Home Brewed Smittle: Week 22. 18 to go.

Whoa. 18 weeks to go. For some reason that seems like a long time, but then I think that 18 weeks is actually just a little over 4 months from now and that makes things seem a little nearer. That is, of course, if this big boy decides he's ready to come on the 1st of March. I was so excited to make it to my due date last time, so my goal this time is to make it the full 40 weeks and get into the month of March.
Have I mentioned if this baby is born in March we will have babies born every other month of the entire year?

January= Bubby

March=Elias

May=Mia

July=Addi

September=Lulu

November=KK

AND, My birthday is the same month as Mia's, which is half way, and Manly's is the same as KK's, the end. Yes, I know it's strange to mention all of that, but I think it's cool, and I'd REALLY like to have Eli in March to complete our little baby making cycle! Ha
He's just kicking around and growing by the day. I've found he has sleeping patterns, which is normal, but the bad part is that EVERY night when I lay down(around 9:30-10) he decides it's time to get up. That should be fun in his first few weeks!
I've decided on a diaperbag for sure. Exciting news, I know!
It was between this one:

and this one:

After looking at both VERY closely in the store and having Scotty look at them both and decide which one he liked the most we decided on the Jujube one. I know it's a HUGE expense, but I'm hoping to either find one on ebay or Rhea Lana's, or maybe buy it after Christmas with Christmas money.
We've also decided on a car seat. This is the Safety 1st onBoard 35 Air Infant Car Seat. It's for babies weighing up to 35 pounds. The base adjusts for larger rear facing kids(since it's recommended to be rear facing until 2 now!). I love it's deep seat and really great safety standards. It also seems really comfy and is made from light soft material unlike some of the ones I looked at in a little higher price category. It is pricey, but I feel confident that it's worth the money, and I've found several sites that I can use a coupon code for it and get it down to $100 with free shipping.

And, I want these! These three things and diapers are the ONLY things we really want/need for Elias before he gets here. I've seen so many happy cozy babies wrapped in these. SO so sweet, airy, and pretty! These are made by aden+anais. This set is called Liam the Brave. Love the simple patterns ans soft colors. I can't wait to wrap sweet Elias up in these!!

 

Babycenter says he is about the size of a spaghetti squash this week. I once tried to buy/make/eat spaghetti squash, but alas it was an UTTER FAILURE! Anyway, he's likely weighing in around 1 pound and is about 11 inches long.

In my little world I've still been feeling great. I've had pretty bad leg craps the last several days, but still overall I'm feeling so good. I'm trying to get Manly to take me on a simple babymoon in the upcoming weeks to Dallas. We've never been together, so I think it'd be fun to go down there and shop. I'm REALLY wanting to go to IKEA and the malls there. I'm sure he'd just LOVE that! Ha!

So you get a picture of the size of my little spaghetti squash baby!