many complaints when I bring home baby outfits in the future. Oh, and on the way out of the mall, we stopped at Praline's ice cream and I got a chocolate-vanilla twist cone dipped in chocolate. Baby really enjoyed that and it was enough to satisfy my sweet tooth for the rest of the day! Mom and Pete sure tired me out after that, so I came home and rested. But it was a fun time and I appreciate how they slowed down their pace for me!
And since the baby on my sidebar has looked the same for the past month, I'll show you how Baby should be looking these days (at 33 weeks):
D is in the middle of a 12-day straight work stretch, which means he has three call days in the midst of it. Poor guy. Fortunately he can function on very little sleep, so it doesn't seem to be affecting him that much. I'm always prodding him to go to bed earlier because he'd stay up well past midnight if let to himself and this would not be a good recipe for functioning well and taking care of sick patients. However, he's actually enjoying what he's doing in the ICU now probably because he's gotten used to it and is good at it. The "everybody loves David" syndrome has extended to the nurses, the patients, and the patients' families, as well as his colleagues. So I'm sure that makes the twelve-hour (and sometimes thirty-hour) work day much better. What also makes it much better is the fact that he has gotten paid for the first time this week. All his hard work gets rewarded eventually and monetary is definitely an accepted form of reward.
All that to say we haven't been doing too much, although the time is just flying by. We've been here seven weeks already! Sure we go out for dinner here and there (we went out with some friends of D's from PCC the other night who have the cutest little baby boy). And we even went to the movies, you know, the early Saturday morning showing that's really cheap, to see Wanted (A-). Mostly we hang out at home because there's always someone stopping by or just people to talk to/watch movies with/swim in the pool with since we have a houseful.
Baby and I have been doing okay in this heat. Next time, with better planning, we will not be having a baby in the late Summer/early Fall. He's as active as ever and he's continuing on just fine with the hiccups. I go from feeling bad for him, to thinking it's funny, to being annoyed when they don't stop after thirty seconds. We had a doctor's appt the other day and his heartbeat was "strong" and he didn't measure my fundal height this time, but it was right on target when D measured it. I'm almost 33 weeks, so we're in the homestretch. I've even started to think about what to put in the bag we'll be bringing to the hospital and about washing the many clothes and blankets we've already accumulated just to have it out of the way. I just told D last night that I'm starting to get excited about seeing our baby. Of course I have been excited since the moment I found out that we were expecting, but the fact that I can see my baby in just a few more weeks is almost overwhelming. I tell people that I would have liked it if they did third trimester ultrasounds because I'd like to see what exactly he's doing what he moves certain ways. Like, was that a hand, a foot, a leg, or a bottom that just ran into my ribcage? Anyway, he'll be here soon enough. At this point my biggest dilemma is whether to buy a girl and a boy going home outfit or just stick to one of gender-neutral outfits I already have. Mom said she'll buy one once we know the gender, which is an easy way to solve the issue and the solution I'll probably go with, but it's something to think about.
And our house. The closing is in less than two weeks and we seem to be on target for that. I have some cans of paint already that Dad picked up from the "Oops Bin" at Lowe's. It's when they mix colors and the person doesn't like it, so instead of throwing it away, they sell a $25 can of paint for only $5!! :) So I'm not going to be too picky and see if we can't just get all our paint that way. Painting will be the big thing, which is nice because it's not really that big of a deal when you get a lot of helpers together. We'll probably redo the kitchen floor; it's laminate now, so we'll either put nicer, sturdier laminate over it or do wood floors (the kind you do yourself). There are other little projects here and there, but Lord-willing nothing major will pop up. Between everything that's going on, we'll probably shoot to be there by October 1st-ish, two months after closing.
Well, that's all the updating I have for now! Hope you're enjoying the summer!
The doctor part of my husband and soon-to-be father sent me this article the other day:
A new study shows seeing her baby's smile lights up the reward center in a mother's brain. Researchers say understanding that reaction may help explain that special mother-child bond and determine why it sometimes goes wrong.
In the study, published in Pediatrics, researchers had 28 first-time mothers view images of their own child and other infants while hooked up to a functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner.
The functional MRI provided information on activation of different regions of the brains as the women viewed the images of the babies smiling or portraying neutral or sad emotions.
Researchers found that when the mothers saw happy images of their own baby, activation increased in areas of the brain associated with reward and the neurotransmitter dopamine compared with seeing images of other babies.
"These are areas that have been activated in other experiments associated with drug addiction," says Strathearn. "It may be that seeing your own baby's smiling face is like a 'natural high.'"
Overall, the mothers' brains responded much more strongly to their own infants than to others, but researchers found the strength of that natural-high reaction depended on the baby's facial expression.
"The strongest activation was with smiling faces," says Strathearn. "We were expecting a different reaction with sad faces."
Instead, they found little difference in the reaction of the mothers' brains to their own baby's crying face compared to that of an unknown child.
