A Pre-Baby Christmas

It was kind of weird to open gifts this year. Leandra and I celebrated Christmas with our families New Year's weekend because we were stuck in Evansville last weekend.

My parents came to visit us over Thanksgiving. They apparently took some notes because we acquired a number of "upgrades" for our house, including a programmable thermostat, new smoke alarms, a fire extinguisher, some new hot pads, and some other stuff. Additionally, Leandra got some maternity clothes (which she jokingly referred to as "fatty shirts"). We also got some "neutral" baby clothes, since we will not know the baby's sex until its born...much to the annoyance of our family.

The last thing we opened was a HUGE collection of baby wipes. I have no clue how long these will last us, but this should hold us for a couple of weeks. I'm sure we would have seen some diapers, but we haven't taken an official stance on the cloth vs. disposable issue. (Personally, I'm pushing for cloth.)

With Leandra's family on Sunday evening, we walked away with a diaper bag, baby carrier, a cool air humidifier and a food grinder to make our own baby food. Leandra got a bunch of maternity shirts and pants, some sort of "belly thing" and a few more baby clothing items.

On a side note, I opened the box that had the diaper bag. It was sort of an awkward moment because I wasn't sure what it was. The outside label didn't say it was a diaper bag so I was looking at it funny. I was thinking it was some sort of bag for carrying my clothes to and from work since my backpack is starting to fall apart.

Even without a baby yet, I'm sure I'll be chuckling a bit as I make sure that we have everything packed up before we head back to Evansville. Who would have thought that I would be double checking for a diaper bag four months before we actually need it?

In past years, I was always easy to shop for. I would have some movie DVDs on my list, along with Lost and 24 to cover everything. Funny how things change. I'm not complaining. As a matter of fact, I'mn very appreciative. Priorities change. It's part of life.