The Stockpile

HERE IT IS. My stockpile. Yeppp. First, I'll tell you what everything is, right to left, top to bottom!
Purple hat: From Savers! $3. Around 6-12 months
Owl hat: From Gymboree. $10. 6-12 months
Hug Bandit thermal onsie set with pants: From Carter's. $5. 6 months
Camera onsie: From Target. $3. 9 months
Dog/polka dot onsies: From Wal-Mart. $10. 0-3 months


As you can see. I have a collection. I have a variety of sizes and some things for boys and girls (or both!)
So. That's my little secret stash!

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Plus Sized Mama

  Every time I think "Okay, I could have a baby now. Things are perfect but we could make this work", I remember my weight. While on my honeymoon I saw a TV program about pregnant fat women and all the problems they have to overcome. So I got it into my head that there is NO WAY I should have a baby at my weight. I was sure that I needed to lose at least 100lbs before I even started to try and losing that amount of weight could take me years and years and years. Very discouraging.

  I recently ran across a blog called Plus Size Birth. It deals with all the issues that plus size moms have to deal with, including stigma from doctors and plus size maternity clothes. It also discusses how 'babywearing' items, such as the one shown, often don't fit plus sized people. So they give links to ones that do!
I still would like to change my diet so I'm healthier, but I'm less afraid that my weight is a Go to Jail card when it comes to pregnancy.

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"Baby People" and Waiting

This post I'll be talking about "Baby People" and waiting till the time is right.

I realize that I'm defiantly a "Dog Person". When people come over to my house, I seem to obsess over my dog. I constantly talk about her and say how cute she is and talk about all the cute things she does. This leads me to believe I'm going to be one of those "Baby People". You know the ones. There seems to be no other topic for discussion than their child? I know, I know, I sound horrible. Of COURSE they love their child, why SHOULDN'T they talk about them?? Well, for people without children, conversations about explosive diarrhea and every facial twitch your baby has can be kind of... gross? Boring? I'm worried I'm going to be one of these people who seem to forget all other topics of conversation once I have a child. My mom says she made a conscious effort to not talk about me as a child constantly. I wonder if that's all it takes? Making up your mind not to talk about your child all the time? Or maybe you just get friends who have kids and they don't mind...


Now on to talk about The Wait. The Ginger and I said before we got married that we would wait at least a year after getting married to try for a baby. We just celebrated a year a few weeks ago but during that time, we've also realized how much we enjoy just being together. I love him so much and the time we have together is so wonderful, I don't really want to end it so soon by having a baby. Of course having a baby will be a wonderful amazing experience. It will also be a lot of work. And it will never be just the two of us again. I want to maximize the time we have together before adding another little person to our family. It is a hard wait. My parents are getting older, my dog is getting older (Both of whom I want to be around a good long time when a have a baby). I'm really impatient to have a bebe, but at the same time I want to wait.

In the meantime, I'm just going to stockpile a ton of baby clothes.

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Widdle swhirts!!

Gentle readers, I know it has been months since last I posted.  You would expect that during this hiatus I was no longer able to contain my obsession and secretly threw away my birth control pills in order to facilitate the bringing about of a baby. Alas. This is not the reason. I have started work at a daycare as a preschool teacher ans am therefore SMOTHERED by children daily. I also realized I adore my husband (I guess at some previous time I must have already noticed this as we are, in fact, married) and I just wanna hang out with him and have a good time. And my dog would be crazy jealous.
All this SHOULD be leading up to me telling you I'm closing this blog as my baby obsession is over! Well... A few days ago one of the teachers I work with handed me a baby she was carrying around (it's a daycare; these things happen) and I went sort of gooey. I thought that was the end of it until The Ginger and I went to Target.
We saw this onesie. For those of you who don't know me at all, (hello creepy stalkers?) I'm a photographer. Mostly film. Loved this onesie and this conversation ensued:
Me: OMG WE HAVE TO GET THIS WHAT IF BY THE TIME WE HAVE A BABY THEY DON'T EVEN MAKE THINGS WITH FILM CAMERAS ON THEM ANYMORE GAHHHH SO CUTEEEEE
The Ginger: *looks over at me with a bored look as he had put it in the cart the moment I picked it up*

In conclusion, let the baby clothes stockpile begin!

**EDIT: I just realized I haven't referred to my husband as 'The Ginger' previous to this post. So... yeah, that's my husband**

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