Baby's First Clothes (Almost)
Greetings and hello to you all!
Well, Rebecca got good sleep in last night. The doctor yesterday said taking 10mg of Ambien would not be a problem for either mother or baby, so last night she popped 2 5mg tablets. She woke only once and was back to sleep shortly after.
Mid morning, as I went south to meet the recruiter who placed me at my new contract, Rebecca drove east to Babies R Us. We had wanted to choose a bedding theme for Xavier's crib so we could choose a painting scheme for the nursery. We planned the BRU trip for last Sunday, but that day had other plans. I knew, as I left Rebecca to her first unsupervised outing for such things, more than just bedding colors would come home. (I will point out, we do not have a crib, just wanted to select a theme for it so we can paint the nursery appropriately)
Before parting, Rebecca and I discussed in brief our thoughts and preferences on the design, color pallet and decor. Those choices are now set: cutesy dinosaurs with pastel greens and blues. Rebecca came home with three fuzzy blankets, one with dinosaurs, one with a cute inchworm with the sentence "As Cute as a Bug", and the third has sea horses. (The under the sea motif was Rebecca's second choice, but she did not like those designs as much. The other choice of various animals was discarded because the designs were too boring)
We also have about twenty outfits, some sized for a premie and some sized for a newborn. Plus we now have eight pairs of tiny socks. These are not Xavier's first clothes, but the first we have have bought for him. Rebecca's reason was "We're not having the baby shower until after he is born, and he needs something to wear." Can't argue with that logic.
The first clothing Xavier got was from my sister who sent a CSU logo-covered, full-body sleeper. His second set of clothing came from my 11 year old niece, Emmelia, who knit him a set of little booties and a scarf. Our friends, Brian and Leah, gave Xavier a few sleepers and socks. Penny and Dave, Rebecca's mom and step-father, informed us they have little Harley-Davidson outfits for him.
Rebecca also purchased a dinosaur mobile, a little triceratops "security blanket" and curtains. She also brought home two sets of flannel crib sheets (if you know Rebecca, you will understand her affinity for flannel bed sheets). What she did not bring home, but did order, was a quilted comforter and dinosaur pattern fitted sheets. We even have giant dinosaur wall decals (I thought about painting images on the walls myself, but this is easier and they are the same dinos as on the blankets and mobile)
I was excited when Rebecca pulled into the driveway, though a little sad I was not there to participate in the purchasing. As soon as we got everything into the house, I ripped into the bags like a kid on Christmas morning! I checked out all the clothes and then I found the hanger full of little socks! I assembled the mobile and mounted it to a chair (for quality control and performance testing of course). We "hung" the curtains to get a feel for them.
We now have a color scheme and can choose paint. I am excited to select the paint and paint the nursery! Alas, that might be a week away.
Xavier is moving around. We tried again this morning to use our stethoscope to listen to his heart beat. We're getting better at finding him, but our equipment is still not sensitive enough to hear anything clearly at this time.
Tomorrow we have a doppler exam in the afternoon. I am hoping to have another cute picture of our son to post, plus some exciting news to share. This week will not be a growth check week. We are encouraging Xavier to beat 800 grams by next Thursday, which is a growth exam.
Thank you all for your prayers. Great is our God, and Mighty is He!
Rebecca holds up the dinosaur blanket. The curtains are in the background, though the late afternoon sunlight overpowers most of the curtain.
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Here is the dinosaur mobile. All the clothing Rebecca bought today hangs around my waist or hangs in my right hand. Look how cute the socks are! (also, the curtains are better seen in the background)
Under the mobile attached to a chair, the two blankets and the "security blanket". I wanted to put up one of the big wall decals, but we were not sure how well they would "re-stick" after we paint.