"Understanding how a mother responds uniquely to her own infant, when smiling or crying, may be the first step in understanding the neural basis of mother-infant attachment," says Strathearn. ~WebMD
So this is what I'm dealing with here people. I enjoyed reading the article, don't get me wrong, but everything is connected back to science with my husband. I have visions of D monitoring the monitors more than me during delivery, but he assures me that this will not be the case. I think I mentioned that we took a tour of Labor and Delivery, so now I can picture where we're going to be. You can have two people in the room with you (Mom and David) and after delivery, you're moved to a different room down the hall. All pretty standard. I'm just starting to think about where I'll be when the water breaks/contractions start and how fast or slow everything will move. I don't mind hearing everyone else's birthing experience, but it doesn't really help me because it probably won't be mine. So I'm thinking this couch or the pool look like very attractive hangout spots when going into the last month of pregnancy.
Not much else to report. D is doing well at the ICU. He just had his third on-call night, which means he's at the hospital overnight (30 hours straight). He's getting the hang of everything and making good impressions and being the all-around awesome doctor I knew he'd be. He loves to chat with the baby and Baby still responds to him almost instantly. It's rather adorable. He always asks about him when he calls from the hospital and I'll give him the day's details. He's already such a good daddy!
I got out a book of 50,000+ baby names from the library and have been going through it slowly but surely. So, no offense, but you don't have to bother suggesting any names because more likely than not, I will have read them in this book (there are some pretty weird ones...)! I've left it out so I remember to read it, but that means everyone else can get to it, too. Which means, as you might guess, that we've been getting some pretty outrageous baby name ideas as people scan the pages. I feel like I should cross out some names because I'd feel really bad for the person who got those particular ones. But it's entertainment. I'm basically seeing if there are any other names to add to our short list and I'm not coming across any, which I guess is a good thing. Speaking of which, I should go scan some more names!
My list of errands brought me to Toys R Us today. I would have never known they had a baby section except someone in PA had mentioned that she bought something from Toys R Us off of our registry. I told her that I didn't register there, but she said they are linked with Babies R Us. Go figure. So I went to take a look around (I had a coupon for something I wanted, too) and what did I find???? The crib AND the changing table that I wanted!! They were out of stock online and no stores carried them in CT and even after resorting to Google, I couldn't find anyone who carried both of them. You can imagine my surprise when I was perusing the baby section at Toys R Us and there both of them were. And since both of our parents are so very generous, we didn't have to pay for either of them (although, I'm still glad they were on sale!).
Baby'll look so cute in/on both of them. He was a good little guy today during all my standing up on errands. He was getting quick fidgety at the end, so we came home and ate. I feel like I already have a child because when I go out, I have to be full of food, empty of pee, and rested up enough to last me a few hours. And I have to pack a snack. Anyway, I am happy that everything worked out the way it did. I'm having a good ol' time piecing together this nursery...it's much more fun than a bed-in-a-bag type of thing!
Well, I think I've finally decided how I want to decorate the nursery. It's much easier being able to picture the room that will be decorated now that we almost have a house. Anyway, this outfit depicts the color scheme/theme perfectly. I was at Gymboree earlier this week to exchange something a friend had gotten me and I had all this store credit left over. So I decided to browse and was pleasantly surprised to find this:
I paid way more than I would ever pay out of my own pocket. However, since everything is mostly boy or girl in the store, I figured I'd buy more things with the store credit after Baby is here. This left me with the bright idea to splurge.
The color scheme is green and brown. The brown will mostly come from the cherry-stained crib and changing table (and the hardwood floors, too, I guess). Brown will also come from the teddy bear accents I want to incorporate throughout the room. Nothing too overwhelming, but cute things here and there. Babies R Us has a nice "B is for Bear" bedding set at a relatively reasonable price, but after looking it over again and again I decided that I don't want it. You can't use the quilt with a newborn (and I already have a lot of blankets), so it inevitably turns into a wall hanging which I think is tacky. The rest of the set consists of a dust ruffle, a crib sheet, and a bumper. I don't like the crib sheet and I found another dust ruffle and bumper that I like just as much. So you can see why it wouldn't be $100 well spent. I am thinking about registering for the BEAR mobile that went with the bedding set for the crib, but it's kind of pricey so we'll see.
That leaves the rest of the room green. The outfit has a darker green than we will be painting the room. I like more of the sage green, or even a bit of a darker green (don't know what color that would be called...). The bed sheets, changing table decor, laundry bin, etc will all be green. Throw a little off white (aka Ecru) in here and there and I am liking the overall look. I'm glad to have that decision out of the way. Of course the crib and changing table that I want are not in stock and when I called they don't know when they will be in stock, so I might have to come up with a Plan B.
I'm sure I've stated the reason for the colors, but I will again in case you missed it. I don't want to do a girl or a boy theme because bedding is way too expensive and I won't have the time or the energy (or want to spend the money) to overhaul the nursery everytime we have another child. I can add (light) blue or (dark) pink accents if I am in the mood, but I like the green-brown-ecru combo.
So there you have some idea as to what Baby's room will look like!
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