I'm surrounded by baby stuff!

So today was the big day - the big baby shopping day! We got soooo much stuff!! And spent sooo much money!!! Around $900. But it was totally worth it!

Paul didn't receive his bonus, so we had to put everything on my MasterCard. But since the card is interest free we'll just pay it off when he gets his bonus on the 29th.

All that little stuff adds up quickly. But we had so many coupons, so that really helped. And we did buy a couple big things... Pack N Play, crib bedding, crib mattress, monitor, and changing pad. Lots of blankets, burp cloths, towels, wash rags, first aid stuff, cotton balls, desitin, butt paste, crib sheets, bassinet sheets, bath tub, baby wash, diaper pails (one for upstairs, one for down), onesies, changing pad covers, thermometer, tons and tons of stuff... I could go on and on! lol We walked out of there with THREE buggies full of stuff!!! Crazy, I know! But totally worth it! Lol

It was so much fun though. I really enjoyed walking around, picking out all the things that I wanted and everything. But damn, I am totally exhausted, and my back is killing me. I totally undid all the work my chiropractor did this morning by standing and walking all day.

We also picked up the last two pieces of furniture! It looks so great in the nursery! I love it! And so does Paul.

Paul also picked out his diaper bag. He really got into it! It was so funny. At first he was just like "I'll take this one" but then he started looking at all the different selections and literally spent 15 minutes there checking them all out and making his final decision. It was so cute! He even picked out a cute little outfit for the baby that he liked. It was just so cute to see him interested in some of the baby stuff.

So we came home and of course I started putting everything away... OMG it took forever to take all the stuff out of the packages, and cut all the tags off. And there were two trash bags from all that crap. They should really cut down on the packaging and there wouldn't be as much trash.

I just sat down in the glider and started going through everything and sorting the laundry into just whites and tans, yellows, and greens. So I have one load of whites in the dryer now, one in the washer, and there still another load of whites in the laundry room that I want to do tonight... SO MUCH!!! lol... And there's about two loads of colors upstairs that I'll get to tomorrow or next week... Knowing me probably tomorrow... I hate leaving all this stuff lying around. We finally have everything we need and I want to get it all put away and everything.

I was sitting in the nursery (in the glider) looking around the room at the furniture and everything and it was like "OMG this is really happening!!!" lol... I was literally surrounded by baby stuff. It was great! I loved every second of today. I hope this feeling lasts forever. It just makes me realize how close we really are to meeting out little one. It's such an amazing feeling and I can't wait!!!

We were going to go to dinner and a movie tonight for V Day, but since we spent so much time shopping and then me putting everything away, we decided to wait until tomorrow. I am just too exhausted to even think about getting dressed up and going out tonight! lol. So we went to Panera Bread and got some sandwiches for dinner. It was good.

Tomorrow we meet with Jenny (doula) for the last time until the baby’s birth. Another exciting part that makes me realize how close it’s coming!

And on Sunday we have our hospital tour. I’m looking forward to seeing everything there and talking to some of the nurses and staff. Should be interesting.

I’ve been awake since frikkin 6 a.m. this morning because I was just so excited about the shopping today! And I was wondering if Paul would get his bonus (he didn’t, so it must be coming on the 29^th). So I got up at 7 for an hour then went back to bed for an hour, but didn’t sleep. At 830 we finally decided to get up and relax before our big day. I am soooooo tired! Lol I know I’ll sleep tonight. I better anyways. But my back is killing me! UGH!!!

Well, not much else to say. Just so exhausted and excited about everything!!!

It was great having Paul with me today. I love that man so much! He’s just amazing and so sweet helping me with all the baby shopping today.