Coming into the Third...

Dear Elijah,

You and I are coming into the Third Trimester this week! Within the next two weeks or so you are supposed to be getting into position to get on out of there! I can't wait to see you :) So, lately you have been on the move. You kick and punch so hard that your daddy just looks at me with BIG EYES, and has no idea what to say. We finally caught your moves on video, and you can see mommy's tummy move up and down. It's so cool, and such a great feeling for both your daddy and I. 

So... Your mommy started to register for baby stuff yesterday. All I have to say is.. YIKES! I have no idea what half the things out there even are! haha, your daddy got home and I was on the couch with a worried look on my face. He asked me what was wrong and I told him, "I'm registering for Elijah, and I have no idea what we need, or even how to use most of this stuff." I'll tell you what Eli, I have been around many baby's and I thought I knew what to expect and what things I would need. I was 14 when your uncle Jake was born, and helped my mom take care of him, feed him, change him, and give him baths. But I feel like EVERYTHING has changed from that time. Haha. Everything is different now, and there are so many other things to learn. As your daddy was walking into the kitchen to get something to drink I yelled, "babe, we need to take like 50 classes just to learn how and when to use a bottle warmer, and a bottle cooler." haha... There are just so many products out there that are probably useless, or not needed, but the problem is, I don't know which ones those are apart from ones we do need, and that are helpful! So, I asked FACEBOOK! Haha... There are a lot of mommy's on my facebook, and they were so helpful! I actually read every comment that was made on what things they thought were helpful, and what things I should not bother investing in. 

On the flip side, looking at all the cute things on the Target website got me so excited! Your daddy and I sat there for another hour looking at everything, and all our neighbors probably heard was, "awwww... oh my goodness... how cute... precious... aww I can see him in that... what a cute bib... how sweet are those!!!" Haha... We had fun picking out some of the stuff we can't wait to use on you and see on you! :) We love you so much Elijah, and can't wait to meet you soon. Time sure flies when you having fun. We have had a busy few months, and more to come. But I'm glad, because it makes the time go by so fast. I'm so excited about the move to California even though I'm going to miss Seattle and all our friends here. We can't wait to do our second move as newlyweds ;) Getting settled into a place and setting it up together is so much fun! We love decorating together, and working on projects together. We are a great team Eli, and we can't wait to team up to take care of you!