35 Weeks

35 weeks...yeah!!  My due date is getting closer.  I have been so busy with tax season that this pregnancy, already going by fast, is really flying by!  I checked my iPhone app and it said there are 35 days until my due date, that is so soon.

I am very excited, but at the same time I realize there is still so much to do.  Everyone says you can never prepare enough for a baby and you will always think you need more time.  I know if she were to come right this minute everything would be fine, however I am looking forward to the end of tax season when I will have time to do some nesting.  I look forward to my sister Heather coming to assist in that endeavor.  

As you can see Dunebuggy is getting bigger and so am I!

Earlier this week Brandon and I made some baby purchases on Amazon.  One of our purchases was our diaper bag and I love it!  There were several things I was looking for in  a diaper bag: 1) the option to carry the bag as a backpack, 2) easy to clean, and 3) lots of pockets for organization.  This bag does all of the above.

The bag can be carried as a backpack, a shoulder bag, or briefcase style.  The front pocket is a dedicated "mommy pocket."  It helps keep all of my stuff organized and separate from Dunebuggy's.  It has a place for my cell phone, keys, and even sunglasses.  The inside of the bag is lined with bright red antimicrobial material and has six different pockets for organizing all the little things.  There is even a place to put pictures that you might want to share with people when you are out.  There are two insulated pockets on the outside for bottles and sippy cups.

The bag is 100% machine washable.  So if something is spilled in the bag or if it just needs a good cleaning you can easily toss it in the wash.  The bag came with the changing pad below.  I purchased the matching smaller bag with a wrist strap as well.  It will come in handy when we are making a quick trip inside somewhere and don't need to carry the whole bag.  Plus it will also help with organization within the main diaper bag.  

The bag below is another baby purchase from Amazon.  It is a Planet Wise wet bag that will hold wet items such as dirty cloth diapers.  The bag has a pretty fabric on the outside, that I picked to match our diaper bag, and the inside is lined with a waterproof material to keep the wet in.

Our last baby purchase of the Amazon order was our baby monitor.  I originally wanted a different monitor but it just so happened that when we were getting ready for work the other morning they did a consumer reports piece on the morning news about baby monitors.  They reviewed many monitors and it was determined that the Philips Avent was the best.  It had the best range, longest battery life, and best clarity of all the monitors tested.  We opted to get the newest model that also includes a temperature sensor as well as the option to play lullabies to soothe baby back to sleep.  It's as easy as pushing a button on the handheld monitor.

I leave you with a picture of Baylee modeling the Dunebuggy bib I posted about in a blog last week.  We think she sports the bib well but she is clearly no Dunebuggy!