Baby H's Gear

Of course, we're not the most decisive people when it comes to baby gear so we took quite a while deciding on which stroller and infant seat would be best for Baby H. Thank goodness for helpful (and patient) sales people too! We finally decided on Teutonia for both. We like that it is a pram type system so each piece is interchangeable. We can use the stroller chassis to put the infant carrier on (picture yet to come of how that looks, well you can kind of see it in the earlier post with Randle) or when he's 4 months or so he can sit in the seat (picture below). It looks a bit like the Bugaboo but a bit more reasonable in price. And it's great that it is rated very high on safety and comes from our (mostly Brian's) heritage - German and Polish. We just can't wait to take him for walks and carry him around. 111 days to go!

Randle Got a Stroller - HA!

This weekend Baby H's car seat and stroller came in. Very exciting!!! As you can see, Randle was excited too, so who knows, maybe he'll no longer be walking on our walks - he'll be rolled. How funny would that be?


Randle has been sniffing all of the baby stuff. You can tell he knows something is up, we're just not so sure he knows how big of a change he's in for. His favorite place is under the crib which is kinda cute. Maybe he'll be a protective "big brother." :)

Speaking of big brother, we don't think we ever posted how we told Sara's parents we were expecting. After reading his collar a few times, Sara's Dad still wasn't sure what that meant - were we getting another dog or what? So, we told them we were expecting a baby! Randle sure was a handsome delivery boy!

Baby H's Nursery is Coming Together!

We are finally happy to report that Baby H's crib bedding has been finalized!! After searching just about every website out there, visiting countless baby stores, and even ordering two sets online, we have found a set that we both love from Pottery Barn Kids. It is the Oscar set and you can see it half set-up here:

It's a good mix of boy without being too "themey." And the car sheets are so cute! Yippeee!! We plan to paint the room some sort of blue hue and then have navy and red accents. We also found some artwork that compliments the set ... things are coming together nicely! Speaking of things coming together, the dresser also came.

This will double as a changing table so eventually it will have on it a basket with diaper accessories as well as the changing pad.

Sara continues to do well with the pregnancy. She's gained 13.5 pounds thus far and she'll be 24 weeks on Thursday. She's right on track for what the doctor wanted. We learned last night that Baby H really likes the Tagalongs Girl Scout Cookie Blizzard from Dairy Queen, which is too bad considering it will no longer be carried after July 31. So, it's back to the almost daily McDonald's ice cream cone. YUM!

We had a great time with the Hillins while they've been here the past two weeks. We had fun times on the boat, shopping, and many meals together. We love that they love the bottom glass of wine at D'Amico's, so we of course fit that into one of the nights they were here (it's a bonus that we can walk there although we do have Sara as a DD these days). One of the highlights from the trip was having Sara's parents, brother, and sister-in-law as well as Brian's parents, brother, sister-in-law, and two nieces over for a brunch waffle bar. Every topping imaginable was available. Lauren and Sara went crazy for the whip cream, chocolate chips, and sprinkles for their waffle creation while others enjoyed fruit, walnuts, and the usual syrup on theirs.

23 Weeks!

Here is Sara at 23 weeks. You can see that Baby H is growing nicely! Sara hasn't been one to complain about the weight she's putting on as she knows it is for a fabulous cause and Brian is one to always compliment her on how great she looks - awwww!

New Clothes for Baby H

Our little guy is sure going to be one handsome fella for his Baptism! We had planned on having a custom gown/suit made for him out of Sara's wedding dress, but then found the cutest suit for him...and we got quite a deal on it.

You should see the little hat that goes with it. Too cute!!! We've already met with our priest and his Baptism will most likely be in December or early January.

The other important piece of clothing we got him was his first Vikings jersey. Now he'll be stylin' for his first game!

Last but not least for this update is bedding. You'll never believe it, but we didn't like either of the crib bedding sets we ordered. One was too "circusy" colored and one had deep brown corduroy on it which felt like it would only be good for winter. Fortunately, there was one other set that we found so that has now been ordered and we're waiting for its arrival. Cross your fingers that it works...we sure are!!

122 Days to Go!

Just glanced at the baby tracker on the blog and it says 122 days to go! Wow, does that not seem like a lot of time! It feels like not that long ago we found out we were pregnant and now we're over half done. Sara continues to feel great, although sleeping is becoming a bit of an issue. She just can't find a comfortable position. We purchased a body pillow a few weeks ago, but it was almost too thick. Then this weekend we got her a Boppy body pillow and that seems to be a bit better. She is waking up with hip pain and leg cramps...we're sure though it is just her body adjusting to sleeping on her side. She's normally a stomach sleeper, so it will just take some time.

Baby H is moving and kicking like a healthy little boy. Last night he kicked on command for Daddy. So cute!! It feels a bit weird, although good, for Sara to feel him inside her. He's now active most hours of the day until about 9pm. He's an early to bed, early to rise kind of boy just like his Mommy.

One of our crib bedding options is set to arrive today, the other should arrive tomorrow. We'll set both up and see which one we like better. Then we can cross that task off the list and move on to paint and a nightstand.

