Let the collecting begin

Now that we know we've got another boy on the way, the urge to start preparing for his arrival is beginning to overcome me.  I know we've got four and a half more months to go, but I can't help myself.  I bought some new onesies yesterday (I'd thrown all of Alex's newborn onesies away, they just couldn't be salvaged), a cute new outfit and John ordered Alex's new carseat so we can clean up his current one and readjust it for another newborn.

(If you're interested, we have a Britax Roundabout and loved it so much that we've decided to buy a Britax Regent for Alex.  If all goes well, these are the only two car seats we'll ever need for the boys.)

I am trying to be as conservative as possible and re use as much of Alex's baby stuff as possible.  But, there are some things I still need to get.  Thankfully, the list is very small:

• A new dresser.  Alex's was cheap and small, and I'd like to get a nice big one for the boys to share



• A baby sling (I'm thinking about getting a Peanut Shell or a Hotsling)



• Baby washcloths and hooded towels.  I'm still using the ones I got at various baby showers for Alex, and I'd like to get some new ones.



• Newborn diapers.  Once again I toyed with the idea of cloth diapering, but have decided against it.  I know, I know, I'm single handedly filling our landfills with my children's poop, but I've really looked into it, twice now, and have decided it's not for me.  At least not now.  I'm hoping I'll have Alex in cloth training pants by the time Baby 2.0 is born, so hopefully I'll only be using disposables for one child at a time.



• Some new baby blankets.  Most of Alex's thicker blankets (quilts and stuff) are in good enough condition to pass down, but the blankets I'd used to swaddle him as a newborn are looking a bit raggedy.  I'm planning to make some new flannel baby blankets.



• A new diaper bag.  I bought one recently and it's already falling apart, so I'll definately need a new one in the next few months anyway.



• Clothes-wise, we only need a few more oneseis, baby socks and hats.

Not a bad list.  I should also put a king sized bed on the list too because the three of us barely fit on our queen bed now.  We'll definately need a bigger bed to add another body.  We don't co-sleep, but we do a lot of snuggling and book reading in bed together at night and Alex usually falls asleep in bed with us before we transfer him to his own room.  We'll probably keep this routine up with the new baby too.