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dancerjodi) wrote2011-12-12 10:29 am
dancerjodi) wrote2011-12-12 10:29 am
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Baby Stuff
We received a lot of goodies at our shower this weekend, and more gifts are coming in from friends and family who could not make it. I'm having fun organizing things (as I do). As we've received clothing and blankets and sheets and such, I've washed them and put them away into plastic tubs to organize in a final home later. Clothes are by size, crib sheets are together, receiving blankets, heavier blankets and "msc" for the other stuff that doesn't quite fit anywhere else.
After things are laundered we'll take the smallest of the clothing and put it into our small bureau. We've made our way halfway through the huge mound we created after our shower, taking things out of bags, removing tags and that kind of thing. Crazy. I'm glad we have space in the room and the closet to stage and store these things.
We also took out the pack and play that we purchased from a friend months ago from the attic. Brian assembled it with its infant bassinet top, and it indeed does fit next to our bed. We'll be switching sides of the bed and with that, moving some things around in the room so that rather than getting ready on the vanity side of the room I'll be getting ready on the bathroom side of the room. We packed it all back up again and put it for safe keeping in the baby's room until we bring her home.
There are still things in the attic that she won't fit into for quite a while - we'll deal with those/take them out when the time comes: bouncy seats, exercauser. The new hiking backpack/carrier went up there for now. I think the collection of vintage Nancy Drew books will too. Have I mentioned before I love having a huge, dry walk up attic?
I have a bunch of knitted and crocheted baby goods. How do I even begin to guess what size these things are? Are there any knitting or crochet experts with experience with baby stuff that maybe able to take a look and give a good guess? The organizer in me wants to put them in the proper plastic tub. :)
We didn't actually receive any diapers or wipes (but got lots of baby lotions and such), so we purchased some with gift cards so that we'll be set for when she gets home. I'm sure we may need some more infant clothing (though I'm not making that judgement until everything is washed and in its bins) and we don't have our car seat yet. Hopefully that's coming in the next week or so.
It is so strange to see the room turning more and more into a little person's room. Almost one month to go - crazy. Brian gets more terrified as the time draws nearer. He said that he'll almost feel better once she's here, because than the anticipation will be gone and he can just 'get stuff done'. We know it will be hard, and sleepless, and overwhelming, but we know we'll get by. In some ways 9 months has gone by in the blink of an eye and in others it is endless. I am sure all parents go through this, but I haven't heard many share about it.
After things are laundered we'll take the smallest of the clothing and put it into our small bureau. We've made our way halfway through the huge mound we created after our shower, taking things out of bags, removing tags and that kind of thing. Crazy. I'm glad we have space in the room and the closet to stage and store these things.
We also took out the pack and play that we purchased from a friend months ago from the attic. Brian assembled it with its infant bassinet top, and it indeed does fit next to our bed. We'll be switching sides of the bed and with that, moving some things around in the room so that rather than getting ready on the vanity side of the room I'll be getting ready on the bathroom side of the room. We packed it all back up again and put it for safe keeping in the baby's room until we bring her home.
There are still things in the attic that she won't fit into for quite a while - we'll deal with those/take them out when the time comes: bouncy seats, exercauser. The new hiking backpack/carrier went up there for now. I think the collection of vintage Nancy Drew books will too. Have I mentioned before I love having a huge, dry walk up attic?
I have a bunch of knitted and crocheted baby goods. How do I even begin to guess what size these things are? Are there any knitting or crochet experts with experience with baby stuff that maybe able to take a look and give a good guess? The organizer in me wants to put them in the proper plastic tub. :)
We didn't actually receive any diapers or wipes (but got lots of baby lotions and such), so we purchased some with gift cards so that we'll be set for when she gets home. I'm sure we may need some more infant clothing (though I'm not making that judgement until everything is washed and in its bins) and we don't have our car seat yet. Hopefully that's coming in the next week or so.
It is so strange to see the room turning more and more into a little person's room. Almost one month to go - crazy. Brian gets more terrified as the time draws nearer. He said that he'll almost feel better once she's here, because than the anticipation will be gone and he can just 'get stuff done'. We know it will be hard, and sleepless, and overwhelming, but we know we'll get by. In some ways 9 months has gone by in the blink of an eye and in others it is endless. I am sure all parents go through this, but I haven't heard many share about it.
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Try comparing your knitted clothes to some of the store bought to give you an idea of sizing. Warning, just like adult clothes, baby clothes are not sized universally. You may find something labeled 0-6 that is smaller than something labeled 3mo, or some variant thereof.
I strongly recommend putting out the call for people to bring you food after the baby arrives. Not having to prep meals for the first few weeks is a huge load off. There are free on-line services that you can plug your info into or you can use a simple spreadsheet on google docs. The organizer in you will love it. It can also work if people want to sign up to come over and help with things like dishes, laundry, giving you shower or nap time, or just a general visit so you don't get overwhelmed with too many people in a day.
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Knitted things, I for example tried to pick out the smaller of the booties, but it is hard to gauge clothes in any case. I'd say land all the crocheted stuff in the 6mo+ box, until you get her home and see how big she gets how quickly. I've heard stories of babies being in the bigger sizes of diapers in a week or two, and clothes just get grown into exponentially. :)
Of course I don't know nothing about birthing no babies, so any advice I give is coming right out of my butt. ;P But, I am more than happy to come by whenever you want another pair of hands, and adult company not B, to do whatever needs doing, whenever, I can take orders sometimes. Just give me a poke.