In general, I think Justin and I both tend to mask our excitement about life changes from other people because we figure most other people have gone through these changes before and they’re only exciting to us. I know we were both pretty laid back about wedding plans to the public eye but when it was just us two we could hardly contain our excitement.
In some ways it’s been the same with the baby news. I’ve been pretty unable to mask my excitement this time around, I think, but I still try to downplay it in public to a certain extent because I realize that Justin and I are way more excited about it than anyone else could possibly be, plus most other people have already had their own kids and pregnancies to be excited about, so it’s not like I’m the first person ever to go through this. It’s no original accomplishment.
But I think Justin and I have both been surprised by how excited others have been about our news (certainly because it’s our first) and it’s been fun for both of us when other people show enthusiasm about it because then we realize it’s okay for us to publicly be excited as well, whether it’s one of his co-workers enthusiastically congratulating him in the hall or one of our friends being so excited that she couldn’t even wait to find out the sex before going out and splurging on these generous gifts for us.
I can’t believe how thoughtful and generous some people can be. It really surprises me sometimes and this would definitely be one of those times. So far all I have for the baby is a stuffed animal and lullaby album from my mom and a onesie from my sister that she brought back from Scotland (just realized I never posted a picture of that, oops, I meant to). So this gift pretty much increases my baby supply by thirteen times!
Here’s all our adorable loot from a bird’s eye view.
If onesies don’t make you want to scream out in girlish cute overload fashion, congratulations, you probably aren’t growing a baby inside your uterus. (This should be especially reassuring for the male portion of the audience.)
Cute burp cloths.
She even took into account the fact that people always get gifts for when the baby’s newborn but don’t take into account that the kid’s going to growing exponentially in those first few months. So she got a little outfit and matching onesie for when he/she is a little older.
Newborn pacifiers, 6+ months pacifiers, silicone-tipped spoons, and a pacifier clip. I am still in shock that someone would do this for me. It’s too nice!
P.S. 48 hours until we find out the sex. Not that I’ve been counting down for weeks or anything.
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What a nice friend! There’s no kidding how fast these kids grow out of their clothes. I don’t feel like I’ve bought a whole lot for my girls but I have bins and bins and bins full of clothes. If I ever have another girl I will be 10000% set there. But, now that you’re expecting I still have an excuse to go shopping for some ridiculously cute clothes I saw the other day :) I really can’t wait to hear what you’re having! The anticipation is insane isn’t it?
That baby better not be positioned in a way that makes it impossible to tell, that’s all I have to say! I will seriously go insane. How was Reagan’s birthday, by the way? Are you going to post photos?
Like your picture. What is it called? Avatar? I’m so out of it. But I like the profile–whatever it’s called.
Let me assure you I am super excited for you. I love my babies so I’m always so excited when a friend or family member is pregnant. I would love to go out and buy people that much baby loot, always think about it when I’m in the store, but I don’t even by that much baby loot for my own kids. Sorry this friend is a cheapskate. You’ll just have to believe me that I’m super excited. (Its all about stores like Kid to Kid in my opinion, its especially great for high price items like baby swings that they only use for a little while.)
Aaaawwww… cherish every moment… So excited for you!! There’s just nothing like your own baby. :-)
Eat something really sugary or drink something caffeinated. I did that before Reagan’s ultrasound to make sure she was nice and active :) Sarah was a bit more shy but we were still able to tell. Reagan’s birthday was nice- really low key since we are the only ones out here. I attempted to make her a Spongebob cake which she requested. Crazy huh? We went swimming, which she loved. Anywho, I really need to update the blog. I am so bad at it. I have a lot of pictures and stuff to blog about. I don’t know why it’s so hard for me. I suppose I’ve just been lacking in motivation the last few weeks! Can’t wait to hear tomorrow. You need to post ASAP :)