We had a fun filled weekend, only wish it was a bit longer. On Saturday we headed to Sara's Grandma's and enjoyed spending time with her. We have a tradition of taking her to the Godfather's Pizza lunch buffet and can we just say that the baby loves dessert pizza (especially the one with streudel and M&Ms on top). YUM!!! It's his fault that Sara had about 3.5 pieces of dessert pizza alone. Wonder what the scale will say this week? Oh well!

Brian's parents are in town for a few weeks and we had a fun afternoon on the boat on Sunday. All 8 of us went out and although it was just for a short time, it was nice to have everyone together. Maybe next weekend we'll be able to repeat the outing!

Randle, Randle, Randle

Randle decided this morning that he didn't want to come inside when called. Bad doggie! Nothing would work - saying words like treats, walk, car ride - nothing helped. So, we left him outside. We didn't have a choice as we needed to get to work. We were a tad worried about what would happen to him - would he escape the backyard, would he scratch at the door, would he tear holes in the grill cover, etc. but we had to do it. Brian went home around 11am and found Randle laying peacefully in our lounge chair. Thinking Brian was home for the day, Randle dutifully went in his kennel no problem. Little did he know that he would be staying in there until we both got home from work. So, the adventures of Randle continue. We are going to start giving him half of a pill for separation anxiety and hope that helps. Cross your fingers!

On the bedding side of things, we ordered two sets this week. They should be here in 5-9 days. Hopefully one of them works out and then we can finalize paint and order the glider/ottoman for Baby H's nursery. Fun!

Weekend of Errands and Fun

What a fun weekend! We had a good mixture of fun and "work" - which both Brian and Sara need on the weekends. We preliminary registered at Target and Babies R Us, which actually turned out to be quite fun and easy given all of the recommendations that our family and friends who have kids had given us on products. Don't look yet though because we have some changes to make already (such as duplicates, wrong thermometer, etc.) The best purchase of the weekend though was a little #28 jersey for Baby H. We hope to bring him to a Vikings game in December (with baby earplugs of course) and now he'll have something purple to wear!! He's going to look so cute!

As you may have guessed, we didn't find crib bedding ... but we didn't really look. We found two sets online that we are going to order so hopefully one of those work out! They should be here late this week or early next week, so we're looking forward to that.

Otherwise, we spent the beautiful weekend weather-wise outside. We visited Canterbury Park and bet on some horse racing, of course we didn't win a thing, but that was okay. Brian watched the UFC fight with a friend on Saturday night and Sunday we took Randle to the off-leash dog park at the banks of the Mississippi. He wasn't too into running with the other doggies, but Brian and Sara sure enjoyed walking on the sand! Afterward, we took a chance and drove by Sara's cousins house and low and behold the whole Nelson family was there! It was fun seeing everyone and catching up for a little bit.

This week starts the week of searching for day care centers. We have one visit this week and three next week. All are pretty conveniently located near our house so we look forward to finding the one that fits our style the best!

Baby H is an Active Baby

Tomorrow we'll be 21 weeks and have enjoyed feeling Baby H kick for over 2 weeks. It's fun to feel him inside moving around. We've learned he's most active in the morning, prior to getting out of bed, and in the evenings around 9:00pm. He likes to sleep on a fully belly it seems because he's always inactive after Sara eats. We did learn last night that he does NOT like sugar snap peas. Sara had her first pregnancy sickness after one bite, which was weird because she's actually the one that picked that vegetable because it sounded good. It just hit her wrong and well, the rest you probably prefer we not write about!

This weekend will be devoted to finding crib bedding for the nursery. Nothing we've seen yet has really spoken to us, but we're determined to find "the one" this weekend. Once the bedding has been selected we can pick the shade of baby blue that the room will be painted! Of course, we'll post a picture of both once we have them!

Highlights from Arizona

We arrived home last night from a wonderful, long weekend in Arizona with the Hillins! Baby H enjoyed floating in the pool, eating molton chocolate cake, ice cream, and burgers, shopping, and meeting with friends and family. Grandma Hillins took Sara on a shopping spree to load her up with maternity clothes. She got a lot of cute things that will get her through the rest of the 4 months! Baby H also got a cute outfit from the Hillins - a reversible blue outfit with little "Vans" shoes. Cute! Daddy and Grandpa Hillins went golfing 3 times in 100+ degree heat. They are crazy so the girls, plus Baby, enjoyed a lot of pool time.

One of the many highlights of the trip was having our friends the Velasquez's and the Jansen's over for a July 3 pool party/BBQ. Between the two of them, we had 4 cute little boys around and that made us even more excited for the arrival of our little boy in November! We must get swimming trunks like Jack and Ty had on as well as cute little doggie outfits (especially the belt) that Adam and Cole had on.

While we were gone, Randle enjoyed a mini-vacation to Now Boarding - a pet hotel. It is located near the airport, which makes it very convenient when we travel. We could tell he had a great time with the other doggies because he was one sleepy puppy last night. He even got Frosty Paws treats a few days during his stay there (yes, he's spoiled). Randle got his summer haircut during his stay too, so he is ready to show off his new "do" at the doggie beach this upcoming weekend.

When we arrived home, we saw a package on our back stairs from Grandma and Grandpa Roslansky. Baby H now has his first package of Pampers Swaddlers diapers. They are SO cute and small. We can't wait to use them!!!