generous

[mellybrelly]

Tim's mom is very excited about this baby, and very generous. It can be slightly overwhelming at moments, but for the most part, it's really great. I mean, they bought us the crib we wanted, and the really good crib mattress I wanted, plus enough left over to buy a nice organic crib pad and some other things.

I was laughing after my baby showers because I expected to have a zillion receiving blankets, but only actually got 4 and they came from a friend who didn't make it to the shower (who also knit me a gorgeous toque for the baby, and some other great things).

NO LONGER A PROBLEM.

I'm doing laundry and washing everything she sent home with me, and so far I've counted 30 receiving blankets, and about 1/3 of those are ones that she sewed herself so they are massive, which is excellent. The rest of them look like they were Tim's and his siblings when they were little. She also used to foster newborn babies, while they waited for adoption, when Tim was a teenager, so there are some from then as well.

I'm also excited that she sent me the blanket that Tim came home from the hospital in. Now, there is a chance it isn't the exact one, since we have pictures of Reagan coming home in a blanket that is the same fabric, with a slightly different border. Ada may have that one, but I'm willing to just pretend that we both have the blanket that Tim came home in, and leave it be. It's a nice compromise because Ada gets to keep the blanket Reagan came home in (they used it for her) and I have one that we can use for our baby.

She also sent home a ton of teeny outfits, they are mostly preemie, or newborn, plus some bibs, a bouncy chair (two can't hurt..), plus a little terry cloth thingy to bath the baby in, I have one of those, plus a bathtub, but I love the wire/terry cloth ones, so I'm happy to have an extra. Mine is really old.

They are supposed to be bringing us a cradle as well, that I believe was used for Tim's aunt when she was a baby. I am not 100% sure they will make it up here before the baby is born, which had me slightly stressed because I want the baby in our bedroom for now, but want the crib in the baby's bedroom. Then I realized that Reagan has this awesome little cradle she uses for dolls, so I'll borrow that if need be. Crisis averted!

probably should put this stuff in mellybrellbelly, but hey, baby is a part of my real life too ;)

All this laundry is making me feel motivated to wash everything in the baby's room, and maybe even start prepping my cloth diapers. I need to read up on it, since I have a few different kinds.

Comments

[skirmishgirl.livejournal.com]

When are you due, again? I forget.

[mellybrelly.livejournal.com]

July 27th according to the ultrasound, 21st according to my tracking. I'm sticking with the 27th so I have extra days before being pushed toward c-section!

[failureface.livejournal.com]

At least one of us is motivated to do laundry...

Also, we need to remember to pick up some receiving blankets, and some items that are either green or yellow. I'm really getting sick of all this gender specific stuff laying around the house.

[mellybrelly.livejournal.com]

That's a good idea, I mean, I'd like to line our entire house with receiving blankets..

[mellybrelly.livejournal.com]

I think I just got my first dose of baby laundry though, wow, receiving blankets are a lot to fold! Too bad our baby needs clean things, cause it's so much easier to not do it.

[surrey-sucks.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure exactly what "receiving blankets" are--blankets for the baby, I guess. Is it a good thing to have tons of them? Or is it only something you need a couple of?

[mellybrelly.livejournal.com]

They are actually pretty handy, especially the handmade ones she made. They are bigger than store bought ones and really good for swaddling the baby, the little ones are a tight fit. Little ones are good for a blanket, cleaning up messes, spit up blankets, etc.

I think I have a few more than are probably necessary, but some of the ones she made are very gender specific, so I'll tuck them away in case we have another baby who is a different sex.

[alena-griffiths.livejournal.com]

Awww you're getting ME all excited! I want another one! haha..

[mellybrelly.livejournal.com]

hahah! That would be awesome!!

[popchex.livejournal.com]

Wow, you could probably use some of the blankets for wipes, no? If they're cotton? Or are you going to keep them all as blankets? We use ours (we have a lot too, not nearly as much!) for the change table, so if it gets poo on it, we just throw another on. :)

[mellybrelly.livejournal.com]

I actually bought about 4 yards of fabric to make wipes out of. I don't want to cut up the ones she gave me, just because they did belong to Tim and because she made the others for me. There will be another baby eventually, I'm sure they'll all eventually be used!!

[greeneyed-devil.livejournal.com]

This is great for cloth diapering. No residue or "film" to mess with absorption. And it's so great on regular clothing too! Everything is so soft and clean, and you don't need fabric softener.

[mellybrelly.livejournal.com]

that's good to know! Thank you!!

[hexkitten.livejournal.com]

Even if it's not the blanket he came home in, I think it's awesome to have something from his babyhood.

[mellybrelly.livejournal.com]

Exactly, it's a special thing to have regardless!