If you know Rob and I at all, then you know we are planners who aren't one for procrastination (unless of course we're talking about mundane household chores, like folding laundry, there is very little we "put off" for a rainy day), so (advanced) baby preparation is no exception in our household. In fact, within days of seeing those two beautiful pink lines on a home pregnancy test, we were already anxiously browsing the aisles of baby stores to get ideas on what we'd like to ultimately end up purchasing for Baby Schmitt.
Over the last few weeks we've begun to slowly purchase a few things here and there...mostly things that have been on sale and whatnot (we scored some great outfits for the little one from a fantastic Children's Place online sale), and even picked up a light weight stroller for $50 (originally a $200 price tag). Rob loves to browse online sites such as Slick Deals for sales, and I really do not have the patience, so I leave the online sale shopping up to him :)
Other than a few outfits (I think we have a total of 7 so far), we've been trying to pick up odds and ends along the way when we're out and about shopping. My Mom has also been working on picking up some things for us too. Rob and I really want to encourage reading from a young age, so she has graciously been scouring baby book departments and adding to Baby Schmitt's growing book collection.
Above is a quick snapshot of some of baby's growing collection :) It's sort of a "hodgepodge" of things right now, as I'm sure you can tell from the photo (we have more random things not pictured, but you get the idea...). We are currently storing everything in our home office, which will ultimately become the nursery. A few of my favorite little things that we've bought so far include: a (neutral) matching hoodie + sweat pant outfit (thought this would be perfect for a walk around the neighborhood in the fall), a rubber ducky (I actually made a special trip to Target just for this $3 item), a set of baby clothes hanger tags (I am an organizational nut!), and a little giraffe stuffed animal that my Mom bought.
Later this week I'll be weighing in on a question that I've been asked by many...will we or will we not find out the sex of the baby? I'll answer that question for you in my next post :)
Until next time,
3 comments:
I am so excited for each family and most of all for you and Rob! You will be wonderful parents! I can't wait to see the beautiful baby! Let me know what I can do :)
Ohhhh I LOVED shopping for new things for Ella when I was pregnant. They have THE cutest things nowadays and I keep seeing things I wish were around when we were picking up things for a baby.
Have fun with it all Sumer! It's an amazing experience, from the pink lines to the sloppy kisses and beyond...it's simply magical and nothing less.
Great idea with the reading. One of the best books to read when they are itty bitty is Good Night Moon. My girls both loved it as babies, and both of them absolutely love to read, they look forward to story time with Mama and Dada every night! So excited for you!!! Love ya Chasity
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