Time to get educated on all things related to childbirth and infant care! Richard and I began our baby classes at our hospital this past week. So far, they’ve left me feeling uneasy and intimidated. As for Richard, he’s more excited than ever after each class session. No surprise there – nothing motivates Richard more… Continue Reading
Last Saturday, my mother and sisters hosted our baby shower. I must confess that I despise showers, especially when I’m the one being showered. I think they’re extremely awkward with the unwrapping of gifts and the silly games. And being the center of attention is the last thing I want. However, I found our baby… Continue Reading
Happy Friday! Recently, I tackled another craft project for Baby Kopp’s room (Richard’s snarky reaction: “What else are you making NOW?”). I can’t help it…I keep finding cute ideas for nurseries that I can’t resist. Hopefully, Its room doesn’t end up looking too busy and overstuffed. Anyway, I decided to make bunting garland to hang… Continue Reading
I LOVE to read. Although, I confess, I haven’t gotten much reading done lately. It’s hard to read a good novel when your guilty conscience keeps telling you that you should be reading Your Baby’s First Year and The Everything Breastfeeding Book instead. I guess my love for reading is limited. I really only enjoy… Continue Reading
Our work on the nursery continues and I thought I’d share another quick peek of Baby Kopp’s nest. We finally cleared out the guest bedroom furniture and accessories, and now it really does look like a nursery instead of a storage closet. I’m beginning to feel like we might actually be ahead of the game… Continue Reading
This past weekend, Richard and I finally ventured to Babies “R” Us to create our baby registry. We went with about as much enthusiasm as two people being sent to prison. But we couldn’t put it off any longer, since my sisters are itching to get the baby shower invites in the mail. Now, I… Continue Reading
As I mentioned in my last posting, Richard and I have begun preparing Baby Kopp’s room. Not that it looks like much yet. It’s packed with stuff, since we have both our guest bedroom furniture and our new nursery items crammed in there together. It looks more like a locker from Storage Wars than a… Continue Reading
Well, we won’t be able to keep calling it Baby Kopp forever, even though I’ve gotten rather used to it. And since I’m super indecisive and picky, Richard and I really need to get to work narrowing down our list of name possibilities. The next four months are going to go by fast and I… Continue Reading
Another milestone out of the way – I had my first ultrasound on Monday night. I promise not to go on and on about how cute it is and how much it looks like Richard, because – let’s be honest – all ultrasound pictures look basically the same. You’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all.… Continue Reading
Happy Monday! Richard and I haven’t announced our pregnancy to all of our friends, family, and co-workers yet, so we decided to do something special to share the news with them. I checked out pregnancy announcement ideas online and found a really cute photo idea on Pinterest that I decided to steal/copy. Richard and I… Continue Reading