Somebody's Gotta Sleep On It......

Here's something I bet no one saw coming- but, first! Please sit down (if you're standing) so you don't fall down and crack your head open like a watermelon when you read these next few words.

I found a crib I like......at Wal-Mart.

[Collective gasp from the crowd!]

I know, right? "But, Rachel, you hate Wal-Mart!" This is true. I have on more than one occasion even referred to it as Wal-Fart; however, I may give them a chance to redeem themselves on a single purchase.

You see, I've been thinking about the baby's room and cribs for a while now. I even started my own Baby Ideas ideabook on Houzz a few years ago before Boots and I even talked babies. Boots' one request is that the crib be wood, not white, which is not what I had envisioned but, I can work with it. I like wood. Something dark and nature-y. Sounds good to me.

I've been haunting a few of my favorite blogs that have babies lately to see if I can learn from them and their decisions. Imagine my surprise when I found out that John and Sherry's crib came from Wal-Mart! I thought, "If it's good enough for their baby, it's good enough for mine because I know they put waaaay more thought and research into it than I have so far."

A few clicks on the Wal-Mart website and look, I found their white crib's wood sister!

Official Wal-Mart page with crib website found here.

Pros:
+Dark, New Zealand pine wood. No MDWhatever that's going to fall apart after getting slobbered on.
+No bad, scary, dangerous baby-killer chemicals.
+The sides don't move up or down. Little Houdini won't be able to escape!
+It's cheap, $200. Sounds like a winner to me.
+Mattress sold separately so I can pick out my own elsewhere.
+No bad reviews.
+Very safe according to those people that keep up with that sort of thing.

Cons:
-No bad reviews. Sometimes you need to hear the other side, ya know?
-It's a Wal-Mart product.
-It's bought from Wal-Mart.
-You get it at Wal-Mart.
-Wal-Mart.
-Wal-Mart!!!

Decisions, decisions. I may have to make a trip down to the store myself (but not by myself!) and make sure this thing is too good to be true.

In the meantime, you can be sure I'll be checking to see if Target has a comparable product.

Haley's Wedding Shower

Sunday afternoon my little sister Haley had a wedding shower so I'm sharing my favorites.

We don't know what was up with the dinosaur.

My apologies to the folks to my right- I forgot to get photographic evidence that you were there! Haha!

15 Weeks

Yesterday was my monthly appointment with the baby doctor. I've lost a little weight even though I haven't been sick and I'm always eating because I'm always hungry. No one seemed concerned by this, they said it's normal for weight to fluctuate in the beginning. My blood pressure was normal and the baby's heartbeat was good, 154 bpm, after they chased the little bugger down and could find it. There must be some ballet or step-aerobics going on in there.

The doctor also said I'll need to take a flu shot. I'm really not excited about that, I've never had the flu or the flu shot. Why start not? Ugh......

And Happy 2nd Anniversary to my lover, my idea catcher, my man, and my baby daddy. Two years has flown by fast. Wow.

All spring and summer long I've been watching this tree for any sign of life but, there hasnt been any. Nary a leaf all year. Last Thursday I got a little bored and this tree......

became this tree!

Now to talk Boots into chopping it down and digging up the roots.

18 Years

This was in today's paper and I couldn't resist looking it up and sharing it with you!

14 Weeks

Here's Tuesday night's belly photo, I'm looking disheveled as usual. (Dear Baby, you are in for a shock! I probably don't look like anything you've ever imagined.)