I remember when Tim and I were first trying to figure out how we would possibly buy all the things that we needed for the baby, forgetting wants all together. But it has amazingly been awesome with little money spent out of pocket.
The crib: Tim's parents were able to get from a guy his dad works with for free. His parents then decided to buy the mattress for us.
The car seat and stroller: Tim's mom was able to pick these up from a friend that only used them for 6 months.
The highchair: My cousin was getting rid of their big baby item things, and I jumped at the opportunity to get those things for free. :) I have to make a chair cushion for it, but already have batting, so we just have to find fabric that we liked for it and will be durable.
The Pack n' Play: That same cousin gave us the pack n' play for free! ok ok not completely free we had to make a trip to Utah to pick it up, but they live on the way to Salt Lake and with two siblings living there, that trip was inevitable. :)
The Changing Table: One of our friends in our ward, was going to either take it to the DI or give it to someone who wanted it, and again we jumped at that opportunity again. We just had to finish taking white paint off of it, and then stain it to get it as close to the crib color as possible. Then put it all together!
Clothes: I already mentioned how we had so many people willing to give us their old baby clothes,Tim's sister has bought us lots as well :)
We've been so blessed by Heavenly Father, and I just don't understand why all the time. We knew that we were suppose to trust him that he would give us a child at the best time for us and that everything else would work out. This has been so true. I feel so very blessed and not worthy of all these blessing, he's bestowed upon us. I'm very thankful, for a loving Heavenly Father, it's so true we are not given more then we can handle and I have felt that so many times throughout this pregnancy. :)
2 comments:
It's so true :) babies really don't need all that much, but the few essentials are usually pretty easy to get a hold of with supportive family and friends!
That is wonderful :)
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