^ From the 20 week ultrasound
First, the cradle and the crib have been assembled, after many hours of trying to figure it out, 2 trips to Lowe's, and a decent amount of wood glue. We put Xena in the crib to make sure it would hold. It did. Hopefully our baby doesn't exceed 68 lbs.
Here's my dogs, because I love them:
Second, we've received many items that we don't have to worry about getting now, and almost all thanks goes to Simon's mom, Lori! Newborn sized clothing? Floor level swing? Diaper pail? Check, check, check. And that's not all, trust me.
My friend Amanda gave me a shit ton of books for the baby. They range anywhere from newborn books to the first books he'll read. The best find in the box was Go, Dog, Go! That was always my favorite book as a child. There's also a lot of Dr. Seuss, which I'm ecstatic over!
The Steffens' gave us one of those things you put the baby in, and it vibrates (help with the official name, please?), and also an adorable 5 pc onesie set. The most thoughtful part was that it was football themed for Simon (obvi), so they bought sizes that the baby will be in when he will be back from the deployment.
Next we need to start working on the nursery. I want to order the blue and brown elephants design at www.tempaperdesigns.com. It is removable wall paper, which is perfect for us, because we're renting, but I don't want to sacrifice style. Although adorable, do I really want to settle on elephants?! Ideally, it would be nautical themed.
Scratch that. I know 4 months seems far off, but in reality, Simon will only be home for like a total of a month before he leaves. Any help I need from him can't really wait.
We've decided on the name, and we'll be announcing it soon, probably. I don't think its a secret, anyways. Hint: whether it's a nautical themed nursery, or anything with animals, it would be a perfect fit with his first name.
Here's a 22 week picture:
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