The first big haul... 5/29/11

We brought our first big haul of baby stuff home today. Bargain savvy as ever, we found a garage sale at this rick-folks house in Stormville. They had twins that were seven or maybe eight years old and they had finally decided to get rid of all of their baby stuff. The woman running the sale (the mom) was this super nice lady named Judy that got so excited when we told her we were having our first child (she asked!). She went from "Can I help you?"  to "Don't get this, it stinks. This we used all the time. You can have these for free." in a matter of seconds. She was showing us what was for a baby, versus a toddler. What we needed and didn't need for bath, mealtime, the crib etc. and she even gave us a bunch of books, toys and onsies just because she liked us! We got quite a haul! We got a high chair, a stroller, a bath chair, a vibrating rocker-thing, a whole bunch of books and toys,  one of those baby-backpack things, a booster seat and other miscellaneous items. What was also great was that she was able to tell us how everything worked/folded down and what stuff we wouldn't need for at least a year. Right on!

In other news, jeez do I have a big belly. I am most definitely showing, and how! I have to push myself out of a chair with my arms, and getting out of the Allante just plain sucks. I'm mostly waddling and the last few bits of pre-pregnancy clothes don't even fake fit anymore. I'm relegated to maternity clothes, stretchy skirts or leggings and Barry's tee shirts. I'm also cranky, full of mood swings and my goodness is my complexion terrible! I can't cross my legs anymore and I have an achy everything. On the up-side however, people are so very happy to help me reach/pick-up things as well as hold doors open and put things in my car for me. I get seats wherever I go, and pretty much every restaurant I go into just to use the bathroom let's me do just that without the slightest hesitation. This pregnancy thing is tough. I have to work around myself in everything I do, and by god I can't drink or smoke! I am still very happy and very excited about the whole thing and I can't wait for the baby to be here!

belly!

One final note; we aren't going to find out the sex of the baby before delivery. We want it to be a surprise. However, we've had several people tell us that they think we're having a girl. We decided to take a bunch of gender quizzes (old wives tales in internet quiz form) and all four of the ones we took said girl also. So, we'll see what happens, but we may just be having a girl. Either way, our mantra is "ten fingers, ten toes, happy and healthy". Other than that, we'll be happy with whatever we're blessed with!