Registering for baby gear

So Nathan and I went to register yesterday at Babies R Us and Target. It took alot longer than we expected. Even though we bought the consumer reports book and went through it picking out items beforehand many of the items were not at either store. So we were fored to start from scratch. Their is also so much more you have to register for than I ever expected!

We did not even get to funiture we decied to go back another day when we were fresh and after looking though the book Best Baby Buys.

We did register for more high end items than we though we would, such as the top of the line stroller, Chico. However once we got in there and played around with the stuff I saw why it was worth the extra money. Speaking of high end, I had my heart set on a Bumble Bee theme for our nursary, but the only bedding set we could find was $250 dollars. That was just for the bedding not the valances and other decorative items. So I was dishearted until we can home and I found this set brand new on ebay. Not only was it a lot less money, but it included a lot of extras like decorative pillows, valances and a diaper stacker. So I am happy to say we are going ahead with the bumble bee theme! I know bedding is something people usually register for but, I am pretty sure we have enough on the registery for people to find something.

Happy Halloween

Next year it will be pictures of the cutest baby ever in a costume, for now we will settle for a few doggie photos.

A story for my book...

I have always joked about writing a book filled with funny stories from teaching. Well a student helped me add one to the collection this week. For the sake of this story our student’s name will be “Bill.”

It is 7:30 in the morning and I have just finished rehearsing jazz band. As the students are packing up their instruments, one boy pulls out a red ball and starts throwing it around with another boy. Although I do not have a sign up that saying no sports in the band room, this was not going to be tolerated. Visions of my new chimes being hit started running through my head. So as I am collecting late grade checks from three students and writing a pass for a student to come in for help during lunch I yell, “No balls in the band room.” Looking back on this situating I probably could have chosen my words more carefully. Seizing the opportunity to get a laugh Bill yells, “I guess all the guys have to leave.” As any teacher will attest to, very often something that you might laugh at in your real life you have to terminate in the teaching world.

So I inform Bill he has a lunch detention that day for the inappropriate comment. He takes his lunch detention as a badge of honor and starts telling everyone how he earned it. My intention of helping him realize that was not the right thing to say was not being accomplished. So I have to think fast before every kid in the room gets pulled into this fiasco. So I go over to Bill and I tell him that if he is so proud of his wit, we should call his mom and he can tell her how he earned a lunch detention. That was the magic thing to say. Bill has never been so quiet ever! He served his detention quietly and was even quiet during band the last period of the day. After school I ran into a couple of Bill’s other teachers and told them the story. We shared a good laugh at how dumb my comment was and on how you just have to bite your cheek sometimes to keep from laughing.

Baby Update

So we had our 16-week appointment and everything went well. We heard the heartbeat and all my vitals were good as well. I was so excited I only gained ½ a pound. Our next visit we will get an ultrasound. In fact, they told us to bring a VHS tape so we could get a recording of it. I am looking forward to that. So far we are still leaning towards being surprised by the sex of the baby. However, I can see me trying to call the doctor after the fact because I just cannot wait another second to know. I really do not care if it is a boy or girl. When I see a little baby girl on TV I want a girl and when I see a boy I want a boy. Eventually I want at least one of each, so I really do not care which I have first.

In other baby news, we went to Babies R Us last weekend. We didn’t register or anything. Our goal was just to start to get an idea about prices, safety items, and the style we liked. After going we felt a little overwhelmed. So we went home and ordered the Consumer Reports book and I called some girlfriends who have kids for advice. I feel like we are starting to get a handle on everything now, although we are still going back and fourth about whether or not to get a convertible crib. On one hand if you get a convertible crib you will have to buy a new one for every kid. On the other hand if you get a good convertible crib they are suppose to last until the kid leaves the house. We are still not sure but it does seem like most cribs out there are convertibles. I am all ears if you have any advice on the subject.

Sick and Pregnant

There are many great things about being pregnant and many not so great things. There are days I am convinced this is no longer my body and days I just have to laugh at what is happening. Many of these things I will not blog about for anyone to read, but feel free to talk with me in person about it. One thing that I have been dealing with the last few days is being sick and pregnant.

Both items mess with your energy level. So, when you put the two together it makes it hard to go for more that six hours without needing to sleep. Also, it is hard to find relief when you are sick and pregnant. There is a short list of medicines that you can take without worry of harm to the baby and unfortunately none of then help with sinus pressure and pain. You can take Halls and use Vick Vaporub. I have been eating Halls like candy. But I cannot stand the greasy feeling of Vicks on my chest, so I have not gone that route. However, in my need for even a moment or two of relief I have found two safe weapons, a steamer meant to give facials and Shower Soothers. I bought the little facial thing for 20 bucks over a year ago and I use it every so often. However, I have been using it three times a day lately just to give me some temporary relief and break up the sinus pressure. I also tried those Shower Soothers and they work well, but are also temporary relief. You put this mentholated puck in your shower and let the hot water dissolve it. It releases a really strong mentholated vapor that helps clean you out if only for an half an hour or so. I am all ears if anyone has anything else that a pregnant lady can use for sinus pressure and pain. Lastly, for anyone reading this thinking about getting pregnant, stock up on safe alternatives for when your sick beforehand. You will not have the energy to run to the store once it happens.