Finally I have an excuse to start talking in the general direction of the little tyke. Ear buds are forming apparently at this stage and I am so excited. Kristen wants me to play the piano for him/it/her frequently so that becomes one of the soothing sounds he/it/she is used to and finds comforting. I visited Sarah at her "most amazing job ever" and had a very difficult time narrowing it down to only two new pieces I would buy that evening. If I don't limit myself I would walk out of the music store with armfuls. After much deliberating and a phone call to Kristen I left with two new piano pieces in a little white plastic bag. I am attempting to wean myself off of the "easy" versions of songs, and it certainly sounds like it. I am not sure what noises I am getting my child used to. Luckily if a roving band of deformed and angry geese move in next door, if ferral cats start being tortured across the street, or if a one-handed toddler with an impressively low IQ sits in my front yard banging on a xylophone, our child will be able to nap right on through the ruckus. I started making loud train noises at Kristen's belly this morning since we apparently can't live in UT and not have a train within 5 blocks of our house.
Kristen got a nice suprise package in the mail and included inside was a bunch of fliers and literature advertising to new and expecting parents. I enjoyed reading the pamphlet of suggestions for planning the nursery. Due to my background I have some ideas of course for the nursery, but as with most things I am completely open to inspiration and new ideas. I was enjoying the pamphlet that was split into 4 steps, until I get to step four.
Step 1: Asses your space. Wonderful idea, of course some people can't visualize very well and might try to cram too much furniture into the space, they even provided a little graph paper page, cute and useful.
Step 2: Choose furniture for a lifetime. Great idea, make sure you choose pieces that transform and grow with the child. Of course they happen to provide a few suggestions from the advertiser, that's fine, good thing to keep in mind.
Step 3: Add your personal touches. The fun part. I hated everything they showed, far to cookie cutter and uninteresting. It was like someone ordered everything on the entire page 5 of catalog 54-d, blah yuck. But a good important step.
Step 4: Consider your budget. Are you kidding me, step 4?, how is this the final step of the process!? "Hey new parents, come up with a great cool idea, it'll be awesome, and now...... FORGET IT, HA HA STEP FOUR! YOU CAN'T AFFOOORD IT.... NEENER NEENER NEENER. When I was doing design the budget was ALWAYS the first thing we talked about. It is completely possible to do really neat cool things at any budget. If you don't start already knowing your budget you're just wasting precious time and energy daydreaming about diamond encrusted throw pillows and goldleaf cribs. Our nursery is going to rock, promise, but I am not waiting until the fourth step to "consider my budget" eckgh made me mad.
Speaking of budget. I was waiting for Kristen yesterday walking through the baby department at Sears. There was a full size hanger on the sale rack with only a little bitty baby hat hanging on it. Obviously something else used to be on the hanger, but I couldn't find it. So I got the hat for 99 cents. Woohoo deal. There are not very many gender neutral baby items out there, this hat is adorable and knit white, perfect for boy or girl.
It's May, and in less than a month we'll know which half of the baby department to skulk through. I might have to start leaving my wallet at home and just carry my driver's license.
Today was the last official Saturday practice for my dance team, so sad. Our LHS concert is on Friday the 9th at 7pm in the LHS auditorium, no charge, you are all more than welcome and invited. My middle school concert is on the 22nd in Provo at the Covey center for the Arts, $3 per seat because we had to pay for the beautiful and impressive auditorium. They will both be bitter sweet. I love my kids and miss being with them, summer will be too long without a chance to boss them around and to bask in their youthful energetic glow.
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