How to Make a Baby Romper from a T Shirt - wikiHow

I don't know that either Heidi or I are crafty enough to pull this off, but it seems like a pretty fun idea. Also, there's the fact that our baby currently has more clothes than he will ever be able to wear before he grows out of them and we have to buy all new ones...well, maybe that will be my chance. Now if I could just learn to sew.

How to Make a Baby Romper from a T Shirt

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Baby Maker

Heidi and I are planning to go see the movie "Baby Mama" this evening with the free movie passes I won at work. Personally, I would like to see "21" or "Harold & Kumar," but seeing as how I'm going to be dragging her to "Iron Man" next weekend, I figured I best oblige her request.

I went on the movie's website to check times and they had this "build your own baby" feature that I had to try. So here it is...hopefully this is just for fun, because if Miles actually comes out looking this way I may have to send him back. Or at least get him used to the paper bag he will be wearing.

Go to BABYMAMAMAKER.COM to make your own.

Check it out for yourself and make your own baby.

Baby Shower Photos

It has been a pretty quick and crazy week since the baby shower, but I just wanted to drop in an show off some of the photos. I will leave it to Heidi to give her impressions, but I just wanted to make sure and thank everyone again for a great turnout and for all the great gifts which we received. I can only share a few here, but if you are interested in seeing all the photos, check out my mom's Snapfish album.


Heidi and I with the bassinet.


The cake.


Some gifts.


Heidi opening gifts.


Heidi and some Gallipolis girls.

More Miles

Hey guys, it's been pretty hectic lately. Alot of stuff going on, getting ready for the baby shower this weekend, Heidi is SO excited! Also a bunch of work stuff and a barrage of doctor's appointments now that we are going every two weeks, plus an extra check up in there and another ultrasound last friday.

Everything went well, as expected. Miles is measuring normal in terms of his head size and the measurements they took around the waist and of the fluid surrounding him. He is now so big that they couldn't get a full body shot in the ultrasound anymore, instead they focused on showing parts of the body (leg, foot, bones, etc.). He has gotten turned back around and is now facing the correct direction to be delivered head first, so that is a good thing as well.

Here are the photos we got of his face. I have to admit that they are not the clearest of shots and you may not get it at first, but I assure you it looked really cool in person. As the technician dragged the ultrasound machine from side to side you could get some great 3D-looking views of his profile, where the nose and eyes were clearly standing out. However, whenever she would stop to take a photo you would lose the depth and he view got a little more muddled. Still I think if you look real hard you may be able to guess what is what.


Can you see the baby's face?


How about now?

Labor Predictor quiz

I just went to a cute website Justmommies.com and they have a labor predictor quiz so I thought what the heck let's try it out. All you have to do is answer a few short questions about your birth and your significant others birth and it gives you this fun little prediction. Remember it is just for entertainment purposes only and there is probably no actual truth to it, but it is still fun to see what it says.

So here is my labor prediction:

I know you were hoping we were not going to say this, but don't expect this baby to come early. Your baby is nice and comfy tucked away in your womb and has no intrest in joining the rest of the world. We predict your baby after it's due date. Your baby will most likely be born in the morning. Justmommies predicts that your baby will weigh approximately 8.5 pounds and that your labor will be about 16 hours long.

Now doesn't that sound like fun I hope that they are wrong with the 16 hours part but it will probably last even longer than that so I shouldn't complain. Well let's wait and see how close there were with their predictions.

Stress busters:)

Ok so I am on Babyfit.com like 20 times a day if not more. I find it really helpful with lots of good information espically for first time mommies like myself. One of the articles that I really enjoyed recently is 7 Simple Stress Busters. I know that I am starting to feel the stress and any relief that I can get is very helpful. Stress happens to everyone but being a pregnant women it seems to find ya much faster.

Step 1:Take a walk-It helps to clear your head and it helps keep you in shape. This is one activity that I actually enjoy doing but lately I just can't find the time to fit a good head clearing walk in. No wonder I am a stressful mess most days.

Step 2: Call a good friend or fellow pregnant lady-Talking to someone that you enjoy really helps you to relax and clam down. Sorry guys I know I am horrible at staying in touch I will make an effort to change that for my own peice of mind and I really miss talkin gto good friends.

Step 3: Write down your thoughts in a journal-Expressing one's feelings is a great way to destress. Writing things down is a quick release of all your feelings at once and it never hurts to get things out of your system.

Step 4: Play a board game-This I am not really sure about who really has a chance to sit down to a wonderful game of Life these days. I guess I will get reaquainted with how fun board games can be in a few short years when Miles wants to play Candyland or any other fun game that I have not played in years.

Step 5: Work up a sweat- Now doesn't that sound like fun. It didn't really specify how to work up that sweatbut I am sure any way is fine and will help you destress or maybe cause more stress who knows.

Step 6: Plan something fun- Like a mini-vacation or a night out on the town becuase soon for Chris and I these will be hard to come by. We went to a nice dinner the other night at PF Changs and it was really relaxing and very enjoyable.

Step 7: When all else fails take a nap-This has slowly became one of my favorite relaxation techinques. I never really enjoyed naps until I became pregnant now I can hardly function some days without a little bit of shut eye.

Well these stress tips are probably not anything new but they are super helpful to this pregnant lady that stresses out easily enough not being pregnant so one can only imagine my state of mind at times now that I am worry not only about me but also about this wonderful little guy that Chris and I are about ready to bring into this world.

