More getting ready for baby...

Thursday night we taped the baby room and Friday, Darrell and the girls put the first coat on. I took some pictures of them working on it and I'll try to remember to add them tonight. (We have VBS at the church though, so no guarantees.)

Saturday, Kathy came over and helped put the second coat on. While we were waiting for Kathy to arrive, I sent Darrell to get some cash, so he could pick up a stroller at a yard-sale just down the street. I didn't like the stroller, it was actually an old travel system with the infant carrier, but there was no base for infant carrier and it was an off brand that I didn't recognize. However, I figured I needed to get over myself - we've spent so much money on nice stuff already, and having the perfect stroller isn't exactly priority. An hour later, Darrell came back, bearing some baby clothes, a bassinet and an awesome Eddie Bauer Travel system that he'd found at another yard sale. I was so thrilled. It is in nearly perfect condition and has everything I wanted. He paid $25 for it instead of the $250 we could have spent buying a new carseat/stroller system. It looks a lot like this, although this picture doesn't do it justice:

The bassinet was something we had not planned on buying, but we'd been debating exactly what to do. I was thinking we could just use a pack 'n play in our room for the first couple of months since we'll need one later as a playpen. It would have taken up a lot of room, and I REALLY wanted a co-sleeper kind of set up so that I can keep baby bean close to me at night, without actually having him in bed. Well, this bassinet has a side that comes down so it can be used as a co-sleeper (right next to to the bed). It also has music, vibration, a battery operated mobile, lights (little flashing ones and one that can be used to see at night), storage underneath, and the top comes off to make a changing table! Here is a stock picture that I found, although the one we have is blue gingham:

I feel very blessed, and I think it's no coincidence that he "just happened" to pull down the side street to check out another garage sale on his way to get the stroller I didn't like.

We put the rocking chair together yesterday before I went to a baby shower for Darrell's co-worker so it was another "baby-filled" day. Here is the chair he bought me: