Monday, August 09, 2010

Lots of Stuff!

Baby stuff in Mexico leaves much to be desired. The prenatal care is fabulous...which I am sure I have mentioned...but the baby stuff, not so good. Anything good that comes from the states literally costs 3 times as much and the brands from here scream not safe to me. Needless to say during our summer break in Texas we were determined to get as much as we could and get it on the plane with us. Not exactly easy!

I had a great baby shower in College Station and we did some shopping too. So I really had to bust out my master packing skills to get it all back here...and we had to pay to check extra bags. Stupid airlines and their stupid fees!!
Here is one of the 2 stuffed bags of baby stuff...not to mention what I put in each of our suitcases. And we still left stuff for parents to bring when they come for little Tate's birth!

Oh...and my mom and grandparent's bought us this car seat and matching stroller, which I am in love with. My dad is the person designated to bring the stroller on the place...but Zach and I carried this thing empty through the airport to take advantage of the free gate check for baby items. We got asked at least 3 times to see our baby...Zach just pointed to my belly and we moved on. People probably thought we were creepers!!Now we are just waiting for this crib to come in and I will get everything put together. Can't wait!! Obviously we have our own not so pink bedding which I will post later. My dad got us this crib...normal cribs in Mexico are hard to come by, so we are very proud of our find! We also got a great video camera from Zach's parents to film our little guy. We are feeling pretty prepared stuff wise. 9 weeks to go!!