Last weekend we decided to go baby furniture shopping! We had browsed around a little bit at some local stores and researched online some of the items we wanted to purchase. We ended up ordering a crib, dresser and bookshelf for the babies' nursery from Bo Bebe. We picked the Volterra collection from the Pali-Design line of furniture in vintage cherry colour. I'll post some photos once we get them all set up. It takes 8-12 weeks for the furniture to arrive, so we expect to be setting up our nursery sometime between early November and early December.
We also went to Kacz Kids and bought our stroller. DH was excited to pick out a stroller. We decided to go with the City Select by Baby Jogger. Mostly because it was one of the very few choices of stroller which allow for two infant carriers to be attached and therefore (hopefully) making it a bit easier to get our babes in and out of the truck, to the stroller and into the mall/house/wherever. The stroller also is very convertible and allows for two seats to be put into place (in any direction) for when they are too big for their infant car seats. One seat comes with the stroller and then you can purchase a second seat. We bought the onyx stroller and added an amethyst second seat. (I still think we may be having a boy and a girl - and if not, the amethyst is a nice dark purple, just in case it is two little boys.) Also, you can convert this stroller to be just one seat and can take one baby separately to the store if you wanted to. (Or use it for future children..) It also fits through doorways and is quite light, both good things. We basically had to buy every part and attachment that is offered for the City Select in order to use it for twins, but so far we love it! It rides so smoothly and we can't wait to take it out with our fat little cubs in it. The only thing DH is missing is a cup holder for his Starbucks..
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| Our new City Select stroller! |
Of course to go with the stroller, we had to buy infant car seats (some people call them infant carriers - I like to refer to them as buckets). We read a ton of reviews and talked to friends to see what they had used, and what they liked about them. We decided to go with the Peg Perego SIP seats. They have a metal frame as opposed to the plastic frames of most of the other brands we looked at. Also, no one we talked to had anything bad to say about the seats, other than they were a bit on the heavier side. (Big arm muscles here I come!) We picked out the Viaggo SIP models from their 2011 line and are really happy with how they look. They have brown leather on them (DH's choice - to match our truck interior..) which I think will be easier to wipe clean and will likely be much more temperature regulating than the cloth models. The cost difference between the cloth vs. the leather.. was only a mere $20. So it was a very easy choice. Like I mentioned we bought every extra piece for the stroller, and two of those pieces were to attach the Peg Peregos to the stroller base. I really hope our babies like their buckets.
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| Peg Perego buckets for our tiny humans! |
This week not too much has happened in the way of medical appointments or anything too fun. We are so thankful that our cubs are doing well and we listen to their heartbeats a few times a week with our at home fetal doppler. At some point, once they're big enough and we can get a steady reading, I'd like to record a video of their hearts beating on the doppler and post it here as well. I will work on that.
One week to go until our 3D ultrasound at UCBaby! Our parents are going to be able to watch the ultrasound live via the internet, which I find really neat. I am sure that they will as well. Perhaps we will be able to get a good look at the babies' facial features and see who they look most like so far. We also are going to see if we can find out their genders this time around. The UCBaby staff told me to eat something sweet 15 minutes before our scan (the office is located right across the street from Crave Cupcakes - done & done!). I think this is to get the babies moving about in a sugar high, so hopefully they'll be bouncing around and we can get a peek at their bums!
Tonight my parents are coming in to the city and my Mom and I will be going to the fabric store to buy a bunch more baby fabrics. She is going to make our babies' bedroom set! (Two crib quilts, multiple crib sheets, a matching bed skirt and valance all handmade.) It is going to be so beautiful. I'll post photos of it all together once the furniture arrives. I really adore that my Mom can have such a big part in their lives and a connection to their nursery where they will fall asleep surrounded by family love. I know she is excited to be a Grandmother. She will never truly understand how much this contribution means to us, but we'll try to show her.
While my Mom and I shop fabric and piece together a baby room, my Dad and DH will be painting the nursery walls. It's great that my Dad can make a contribution to their nursery too. He loves doing home reno stuff, so this is right up his alley. Plus he's really good at it, so I know the walls won't be all drippy. We went out last night and got a bunch of paint swatches from Lowes, then taped them to the walls. Today, our job is to narrow down the colours. So far it's looking like we may go with a light green or a teal blue. (DH kiboshed purple as being "too girly".) We are trying to be gender neutral yet we still want it to have a fresh, happy feeling in the room. We've been peeking in every once in awhile to see the swatches in different lighting over the course of the day. Also, the colour will be affected by the fabrics we select, so tomorrow is final decision day!
Lastly, I wanted to post another belly photo. This one was taken at work after a workout on the elliptical. I was so happy to still be able to fit into my Lululemon gear - though they are getting a teeny bit tighter..
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| Week 19 Belly |
