First - last Thursday I went down to Charlotte after a whirlwind of preparation of both work and home stuff. We headed out as soon as I got into town - went with Jill and mom to Tot trade. Wasn't sure what to expect and I was overwhelmed at the idea. Basically it's a GIANT consignment sale. When I say giant I mean a FULL convention center. We got in early with our "first time mom" pass. We were there from 3:30 til....wait for it....7 O'CLOCK! I think everyone has a pretty good idea about how I feel about shopping and I was certainly DONE by the time we left but all in all it was a good time. Really fun to finally look at baby stuff with the intention of buying! Got a great swing and bouncy seat dirt cheap and both look brand new. Also got the little guy's wardrobe pretty much stocked through Feb. or March. Basically there were more clothes than I've ever seen broken up by gender and size. Mom and I went through a few giant racks (which wasn't everything...we just got full and stopped) and then you take everything over to a sorting area. After going through the millions of little boy clothes and girl clothes for Christa we had picked up we narrowed it down to about half a million outfits for purchase. We're talking $2-$4 per outfit (onesies/gowns/pants/shirts etc.) For those of you who are more visual here is a pictoral of 3 and a half hours of baby shopping...
Long story short my mom and I went up to Kernersville to do a set up and the van died. Almost 2 and half hours later the tow truck showed up and dropped us off at a rental car place after loading up the van. Mom had to get to the Rascal Flatts concert in Charlotte so the whole ordeal was that much more stressful. We made it back to Charlotte in one piece (albeit sweaty tired beasts) and mom and the crew made it to the concert just a bit late.
Slept in Saturday and then got everything ready for my flight to Jackson, Mississippi. Courtney was ordained as a Baptist minister this weekend and it was wonderful. I got to see Dabney and Ami also. The girls gave me and James a fabulous baby gift (THANK YOU!) and Dabs added Vandy socks and a Vandy towel/burp cloth. It was a fun but short trip - came back to Charlotte Monday afternoon.
Back to baby stuff - I've been reading a book called "The Happiest Baby on the Block" and found some of the most interesting and unbelievable info yet. I don't think anyone would argue that the way a baby is made is an absolute miracle. The more you dig in and realize just how much goes into those 9 months the more shocking and amazing it becomes. From the book (emphasis mine) - "Over these nine months, your fetus develops at lighting speed. His brain adds two hundred fifty thousand nerve cells a minute and his body grows one billion times in weight and infinitely in complexity." I can't even wrap my head around that. This week baby D is the length of a carrot and weighs three quarters of a pound. Next week he'll hit the pound mark which is exciting by itself. Consider though that there will be 18 weeks left before my due date. In those 18 weeks he'll go from 1 pound to 7-9 pounds! He is working quite regularly on his acrobatic skills and I can feel him throughout the day. He's still very shy (aka difficult) when it comes to letting other people in on the fun. Generally he stops moving as soon as someone else tries to feel.
I was excited when I got back to Raleigh to find one of the things I ordered waiting for me. This was a present for James and his boy...check this out:
James was QUITE excited - they are going to look SO cute in their matching Harley gear and trail shoes :-) We're taking the somewhat dreaded baby classes this Saturday and Sunday so I'll let you know how that goes. James is going to a Beer, Bourbon and BBQ festival after the Saturday session so the weekend won't be a total bust for him :-) We've got big plans and lots of work to do in the coming weeks so the updates might show up more often. Thanks for hanging in there through this one!
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