T minus 1 (as Dan Coady would say)

With one day to go until Baby Coady's estimated due date, the only excitement around here is that we received a wonderful gift from friends for the little one. A package full of books! Many thanks to Steve and Darcy for their excellent choices (Baby Signs, Fish Kisses, The Very Quiet Cricket, Words, Pat the Bunny, Goodnight Moon). We can't wait to start story time!!

Not much is happening on our baby birthin' front, though friends John and Jen welcomed baby Gus into the world this afternoon. Jen and Melissa shared the same due date. Perhaps Melissa should add some hot sauce to her burger at dinner tonight. Nah, there will be no rushing Baby C. He or she will arrive when they're darn good and ready. For now, Melissa is trying not to drive Dan crazy (ok, too crazy) and just hopes that common sense prevails before she commits a random act of decorating or crafting. Fine, she'll be honest, it will most likely be an act of cleaning.

In other news, Melissa has actually started getting her bag ready for the hospital. At least Dan and Baby Coady are all packed and ready to go!

Update: 9 PM and going strong. Our gDiapers are loaded and ready for their first use. Don't know what a gDiaper is? Check it out at http://www.gdiapers.com/.

It's getting more real

We now have the infant car seat and an extra base. Funny, this makes it seem far more real than the crib...and the bassinet...and the cute little newborn sized onesies...and all the other baby gear...

More Baby Gear!

I can't believe we have been fortunate enough to receive more baby gear hand-me-downs! A wonderful coworker has contributed a baby tub, portable/kitchen-chair mounted high chair, bottle drying rack, assortment of BPA-free bottles and a few other odds and ends to the Coady household. We're very happy to be able to provide another layer of life to so many gently used items.

One item we won't be getting secondhand is the carseat. Dan and I are probably off to pickup the infant carseat tomorrow PM. Though I'm not showing any signs of labor (thank goodness!), I'll definitely feel better knowing the seat has been installed and inspected (likely courtesy of the Northampton Fire Department since our fair city ran out of grant money to fund a similar program and no longer offers the service).

Baby Mops

I'm not sure where one would even register for such a thing (or why...)...

http://www.apparelsearch.com/Unusual_Clothes/unusual_clothing_baby_mops.htm

Is this even legal in the States?