Looking Back At All The Preparation....
I now know why the good Lord gives us 9 months to prepare for a baby...you need it! It's almost like planning for another wedding. It always seemed that there was a doctors appointment to go to, something to buy, a class to attend, something to buy, a place to be, something to buy:), or a book that needed to be read. Don't get me wrong, we loved, loved every minute of it, but it just blew my mind how much was involved. Now, I'm sure the perfectionist in me definitely overcomplicated this quite a bit, but this was our first baby after all (sorry Weez!) AND my first little girl. Being the Dave followers that we are, we were committed to staying on a budget while getting everything that we needed. Our friends told us about this huge "baby sale" that is held in Charlotte twice a year at a local church. We were told they had everything you could ever need for a baby at crazy low prices...we were sold! Here was the deal though...they would start handing your required ticket for admission at 8:00 a.m. and would give them out in order of arrival in line. This was crucial because they only let in a certain number of people at a time and all of the "goods" apparently went fast! So what does Josh do? He is the first one there...at 4:00 IN THE MORNING. I was early in my pregnancy here so was needing ALOT of sleep just to function, so promised to meet him in a few hours. When I arrived, I found him there, proudly sitting in his chair, the only dad in line...period. I fell in love all over! This sale was totally worth it too! We got lots of clothes, two car seats and bases, a NEW breast pump, and several other items all for about $160! We'll definitely do the sale again!
Then there was the nursery....
This is one room that I put my heart in to! Josh would laugh when I would ask, "do you think she would like this?" He would remind me, "we're still not even 100% sure that it's a she." |
| Mimi painted the room |
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| SW7081 Sensuous Gray |
The three of us spent forever putting this together, only to realize it didn't work...returned:(
Her storage piece from Ikea took us 6 hours to put together! It had SO many pieces! Weezie supervised...
Getting creative....
Josh, Dad, and David built a custom changing station for lots of Norah's things. The room was small so we had to get creative with space. I designed the space by ripping off the existing closet doors and maximizing the interior, then gave the boys the specs and they made my vision come to life!
All of the prep, planning, and prayers all paid off. Now we are able to focus our attention on what's most important, our little Snorah, and not be distracted with all of the other details~ I hope she likes it!
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