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Tuesday, July 11, 2006

DH officially has a job! He starts Monday at a company that prints tickets for national sporting events and concerts. He will be one of their database nerds. There is no dress code, which he is absolutely stoked about. If he had his way, he would wear holey pit-stained t-shirts and polyester pants from the Salvation Army to work everyday. He will be making $4k less per year than at his old job, but I think the pay cut is worth it for him to be able to work in less "corporate america" type environment.

Baby-making kick-off is scheduled for the end of August. Woo hoo! After years of trying to prevent pregnancy, it'll be pretty refreshing to just let nature take its course. I am so thankful to the Lord for this time in our lives. He has entrusted DH and I with making a human being. We will shape this child's world. His/her perception of who God is will largely rely on how he/she perceives us. We must comfort and chastise. We must provide boundaries as well as freedom. We must love and protect unconditionally and instill wisdom from God's Word. What a mind-blowing responsibility! Yet, I am not worried or scared....only excited and in awe of God's design of the family unit and how it reflects His relationship with us.

I just want to pause right here and say that the Lord - Yahweh - is so infinitely good to me! His Son Y'shua (Jesus' Hebrew name) died so that I may have life filled with God's peace and joy. He is my supreme example of what a human being should be: overflowing with love and compassion for others, filled with a burning desire to know the heart of the Father. Father God, please help DH and I to be the parents you want us to be.

Okay, here's where the entry turns from heart-felt and serious to materialistic and shallow :)

In honor of DH getting a job, I have created a small wish-list of baby things I would like to accumulate over the next 10 months. Actually, these are all crazy frivolous things that are way out of our price range and I would never buy. But, boy are they fun to covet!

1. The Bugaboo Cameleon Stroller
Price: $879.00



2. Mozzee Nest Highchair
Price: $575.00



3. Britax Marathon Carseat
Price: $269.99


4. Modern Tots Alex Dresser/Changing Table
Price: $1,195.00

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posted by Unkempt Mommy @ 11:17 PM,



3 Comments:

At Wed Jul 12, 03:33:00 AM CDT, Blogger Heidi said...

LOL. I've spent the last few days hunting down pictures for a post of my favorite baby things since everyone around us is pregnant or ttc. It's my subtle (snort) way of sharing what I like to think is my own good taste. Unfortunately, it's been harder than I expected, because all the toys we loved are no longer made, and you can't even find pics on Ebay anymore. I guess I'll have to drag them out of storage and take my own pictures.

I have the cowmooflage carseat! In fact, I think I put it at the top of my list. You have to have it. There are a million reasons why, but it's totally worth the money because it will last you forever. (65lbs!) As for strollers, I don't think the Bugaboo was even around back then, you know, a whole 3.5 years ago, but my husband would have killed me. I love Maclarens, and Iglesina used to make awesome strollers too.

Fun! Fun! Fun!

 
At Fri Jul 14, 08:27:00 AM CDT, Anonymous Michael said...

I think the cowmooflage Marathon would look perfect in your car. It looks awesome and really is about the best carseat you can get. Atom is super comfortable and happy in his and you can use the thing till your kid is like 28 years old.

 
At Fri Jul 14, 08:29:00 AM CDT, Anonymous Michael said...

Oh yeah, and get the Ergo carrier too. We use one every day.

 

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