Date Night

This past weekend Tim and I decided to go on a date. The only thing that really makes a date for us different than any other Friday night out to eat is that we label it 'date', lol. Not only that, but Tim usually does something nice when we are going on a 'date', picks a new place, gets me a card, something along those lines. :) This time after I got all dolled up and ready to leave,Tim very uncharacteristically asked why I wasn't wearing my charm bracelet... I saw a little smirk come across his face... so I ran into our room to find this already put on my bracelet!

It's a little Pandora dangle baby booty with a blue stone. Super cute! He is so thoughtful! We went to Lasagna House III, one of our faves! If you haven't been, I highly recommend it! Other than the very over-bearing, loud, to-the-point waitress we had, dinner was great! The topic of conversation was of course Dylan! Which I'm guessing will be the norm from here on out!

Then we decided to head to Babies R Us and see what the deal was with registering. I've been reading Baby Bargains (a gift from Kimberly), so I was anxious to see some of their top picks, in person. Well, going to check out the big products (car seat, stroller, etc.) turned into a night with the scanning gun! Yep, we registered already! Back to the book Baby Bargains, I recommend this book to all new moms-to-be! It is wonderful, it tells you the safest and cheapest items to purchase. It also tells you products that are wastes of money, that most of us newbies feel are necessities. It is like giant Consumer Reports on every possible baby product, high-chairs, strollers, car seats (my biggest concern), diapers, bottles, and so on. Not only does it tell you the safest/best items, it rates all the others with an A, B, C, D rating system. So, you get an explanation of why the other products don't live up to their standards. You'd be surprised, but some of the safest (or best) products aren't always the most expensive! I had this book in hand and highlighted when we registered!

Okay, off my soap box! I'm just glad Kimberly shared this with me and wanted to pass it along. It is pretty addicting.

Dylan update: He's been moving and squirming a lot more lately. Today I felt a lot of pressure at the top of my stomach, so I kind of pushed quickly a few times in that area and he actually kicked or tapped back. I'm sure it was just a coincidence, but I'd like to think it was his way of saying "Hi mom!". :)

Mom update: My feet and around my lower ankles are swollen, well, they have been for about 2 or 3 weeks now. It is a tight/bruised feeling. I'm told it just comes with the territory! I'm sure things will get a lot worse, before they get better. My right hand keeps falling asleep too and hurts when I do things like straighten my hair, put on make-up, or write on the overhead at work. I looked this up and it is apparently pregnancy induced carpel tunnel. Nice.

Thanks for keeping up! :)