Today was "nesting" day and Evan and I both had a lot of fun. We stayed in all morning because we had the "TV Man" come by. We started our day be emptying Evan's closet and going through crates and bags of old clothes, blankets, and stuffed animal friends. We were in search of items that could be given to Lil' Babe.
First, the clothes. Surprisingly, I was able to come up with a crate full of clothes that would span about a year's growth... There are some items that are unisex, some items that are blue, but still a little feminine (what were we thinking, Evan?) and some that are pretty rough and tumble. It's mostly our Maui Built and Baltimore Ravens stuff. Lil' Babe is gonna be one tough chicka in those outfits (what we would call 'titas' growing up in HI.) Pops brought up this one shirt in particular the other day. When we found out we were having a girl, he said, "She's still going to wear that Monster Truck shirt from Local Motion." That got a good chuckle. When I was pregnant with Evan, we went home (back then we were still calling Hawaii "home", even though we had lived in WA for over 7 years) and did some baby clothes shopping. We did not know if we were having a boy or girl yet, but we still bought this monster truck shirt. We decided even if we had a girl, she would wear it. Evan wore it a few times and now we will be passing it on to Lil' Miss. Should be a cute picture...
Next, the stuffed animals. I pulled a bunch of stuffed animals that Evan had not touched in over a year. I decided Lil' Babe could have them in her room. While I was going through the clothes, Evan decided to help me with the stuffed animals. First, he ix-nayed a handful of "friends" and said that he would not be sharing them. Then, he started taking the rest of the friends to what will become Lil' Babe's room. This room is not yet set up in the least - we have my parents visiting next week and then my brother right after, so it's going to stay a guest room for a couple more weeks. We have the crib crammed in the corner with a full size mattress and down comforter stuffed in it. When I went to check on Evan's progress, I found that he attempted to place all of Lil' Babe's friends in the crib, which essentially meant that it landed on top of the comforter or around the crib. What a big helper!
Lastly, the blankets. I decided that we'll be using most of Evan's blankets for Lil' Babe. We were so blessed to have received a lot of wonderful, mostly handmade blankets for Evan, so I would like to put them to good use for Lil' Babe.
It's nice that we aren't starting from scratch, even though we are now having a girl. It will still be a lot of fun shopping with Mom next week at the Outlet Mall at Tulalip!!!
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