Thank you!
To answer your question...Em is eight currently, but will be turning nine in a couple weeks.
So, by the time we have a baby, she'll probably be ten.
Okay...updates!
We took a trip to Babies R Us the other day (actually the last time I was online), and decided on a few things.
We decided on
this stroller. We figured the colors were fairly gender neutral (not to mention, I like plaid). We checked out about what felt like a hundred different strollers, and that one was truly the best. I love that it includes an infant carseat...which is something that I didn't get to get all at once last time around (had the carseat before the stroller, and they just so happened to fit together, lol). The stroller seat (when he grows out of the carrier) reclines into four positions, it has plenty of drink holders (including one that's shaped to hold either a round cup or a juice box), it even has a container to hold diapers and wipes by the front handlebars! And it folds down so easily...oh man, I'm gonna be so spoiled!
We decided we liked
this crib the best. The front side goes down (which, surprisingly few do), and Danny was actually drawn to it first, and I quickly followed. It's even more beautiful in person! Not to mention, it's convertable, which means that he'll be able to use it as a toddler bed, and later on a twin-size bed (and I think it'll even convert, with extra pieces from the manufacturer, to a full-size bed).
I used
this swing when Em was a baby, and LOVED IT! So I knew what I'd be looking for this time around. Oh MAN, have they improved on it! When Em was a baby, it had hardly any padding, so I had to add my own. Well, now, not only do they have LOADS of WONDERFUL padding, they also have it covered with an oh-so-dreamy fabric. Oh man, is this baby gonna be spoiled!!
Danny really really liked
this bedding set, and I can't say I blame him! It's ADORABLE! The picture on their site really doesn't do it justice. Obviously, if we have a girl, the bedding set will change to be something more feminine (and I have something in mind already), but for a boy, we thought this was really adorable.
As far as the bunny bedding I'd posted before, the colors in person are really not so great...the bunnies are a pea soup color...and I'm not a big fan of green, so that just wouldn't do.
BUT...we did find the puppy bedding set that's above, and it's a ten piece set (even has a lamp and mobile) for about $80, which I thought TOTALLY wonderful (and it's a LOT cheaper than the bunny set). We're also going to collect things like that a la carte (piece by piece from places like Target) to fill in anything that the set doesn't include (though that isn't a whole lot...the set is wonderful!).
BUT...not to worry...this kid's gonna have LOADS of bunnies surrounding him!!
Oh, hehe...literally, even! LOL...
I told my dad that we REALLY wanted to name the baby (if a boy) Isaac William, and he wasn't totally hot about the idea...but conceded that it did sound nice, and that if we liked it that much, go for it.
So, that's final!
I know it seems really silly to have so much planned out so far in advance...but it's something that really helps me be able to relax about having another baby. And right now, in trying to conceive (and even quite probably currently being pregnant), relaxing is really the best thing. We walked all around, checked out some things, and I'm really happy that the biggest things, the things I thought would be really difficult to figure out and decide on, we've already got decided and in the plan.
And then, given that the store had an attached Toys R Us, we couldn't resist letting Em have some fun in the toy sections.
Oh my...this is gonna be so much fun!!!
:bunnydance:
