all things baby

at 22 weeks, i can now say that i have some tangible possesions (well, at least currently tangible for my parents :D).

last week, while preparing for their move to utah and getting rid of a lot of things, tita ge "donated" all of kuya elijah's and ate iyah's old stuff, like a graco pack and play (mom was delighted since they just need to buy me a crib and not both!), some layettes (are they layettes?), a walker (though i may not be needing this til a few months after i come out), a pair of shoes, lots of feeding bottles, and lots of toys! there are some more items but i couldn't remember them all. she's even giving my parents kuya elijah's old graco car seat, but since they're planning to buy the travel system anyway, they declined (plus mom's too shy since they can still sell and earn from that instead of giving that to us for free). dad's too excited! he just could imagine me with all these things. he even wanted to put everything in the nursery already. but tita ge said that all of them needs a lot of sanitizing since they haven't been used for a long time. so everything's in the garage :)

some of my mom's mom friends are insisting on getting good bargains from garage/yard sales, since baby stuff don't get overused anyway... some don't even get used at all if the baby doesn't like them or whatever. so last saturday, they went garage-sale shopping (though they promised to buy me something new first before they go on these sales... they think it's too early to buy though). and they found me lots of things! they got me a baby monitor for 2bucks (but mom saw one with a video system in it at burlington which would allow you to see and hear your baby! cool eh?!), bottle warmer for 3 bucks, a couple of baby CD's for a dollar each, a changing table mattress(?) that's new and never been used for 2 bucks, new unused booties for just a few cents. great bargain huh?! as soon as we got home, dad tried the monitor right away (not too excited, huh?!). there are some more stuff from the garage sales, but they didn't want to buy anything that would come in contact with me (unless it's really new or unused or given by their friends coz at least they know who used it and that they're safe to use), like bassinets, high chairs, clothes, accessories, blankets, etc. are they overprotective or what?! :D

and since they are getting too excited with this baby shopping, they spent the rest of the day canvassing for some more stuff. burlington's such a haven for them! (wait till they see more items from babies r' us). they already saw the crib that they wanted from there. it's a 4-in-1 crib with a changing table (and drawers). it converts to a toddler bed for one (and it has a pullout bed as well!). they actually aren't sure if i'd sleep there or i'd prefer co-sleeping with them. ah well, just like what tita sheryll said, you'll never know what the baby exactly needs till she's here, haha. they also now had an idea of how much a graco travel system costs, but they still are clueless on what the specs should be (all they know is that it has to be rear-facing for newborns). well, at least now they won't be surprised of how expensive it can get right? but it's all worth it according to them. having me is priceless!

they'll storm babies r' us next time coz tita sheryll said that there are more items and choices there compared to burlington. then hopefully, mom and dad would agree on whether to paint or put wallpaper or just trimmings on the nursery. at least they can better picture the nursery with all those things baby. :)