mommy things

well jay and i got our first dose of parenthood this weekend.  we stayed home for memorial day to shop for and register for our little man, and do/get some house stuff.  yes, normally these weekends are filled with time on the boat, getting a suntan and having hot dogs and brews...we were a little freaked out that we were doing the "responsible" thing, but i must say, we had a pretty good time and got a lot accomplished.  plus, i'm sure next year we will just take him with us, lather up the sunscreen, and go back to the lake.  ;)

so anyway, we have been quite the parental units lately.  i got a mom car (see below).  a total mom car.  i will say unless it is beyond my control, i plan to never have a mini-van.  so don't have a total meltdown on me...it's a very, very cute mom car, but alas, it's a mom car.  the volvo XC90.  i love it so far, it's my favorite car-color, black, and the leather is oh-so-plush.  volvo does the job there.  and of course, it's safe, the main concern of my over-protective husband (the man who asks me to leave any event to drive home early in the case of rain.  yes, i said rain.  he worries.  it's sweet).  so anyway, step one, mom car.  CHECK.

me, driving on the autobahn, or a stock photo, whichever...

step two, register, get a crib and a dresser, then name the kid. CHECK, CHECK, CHECK.

well, we at least started the registry. i am sure some of my mom-friends will help me with all the stuff we missed, but we had fun. so far, we have baby bliss and babys r us started. baby bliss is fun, babys r us is kind of a whip, but i guess it's a necessary whip. :)

crib is in tact, and without any tears! jay put it together in about an hour. dresser is still in boxes, but purchased.  it's all perfect. my mom was sweet enough to purchase our dwell bedding a few weeks ago, so we now have a crib, ready to go, just need little man to come and SLEEP, LOTS OF SLEEP. i'm thinking he will be a sleeper like his parents, maybe come home ready for nine hours straight? sleep until 9am on saturdays? what do you guys think?? ; )  hey, i can dream, right?

and speaking of little man, although we have yet to settle on his full name, we have one thing for certain, and that is what he will go by...it's always been in the back of my mind as a perfect name if i had a little boy, it honors my AMAZING family, plus it's a really cool name. and jay INSISTS on us using said name because he thinks it's pretty darn cool, too. so anyway, we bought letters this weekend for his room, so i guess we can make it official...