Oh hello there, you!

Yesterday, we went to The Baby Ultrasound Company (for the third time!) for Lex's 3D/4D ultrasound. The ultrasound was already re-scheduled twice because Lex simply won't cooperate the first two times. Either he's covering his face with his hand or foot (he's in a breech position as of the moment) or his umbilical cord is in the way. Suffice it to say that we are very insistent parents trying to catch a clearer glimpse of our son.

While bonding with Lex the night before, I told him repeatedly to please, please, be in the mood the next day because Mommy and Daddy really want to see him. I promised to give him a treat if he does. Hah! Bribery comes early.

Anyway, Mon and I are very happy with the results. Not only did Lex show his face, he was even caught smiling and yawning (tricks he got from his Daddy, I'm sure). ;p

Hello, everybody!! I'm Lex! I got my Daddy's eyes and my Mommy's chubby ching cheeks!

Are you done fussing over me now ? I'm sleepy...

I'm going to sleep now. Good night, Mom and Dad!!

After the ultrasound, we headed to Baby Company to give Lex his treat as promised. We got him this!

Newborn to Toddler Rocker by Fisher Price

Good job, Lex! :)

Baby Company, truly your one-stop shop for all your baby needs!

From the title of this blog post alone, you can tell that I am one very satisfied customer of Baby Company. Sadly, their sale month is coming to an end tomorrow. Aww. But I'm still happy because I was able to take advantage of the sale for 3 whole weekends! Hooray for all the savings!

Now before you think that we hoarded baby stuff during the sale, no, we did not. We really just bought items that we're sure no one would give us,

...like a crib! :)

This item was not on sale but we still got 10% off the original price
because we registered in their baby registry.

We opted for a Pack & Play instead of a wooden crib because of its size and portability. We originally wanted a wooden crib that grows with the baby, you know those ones that convert into a toddler bed, but its size just wouldn't do in our teeny tiny apartment! Whereas the Pack & Play already has a changing station and a musical crib mobile and a baby mattress. It's no brainer for us to get this one really. We picked a brown theme with blue and green patterns for our baby boy. Oh, and we got a free diaper bag because of this purchase!

...pillows! :)

We were quite surprised, we didn't know that beddings can cost so much! We got beddings with a safari-themed design. So cute! Especially the lion cub bit on the upper-left corner of the head pillow. As you can see in the picture, it has a white, yellow, and brown combination to match the brown crib we got Dotty.

...blankets and waterproof mattress pads! :)

We got extra receiving blankets because as I've learned, marami palang gamit ang receiving blanket!   Pwede siyang pansapin everywhere! Sa bed, sa stroller, sa carrier... everywhere! We also got light cotton blankets for sleeping.

...extra comforter and pillowcases! :)

The first time we saw this design, we were instantly smitten! Looks so grand diba? Sad that a pillowcase and comforter set was not available the first time we saw it at Baby Company. So I just got the pillowcases first and vowed to look for the matching comforter at a different branch. Success!!

We haven't bought Dotty any item of clothing yet since my sister gave me her children's newborn clothes, which I just sorted out a while ago. Twas fun looking at all the clothes, imagining my niece and nephew in it some 9 or 10 years ago. Yes, the clothes are THAT old! But still in very good condition. We'll probably just get cute onesies for Dotty para hindi naman lahat ng damit niya puro hand-me-downs. LOL!

Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored post.

The shopping has begun

Now that we know Dotty's gender, let's go shopping na! :)

Confession: I had no idea kung gaano karaming gamit ang kailangan ng isang baby. When I first got Baby Company's Baby Checklist, I was honestly overwhelmed. As in tumaas ang stress level ko! My mind was screaming, "My gosh, ano 'tong mga 'to?!?!?!" I think other first time moms can relate to this.

So first thing I did was to visit baby stores to acquaint myself with some of the items in the list. I also asked mommy friends for advice on what to buy first. "Research research din pag may time" ang peg! It literally took me few months bago ko paka-titigan yung checklist ulit. Na-trauma ata ako! Hehe.

As I've mentioned here, the first thing we bought for Dotty is a chest of drawers. My sister gave me her children's baby clothes and since wala nang space sa closet namin ni Mon, we decided that we might as well buy a big chest for the baby.

Then next we bought were baby bottles, extra teats, bottle cleaner, and a bottle sterilizer. Amazing nga si Baby Company kasi ang daming freebies! Sale month kasi this month kaya timing din. I got a free night lamp for Dotty and an Aranaz "mommy bag" which looks something like this:

source
Mine looks exactly like this, but with blue lining.
Nice noh? :)

Next up will be nursery furnishings and linens, bathing and grooming accessories, then other newborn basics. We still have a loooong way to go but we're enjoying every moment of it.