He's almost here and it's getting real!

We're down to 8 weeks until Tristan's due date and it's finally starting to sink in. I had to go get a new bassinet this week since ours was recalled. For those of you who don't know, Chad and I have had some baby stuff for about 2 1/2 years now. He likes to be prepared and we had some extra money to spend at the time so we bought some of our big stuff. We have a portable crib, swing, car seat / stroller combo and the bassinet. I really liked our bassinet but a couple weeks ago it was recalled because a couple of babies had essentially hung themselves in it. Yeah, definitely don't want that in our house! It was a Simplicity 3-in-1 Bassinet and oddly enough, Simplicity has yet to issue a safety recall. However, Babies-R-Us and a couple other stores have recalled it thankfully so we were able to return it and get our money back. I was fine with that until I couldn't find a bassinet that I liked as much. I had wanted one that would hook directly to our bed but I haven't had much luck, especially since our bed is so tall. I was finally able to settle on one that I liked. Though it doesn't hook to the bed, I love it. Here's a pic of it:

Isn't it cute! And the best part is that it matches our newly refurnished/decorated bedroom perfectly. The colors are an exact match! Notice the handles on the sides? Simply push the buttons in and the whole basket pops off for easy transportation around the house. Definitely a selling point for me! And my other favorite thing is that we'll get more than a couple months use out of this product because once Tristan moves into his bedroom to sleep, it converts to a baby bouncer. See:

I love it! Such a good idea! I came home and put it together right away (haha and have yet to move it upstairs out of the family room). As I was watching TV with Chad the other night I just kept looking at it. It's the first thing that we've bought that I'm really excited about and it made Tristan's arrival seem very real.

On another note, we started our birthing class last week. It lasts for 7 weeks, with the last 2 weeks being a class on breastfeeding. So hopefully he doesn't decide to come early or I may be calling those of you who have breastfed for pointers on what to do! Last week was pretty much a review of stuff we already knew and Chad said he felt like he was in Kindergarten because it was kind of boring and nothing new to us. This week should be a bit more enlightening since we will be going over labor and delivery. We are definitely the black sheep in our class though... we're the only ones with an actual doctor. Everyone else has a midwife. We also have the closest due date but I'm like half the size of the other girls in the class. Let me tell you... that got me a few dirty looks when I told everyone when we were due. It's not my fault I'm tall and have a long torso! Sheesh! ;) I haven't decided yet if I'm going the drug-free route or opt for the epidural. I'm leaning more towards an epidural but I do want to have the option to not do so. Hence, the birthing class. How many of you have had an epidural? Any suggestions or opinions on the matter?

Lastly, I had my first shower last weekend. My sister-in-law, Jennifer threw my "family" shower. It was fun and we got a bunch of cute stuff! This kid will be well dressed! :D Thanks Jen for the shower and to everyone that came!