Baby Fun

With all of the posts about Baby Boy’s heart condition and our overwhelming move, it’s time for a good ole’ happy baby post!  We've started to get the nursery set up and it’s so fun!  I find myself going into his room to just sit and look at all of the cute things!  We've decided to go with a giraffe/safari theme, so things are coming together pretty quickly.  Michael and I both had a tub full of beany babies, so we dumped them all into a basket for baby boy to play with when he gets a little older.  Oddly enough, we really didn't have too many duplicates. J  We got the swing set up last weekend. (When I say “we”, I mean Michael put it together, but I watched).  We also got the crib set up.  I decided to make my own crib skirt for the crib because I couldn't bring myself to spend $40+ on a crib skirt, when I could make one myself.  This also allowed me to get a fabric that I really wanted for his bed.  We also purchased our first box of diapers.  I planned on stock piling diapers a while ago, but with the move, they just got put on the back burner.  I must say—little teeny tiny baby diapers are just the cutest!

Now, with any new baby, the big question is: What’s the name?  Originally, Michael and I decided that we would save the name for a surprise once he’s born.  However, with the diagnosis of his little heart, we decided that our little boy deserved his name before he entered this world so people could pray for him by name.  We have had this name since we first got married over 5 ½ years ago.  Michael has liked the name long before we got married, so it worked out nicely that I loved the name as well.  His sweet little name is Josiah.  It means Jehovah Saves, which reduced me to tears when I looked it up before my first appointment with a specialist. It was amazing to see that this name was truly set on our hearts for this little boy.  I don’t think we could have given this little boy a more perfect name.  We are still deciding on the middle name, however we are almost 99% sure that we have a middle name figured out.  I’ll wait on the middle name to keep you all in suspense. J 

I've posted a couple of pictures of the things we have set up in the nursery.  Enjoy!