A Baby's Treasures

Tonight was a relaxing evening.  I made dinner and Phil and I sat down to watch American Idol--the show that I've watched since its debut in 2002.  I love the show.  And tonight was especially great as the contestants sang all Billy Joel songs.  My favorites were Jessica Sanchez and Colton Dixon.  And then the night got kinda crazy when I turned the channel to TLC and watched the show My Crazy Obsession.  Tonight's episode: Adult Baby.  This man actually made himself a highchair, drinks from bottles, and wears footed pajamas.  Wow.  He also wears diapers, uses a pacifier, and from the other room, I just now learned that he's going to a special tailor to have a giant onesie made for his size.  What???!!!!   Really makes me wonder what went on in his home growing up.  Creepy.  I probably shouldn't judge, but c'mon.  I guess it goes to show you never know in this world.  Nevertheless, it got me thinking about babies and that got me thinking about cute baby things.  Speaking of, here are a couple of new things that we've added to our baby inventory...



A Pack and Play...thanks, Mom!  This will be going to work with me so that baby boy has a place to rest his little head, and when he gets a little bigger, he can play!

I wanted to see how easy this was to put together.  Being new to all this baby business, I am not so quick at things that seasoned professional moms do with eyes closed and one arm tied behind their back.  But Kayleigh and I got the hang of it and we both thought it was very easy to assemble.  I love when things say "no tools required."




Brown Bear, Brown Bear book and stuffed bear gifted from a couple we know from the laundromat.  I love Eric Carle's children's books and this is baby Rinella's first one! 

I get so excited about children's books.  I love reading, writing, and collecting them.  Can't wait to read to our little one.  Thanks, Nancy and Clyde!




Baby Crocs and Yankee slippers from Grandma Sue Rinella

Now, the Rinella men have a thing for crocs.  Not name brand, of course, any knock-off will do.  Bigfil (a.k.a. "Nutsy") wears them to the pool and for "lounging around" because they are a one-step-and-you're-done shoe.  No fuss, just easy.  And Philly has taken a liking to "borrowing" his Dad's shoes whenever we are over visiting and taking a trip down to the pool.  Bigfil knows that whenever Philly comes over and wears the shoes, that's the last time he'll see them.  Sue has a full time job just keeping up with the inventory and making sure that the next pair is ready for the taking.  We currently have 3 or 4 pairs in the garage.  I even "borrowed" a pair from him that have become mine because they so fashionably go with my compression socks to prevent swollen feet (yeah, we are hip around here).   In following with tradition, Grandma Sue bought baby Rinella his first pair--until his feet get big enough to take his Grandpa's.  It's all done in love and good fun, of course.  And no shoes were injured or mistreated in any of these acts of "borrowing."  :)



Chick-Fil-A Chicken Strip Salad with blue cheese dressing

Oh, and this?  This is just a yummy chicken salad from Chick-Fil-A that I had for dinner last night.  It was so good it deserved it's own picture.  (This is a pregnant lady's blog, remember?  Food can be a topic of conversation at any time).  But it IS a good salad, and I recommend it.