March of Dimes is one of my personal favorite charities, probably because myself and my brothers were both premature. The current biggest campaign is addresssing prematurity and working to help families have healthy full-term babies. November is Prematurity Awareness Month with November 17th being World Prematurity Day.
Another of their campaigns is the Sounds of Pertussis to help prevent the spread of Pertussis aka whooping cough and encourage everyone, especially those that will be having contact with babies to get their Tdap vaccine. Race to Blanket America is an initiative of the Sounds of Pertussis campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of pertussis to infants. You can create a virtual quilt square and $1 will be donated to March of Dimes. It will take a few days for your square to go live, so you can share your square with others.
We have asked everyone in our families who plans to visit our little one to make sure their Tdap vaccine is up to date. I plan to get my vaccine and I scheduled Patrick a doctor's appointment so he can get his.
Baby Ticker
Monday, November 7, 2011
Party Game
Time to put some games up on here. So lets start with a quick and easy one.
Lets see who can name the most foods that sound baby-related. So to get you started-think of things like baby carrots, and peas in a pod.
Lets see who can name the most foods that sound baby-related. So to get you started-think of things like baby carrots, and peas in a pod.
Advice: Packing the bag
One of my goals this week is to pack my bags for the hospital. So what should I pack?
What are those possibly overlooked must haves for the delivery room, for mom, coach and baby?
What are those possibly overlooked must haves for the delivery room, for mom, coach and baby?
Thursday, November 3, 2011
baby room projects
One of the biggest projects for the baby room, was the cabinet. We bought it from one of Patrick's coworkers. It is Army surplus from a barracks, so it is very sturdy. I think it is a cabinet for a tv since it has a port for cords, but it also has dresser drawers. So I cleaned it up, added a shower tension rod, got new pegs for the shelf, added an organizer to the door, and added shelf liner to the drawers.
The other project was the ottomans. Patrick got these ethernet cord spools from work. He had them in his office for awhile before I figured out how I wanted to do it. Putting them in the baby's room seemed like the best place for them and kicked my ideas into gear. I found a tutorial online and went from there.
Before
After
The other project was the ottomans. Patrick got these ethernet cord spools from work. He had them in his office for awhile before I figured out how I wanted to do it. Putting them in the baby's room seemed like the best place for them and kicked my ideas into gear. I found a tutorial online and went from there.
Before
After
baby room
A few photos of the baby's room. Just ignore that the room is still home to a few storage things we dont have room for anywhere else.
I put the bumpers on the wall since you arent suppose to put them in the crib anymore, but now I read you shouldnt put things on the walls above the crib, so I will have to take them down once the little one can pull on them, but at least for now the walls have some color. Not sure why they make them anymore since you really cant use them, maybe once the crib is a toddler daybed.
I put the bumpers on the wall since you arent suppose to put them in the crib anymore, but now I read you shouldnt put things on the walls above the crib, so I will have to take them down once the little one can pull on them, but at least for now the walls have some color. Not sure why they make them anymore since you really cant use them, maybe once the crib is a toddler daybed.
There are more photos in my Snapfish and Shutterfly albums.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Registry Questions answered
There have been some questions about myRegistry . The biggest question being how to mark something as purchased if you dont purchase it from the store I have listed on the registry. According to the FAQ, you click on the item from the registry, which opens the store page, then after you close the store page, a page should pop up and ask you if you purchased that item. Clicking one of the "yes" answers should mark the item as purchased. Hopefully that helps you all.
Also, many want to know why I didnt register for many diapers and wipes.Well most of you live far away and diapers would be difficult to mail because of the size of the packaging. I would love the traditional gift of diapers and wipes, I just didnt want to inconvience people.
As I have found some of my registry items at my local stores I tried to note that for you, incase you want to go the gift card route. Locally the available chain stores for baby items are Walmart, Kmart, and Shopko. I dont think they even have Shopko's where most of you live. We also have small Macys and Sears, both of which have just baby clothes, no other baby items. The local grocery stores here, which of course also carry baby items, are Albertsons and Safeway, which I also dont think any of you have near you.
Hope this info is helpful.
Also, many want to know why I didnt register for many diapers and wipes.Well most of you live far away and diapers would be difficult to mail because of the size of the packaging. I would love the traditional gift of diapers and wipes, I just didnt want to inconvience people.
As I have found some of my registry items at my local stores I tried to note that for you, incase you want to go the gift card route. Locally the available chain stores for baby items are Walmart, Kmart, and Shopko. I dont think they even have Shopko's where most of you live. We also have small Macys and Sears, both of which have just baby clothes, no other baby items. The local grocery stores here, which of course also carry baby items, are Albertsons and Safeway, which I also dont think any of you have near you.
Hope this info is helpful.
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