The Kindness of a Stranger

I think I've mentioned in my previous post that a patient of my brother-in-law gave Kaelin a LOT of things --- clothes, a pair of shoes, a hooded towel, receiving blankets, a doll and a bouncer.  She doesn't even know us and yet, she showered our baby with such kindness and love.  Seems like Kaelin has found a modern day Santa Claus, and its not even the start of the -ber month.  :-)   

To you Ms. Annie, a very big THANK YOU!  Not just for the material things, but your sincere thoughtfulness, generosity and goodness greatly overwhelmed us, warmed our hearts and put a smile on our faces.  We hope to meet you soon.  :-)

I just want to share the gifts that she gave our dear baby Kaelin.  I'm so excited for her to use them.  :-)

see those teeny tiny shoes? =)

baby gap onesies!

love the teeny tiny skirt and lady bug onesie!  also the terno spag strap blouse and polka dots bloomers and onesie!

more baby gap onesies!

i've been looking for blue dresses here but i can't seem to find any, puro pink and yellow.  now Kaelin has two! =)

such a cutie sexy dress!!!  can't wait to see Kaelin in this! =)

yellow, orange, pink --- such colorful dresses! love it!

I have to restrain myself from looking at them everyday.  I've been folding and refolding it for a few days already.  I'm that excited for Kaelin to use them.  But first, Kaelin needs to make her grand entrance into the outside world, outside of my tummy that is, soon.  I'm 38 weeks and 5 days along, and still no signs of Kaelin wanting to come out already (except for the Braxton hicks).  Hopefully, during my check up tomorrow, i'll hear some good news from my OB.  *keeping my fingers crossed* 

Here's the picture of the bouncer that hubby needs to assemble, and what it should look like after.  Hehe. =p

Baby's Things!!!

My parents-in-law got back from the States last Friday and Kit and I couldn't be more excited!  Why?  Of course, because we missed them.  And because of the numerous things we asked them to buy for Kaelin.  =)  

Finally, Kaelin's crib, stroller and car seat are here.  Kit even assembled the stroller and car seat already.  It's so cute!  Can't wait to finally use them.  And see Kaelin in it, of course.  He'll assemble the crib next Monday at my parent's house since we'll be spending Kaelin's first month there.  

Aside from those, we also got my breast pump (a gift from Juls.  Super thanks again!), diaper bag, and Kaelin's health kit (tri-scan thermometer, nasal aspirator, medicine dropper, nail clipper, etc).  And my mom-in-law bought Kaelin a lot of clothes!!! Yey!

And to top it all off, one of Juls' patients (a complete stranger to us), bought Kaelin lots of clothes, a pair of shoes, receiving blankets, a hooded towel, a doll and a bouncer!  Talk about the kindness of strangers! And we are truly grateful.  Thank you so much.  =)

We won't need to shop for Kaelin for a long time with all the clothes that she has now.  We bought her clothes, my mom and sister bought her clothes, my mom-in-law bought a lot of stuff, and our friends gave her clothes too.  Truly, she is a well-loved baby.  Thanks everyone!  You never fail to put a smile on our faces with your never ending kindness and love.  Kaelin is one lucky baby.  =)

Si Kaelin na lang talaga ang kulang.  See you soon baby.  Mommy and Daddy love you! =)

Of Baby's Things

As my ticker says, I'm now 27 weeks and 2 days pregnant.  Wow, that's almost 7 months, meaning I'm nearing my third trimester already! How time flies! =)

Hubby and I are on the lookout for Kaelyn's things.  We've settled our hearts on a Chicco Cortina (Fuego) stroller, car seat and play yard.  We've already asked his brother and his mom who are now in the States to buy it for us.  Its much cheaper there plus they don't carry the color that we like here.  Can't wait to see it and see how Kaelyn looks like riding in her stroller.  I just hope Kaelyn likes it.  I've heard of stories kasi of some babies refusing to ride in their stroller or car seats.  Uh oh...

We've also settled on buying Avent for Kaelyn's feeding bottles, pacifier and sterilizer.  Like the Chicco Cortina, Avent is so expensive here!!! I just hope they really are worth it.  It just alarms me that they have a lot of negative feedbacks on the net, mostly that it leaks.  But a friend told me that you shouldn't overtighten the lid because that's when leaks happen.  Otherwise, it is highly durable, is BPA-free, gives babies less colic and she's satisfied with it.  So, yes, we're convinced! =)

A month ago, I showed hubby Tommy Tippee feeding bottles at SM Megamall.  But hubby ignored it saying he hasn't heard of the brand and he likes Avent already.  (Side kwento:  Hubby initially liked Chicco feeding bottles but then I introduced Avent and told him that a lot of my friends are using it for their babies and is highly recommended.  He checked it over the internet, and lo and behold, he fell in love with it too.  As in, he would check their site every time!  And check actual stocks at the mall.  Haha.)  Then, a few nights ago, I was surprised that he was checking Tommy Tippee's site.  And yes, he's beginning to like them too.  Especially the pink bottles.  Bagay na bagay daw kay Kaelyn.  =) Like Avent, they are a UK brand and quite expensive here in the Philippines.  The only problem that we see is that only a few stores carry their brand here, it might pose a problem just in case we need to buy additional items or replacement.  Baka laging walang stock...  So now, we're vent on buying Avent. 

We also found this cute magnetic board that you put on cars that says, "Baby on Board" by Safety 1st.  Wala lang, i know its so mababaw, but we really find it so cute! Hahaha!

And of course, Kaelyn's clothes!  She's a girl after all! There are a LOT of cute baby dresses and bodysuits (I actually thought they were called 'onesies', yun pala Onesies is a brand. Haha. Silly me!).  We haven't bought any clothes yet as we thought, its too early.  But for sure, within the month we'll start buying already, especially the ones that Kaelyn's going to use in the hospital when she's born. 

I can't wait!!!!!!!!  I'm so excited to see our little one! =)