Leaving My Comfort Zone

For those of you who don't know already, we are having a boy! We had the ultrasound on the 24th and Baby K wasn't shy at all. Before we went into the doctor's office, I made sure that I had a little talk with him. We got to see all of his organs and he was very healthy. Everything is working great. He has such a cute little nose! I'm thinking that he has my nose and his dad's lips. Nice combo. I'm so excited to see what he looks like, but I can wait the 19 weeks.

Here is a picture of what he looks like. Handsome, hunh?

Ever since we found out that he's a boy, we've been buying a ton of stuff for him. We went to D.I. and bought 20 books and 10 outfits. We got all of that for $30. I want to make sure that he has his own library. I also looked into cloth diapers. I spent all day on Saturday researching it. It's so different from what I'm used to, but I've heard some good things about it. One benefit is that I will save tons of money! I'm all about saving money. I will admit that I was so intimidated about cloth diapering when I looked into it. There are so many different options and styles. It's nothing like it was a long time ago.

Look at how cute that diaper is! We bought about a dozen prefolds (those are the kind of diapers that first come to mind what you think about cloth diapers...you can pin them up or you can fold them and put them in diaper covers) and 3 pockets. The one that you see above is a pocket diaper. We've spent about $60 bucks on diapers so far. We own 15 and we need to have about 36 so that we don't have to wash diapers everyday. In the end, we'll probably spend about $120. Not too shabby. And they are reusable.

I also looked into some DIY projects, like toys and such. I want to make him a crane mobile using some scrapbook paper. I also saw a really cool pattern for baby blocks and a baby rattle. I went out and bought some red and black fabric so that I can make the blocks. The blocks might look something like the one below.

This little boy is already loved so much. He's going to be spoiled! His grandmas are already looking into buying him some stuff. He has also pretty much taken control of my body. He loves to kick as hard as he can. Or he decides that he wants to push his head against my stomach and just hold it there. It's a comfort to feel him, but sometimes I have to fight him a little bit. I've already had to use my "discipline" voice to get him to move from a certain spot. But, as long as he's okay, I'm okay.