Catching Up

I'm not feeling particularly eloquent tonight, but I thought I better say something seeing as how Heidi has been a little too busy nesting to blog about anything lately. And I tell you, she is missing out on some good stuff too. Since she has written last there has been...

• Buying of baby books
  Barnes & Noble was having a moving sale, so she had to go grab one of those big cushy books with like only 4 pages. Something about Elmo and it makes lots of noises, etc.
  
• Doctors appointments
  Went for like 5 minutes worth of doctor time, only to have to sit with the obstetrics coordinator (yeah, I'd never heard of that either) for like 20 minutes to schedule her next 8 appointments for this month. OK, maybe not 8, but she's now at the point where she'll have to see a doctor every two weeks, plus a special visit to a neurologist because she is considered to be high-risk.
• Putting together a dresser
  This has been a few weeks back, but we got our second of three big pieces of baby furniture. It looks really nice and the room officially looks like it is ready for Miles now, but putting the darn thing together took an entire Sunday afternoon, about 4-5 hours. Guess we better get used to it, eh?
• Narrowing the weight gap
  I'm sure she will get pissed that I told this one, but with her nearing her 8th month of pregnancy and me being on a diet we are almost weighing in at the same weight. It hasn't quite happened yet, with her just above 195 and myself just under 205, but I keep saying it is really only a matter of time before we pass somewhere right around the two-bills mark.
• Lots of laundry
  Bought some special detergent called Dreft to start washing all the baby clothes we have bought. I still can't see why babies can't just sleep on regularly washed sheets, but I guess that's just me. Heidi has also been doing about six times as much laundry as normal, including some washing things I didn't even know were dirty. I think it is all just part of a process to get used to doing more laundry because I hear babies can be dirty.

That's about it for now. I'm sure there's more...specifically some little issue called unpaid maternity leave, but I suppose we will burn that bridge when we get there. Until then, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a lucky lotto ticket and pinching my pennies wherever possible.

Keeping the baby alive

I was in my Weight Watchers meeting today (yes, I'm a 28-year-old male in Weight Watchers...wanna fight about it?) and we were talking about how responsibilties change over time and how you learn to watch and account for yourself. My group leader asked me this question.

"Chris, you're about to have a baby, right? What do you think the role of a parent is for a child from 0-3 years old?"

I was stumped. I've never really been one who thinks quickly on my feet...so I just said the first thing that came into my head.

"To make sure they survive beyond that age..."

Everyone laughed at first, but then she went on to talk about it a bit and really her summation of taking care of a baby more or less came down to making sure it is doesn't die. There was more to it than that, something about a blur of diaper changing and sleepless nights of lying awake listening to a baby monitor to make sure it is still breathing. But regardless of what anyone says, that's basically what it boils down to.

And that, in a way, is why I'm not really worried about becoming a parent. If all I have to do is keep it breathing, then it should be a breeze, right? Something like eighty percent is gonna be instinct anyway and the rest I figure I can just learn along the way.

Chris

Time is flying

Well according to Babyfit.com I as of today at 27 weeks have officially entered my 3rd and last trimester which is super exciting. There are conflicting time lines to when exactly the 3rd trimester starts some say 28 weeks which is 7 months but I say that I agree with the 27 week mark just fine. I just can't believe I only have 91 more days to go if I deliver on my official due date which is June 10, 2008 just in case anyone forgot.

We are slowly getting ready for baby Miles we have already painted the nursery a nice shade of green that will fit Miles just perfect. We have already got the crib courtesy of Grandma and Grandpa Mowder. The crib is an awesome sled bed with a cherry wood finish from Target that I absolutely love. It was a trip putting it together Chris and I took 2 whole days to get it done but it is done. We have a few of the stuffed animals that we already had placed in the crib and it looks so cute. We have already had to watch and try to keep the cats out of the bed Mays really loves it in there which is not good.

We are slowly getting more and more stuff for the nursery which is so much fun. Grandma Linda and Grandpa Dave have sent us a few things already. We have a nice safari hamper, some wall hangings all safari animals an elephant, an alligator with a turtle on it's back, and a giraffe. I just can't wait to finish the nursery and get it all set up for Miles.

Time is just flying right on by but I am still loving every minute of it. I just can't wait to hold Miles in my arms and see how much he reminds me of his daddy because I am sure they are going to look just alike.


Crib in pieces.


Chris tightening some bolts.


Finished product.


Baby Mays in the new crib.

I bought diapers yesterday

I'm not sure why I did it. I know full and well that the baby will not be here for another few months. On top of that, there's the fact that Heidi will most likely get a gross of them at her baby shower and the possibility that our baby could be big and grow out of newborn diapers almost immediately.

But despite the many common sense reasons not to, I found myself browsing the baby aisles of Wal-Mart (why I was at Wal-Mart, don't ask...) alone on a Wednesday evening looking for something, anything to buy. I think maybe I just wanted to prove to myself that I could do it without feeling awkward or maybe I did it as a reminder that there's not a whole lot of time left before baby.

Either way, I ended up with a pack of 10 or 20 (I can't even remember how many were in a pack) Huggies diapers in size 1. They have sizes you know...I just learned that recently as well. I always just thought a diaper was a diaper. And, damn those things are expensive. It was like $10 for the small pack, which I can only assume will last me like half a day or something.

And then there's the fact of what the diaper is actually for...not particularly exciting stuff. But that's about all the diaper talk I can take for today. I'm out.

Chris