Beanie’s first kick with Daddy

Update! Update!

As early as 4 months, I was able to feel every time Beanie kicks, punch, squirms in my tummy, but it’s different with my husband Jayr. He always got jealous every time I told him that Beanie is moving like a karate kid. Until finally, Beanie let daddy feel it just this afternoon. Oh well, Jayr was like waited a month for this precious moment. He's now getting more excited to see Beanie.

The Baby Checklist!

Hello there! It’s been a while since the last time I wrote an entry to this journey-journal. I am back to work now and been busy all day long at the office. While working, my little Beanie has been trying to steal my attention by frequent moving and kicking in my tummy. Oh yeah, Beanie won, of course. That lovely feeling actually fuels my energy at work.

Aside from working, Beanie and I has been very busy doing a checklist. I’m on my 23^rd  week now, so part of my preparation is to start buying baby stuff one by one to avoid stress on my 9^th month. And of course I don’t wanna get surprised with the huge expenses in buying baby stuff.  So, I made a checklist and plan to buy little by little at least every other payday.

Things to buy for Beanie	Quantity	Status
1         Bodysuits (onesies shortsleeves)	3	Ok
2.       Bodysuits (longsleeves/pants)	3
3.       Receiving Blankets	12	6
4.       Hooded towels/blanket	3
5.       Mittens	6	2
6.       Booties	6	2
7.       Side tie Long sleeves tops	10	3
8.       Washable diapers with inserts	6
9.       pajamas	6	3
10.   shorts	6	3
11.   Side Tie Short sleeves tops	6	3
12.   Side Tie sleeveless tops	6
13.   caps	2	2
14.   Bib	5
15.   Disposable diapers (new born) for 1st week	2 big packs
16.   Feeding bottles (9 oz)	12	4
17.   Feeding bottles (5 oz)	5	3
18.   Feeding bottles (2-3oz)	3
19.   Bottle brush	1
20.   Sterilizer	1
21.   Breast pump	1
22.   Infant bathtub	1
23.   Bath mat	1
24.   Crib with mattress and net	1
25.   Stroller	1
26.   baby pillows	6
27.   baby bag	1
28.   baby front/back carrier	1

For now, I bought four 9-oz. BPA-free feeding bottles, two pairs of booties, two pairs of mittens, two bonnets, three side-tie long sleeve tops, 3 pairs of Jammies, and 3 pair of shorts. Baby garments are from Lipton Baby Garment and Accessories, Little Wishes, and Garfield while Baby Looney Tunes for the feeding bottles. So, what are the things that I considered in buying?

1.     Materials used. Since the skin of baby’s is delicate, I preferred cotton for my baby’s garments. My mom actually advised me to use only white colors so that we can easily check out stains while baby is wearing ‘em or if there are small insects crawling on the clothes of my baby.  I also choose buying Bisphenol A (BPA) free feeding bottles. Though this may be more expensive than ordinary feeding bottles being sold in the market, I preferred using them to avoid exposing my baby to BPA that can be harmful.

 

2.     Budget. I only spent around P1850 for the items I recently bought. It would be cheaper if I’ll go to Divisoria of course, but since I don’t have time to go there, plus I hate all the hassles of commuting and being on a very crowded place, I checkout baby items that is being sold per pack so I can get them in a cheaper price.

Well, I guess, this is a good start of my preparation. Where’s my little Beanie’s next stop? Hmmm Landmark! Check out what good buys we can get from there. J