Sweet Moments & Food Weirdness

So the other night before drifting to sleep, I feel John put his hand on my belly. He doesn't say anything for a while. I'm wondering what is going on and when I ask he says, "I was praying for Bean."

On another note, he and I have both been praying for me to not suffer morning sickness. It's working. I don't feel nauseous at all (yay!) but honestly the thought of most food doesn't appeal to me either. I'm having lunch with a friend today and mentally rehearsing all the foods I normally like. Nothing sounds good except for mashed potatoes & grilled cheese sandwiches. Weird, huh?

Yay! More fun stuff in the mail.

Mom sent us this great package that arrived today. So many useful resources and my first maternity top. I can't wait to dig in to the information. I'm all for any book that teaches how to soothe a crying baby.

I just don't know the future.

So I'm researching strollers. What a headache. There are so many features. I know nothing about which features will make our lives easier or which features seem nice but end up being useless. They say to pick a stroller that will fit your lifestyle. What if you don't know what your lifestyle will be like with a baby? We don't do a whole lot now. We love staying home and being cuddled up together on the couch watching CSI or Amazing Race. But with a baby we might want to do stuff. Am I going to jog with a stroller? Do I want simple? Elaborate? Aaarrrggghhhhhh. Someone make up my mind for me please.

Best Quote Ever

So Saturday we had lunch with John's grandparents, Papa & Nana. Despite his 86 years, Papa still has tons of spirit. They both really enjoy any bit of time they get to spend with their only great-grandson, Caleb. Time spent with him is limited for all of us because Caleb's parents share custody.

Papa did not mince words as he cautioned: "If I don't get to see this great-grandbaby more than I get to see Caleb, I'm going to stomp a mud hole in someone's back side!"

I heard this and choked with laughter. Did Papa just threaten us? Hahahahaha! I don't know what that even means but it sounds painful. Something about kicking our butts? Ouch!

Making Room & Major Blessings

So I've been de-crapifying my 2nd bedroom today. We have a bunch of stuff we don't use but can't, with a clean conscience, throw them away: guitar that John doesn't have time to learn, roller blades that I don't want to learn, votive candles from our wedding 5 years ago, Economics book from a class I dropped last year, other random books, clothing, photo albums...ugh, so much stuff.



Then there's the "please throw this away as fast as possible and get it out of my life" pile. It seems like not a lot of stuff for the amount of time I've spent going through everything. And it hasn't really even made a dent in the closet.



We'll get it figured out.

On to the blessing. My God is the God who provides. Today a friend at church told me she still has the baby paraphenalia her 3 year old daughter used and we are free to take whatever we need: Crib, high-chair, 2 car seats, a portable crib and I think a bassinette. Holy cow that is awesome! And another friend is giving me her pregnancy clothing. We are sooooo very thanksful.

Firsts: Baby Gift

The most precious thing arrived in the mail yesterday from North Dakota. Our first present for Bean...teensy little baby caps & the tiniest baby socks you've ever seen, and a sweet card. Who do we know in ND, you might ask? Patti, a woman who has been a dear cyber friend for about 1 1/2 years. Though we've never met face-to-face, we've shared many MANY laughs, tears, craft ideas, life stories, pictures, and so much more.



Patti, thank you so much for thinking of us. And during our phone conversation, your support and encouragement was so touching. Thanks for being my cyber friend. I so appreciate you! =)

Dear Littlest Bassett Baby

We haven't been officially introduced, I'm your dad! You'll have to bear with me a bit, I'm really new at all of this but I promise to give you my absolute best. Even though I am new at being a father myself I feel like I walk in the shadow of giants thanks to the example your granddad has given me. Luckily for us both, he is around to continue to be an example. I cant wait to hold you for the first time. I know that you will be so little and I'll be so nervous but we'll both be alright. I can't promise that things will always be easy and I am sure I will make you mad but always know that through good and bad I will always love you, protect you and support you unconditionally. Understand that I love your mom more then life itself and because we have so much love for each other we wanted to share it with you. You are our special blessing from God and I am so thankful He has given us the responsibility of taking care of you. I still can't believe that you'll be joining us so soon. I bet you'll be beautiful like your mom! Life is going to be so great with you in it. Sure we will all have to learn so much but we have each other and family and friends that love us. We'll do just fine. Being a Dad is going to be such a blessing. I truly cant wait. It was great talking with you and we will definitely chat more later.

Love Always,
Dad