Babyless Baby Panic

Blooming Bath!

I may or may not have just Googled "bathing a newborn."

Okay, I definitely just Googled "bathing a newborn."

Here I am, flipping through some of my blogroll when I find myself catching up with Matt and Kara, and by "catching up with", I mean lurking around, living vicariously through their recent posts about their new baby. I got halfway through their baby's 2 week update when I felt a quick, momentary zap of panic.

Holy crap, how do I bathe a baby? How am I going to bathe my baby? I don't even have a baby, but I don't know how to bathe a baby! How warm should the water be? How warm is too warm!?

So yes, I Googled it and now feel a little more comfortable with bathing my non-existent baby. I have a feeling that you'll be seeing more posts like this as time goes on now that my Fantasy Baby is starting to feel more real and (hopefully) near. Any bets on what I'll be Googling next?

Fantasy Baby

Who hasn't, pre-real baby, dreamed about dressing up their fantasy baby in the most fun and quirky and cutest outfits anyone has ever seen? You always hear non-parents say "When I have kids, they're going to be so well dressed." I'm not that delusional. I've spent my fair share of time around those little worms and I know that I'm going to be lucky to keep them clothed and clean for any extended period of time. But this post isn't about my real future baby, it's about Fantasy Baby.

Fantasy Baby isn't a boy or a girl, though I have a habit of referring to Fantasy Baby as a he. I may also have a tendency toward Fantasy Baby boy products, but please keep in mind that we definitely don't have a preference. I may actually be slightly hoping that Real Future Baby is a girl, for my mother-in-law's sake. *wink* (For those out of the loop, Jamie is the second of three boys.)

If Fantasy Baby really is a boy, then I'd be sure to throw this together for him.

Nerd Chic

Fantasy Baby would also be manly:

He'd have a beard, like Daddy.

If Fantasy Baby is a girl, she'd be so ruffly that you wouldn't even know what to do.

Who can resist a little ruffle ball?

Fantasy Baby would also be The Fanciest Baby.

Fantasy Baby wouldn't give two craps about wearing that on her head.

Fantasy Baby would be born with hobbies. She'd never get sick of having a camera in her face.

Because Fantasy Baby would love photography, like her mama.

He'd also love to play guitar, like his Daddy.

Fantasy Baby would rock his way out of the womb, for sure.

So Fantasy Baby is pretty cool, I just wanted you to meet him and get an idea of that. If Real Future Baby is half as cool, we'll be happy.

A Girl Can Dream

Much that Pinterest has provided a venue for girls to pine for their Prince Charming and plan their dream wedding, I'm about to go crazy with nursery pins. I'm not even close to being pregnant, but I am already stoked on nesting.

Who wouldn't want a Closet Baby?

While storing your baby in a closet is not a bad idea when it looks like that picture, I don't think it's quite our style. I'd love to shoot for something more modern.

Babies love furry rugs.

I imagine that Jamie would hate trying to paint stripes on the walls, but I'm not sure he'd prefer to install fiber optic lights in the ceiling.

I want my baby to feel like a frontiersman. A final frontiersman.

Obviously, I don't have to make any decisions about any of this right now. It's just so much fun to look and dream about the perfect space. Who knows, I may end up overwhelmed with it all and leave myself with this.

Besides, my baby will forget his or her opinion of this room by the time he or she can speak anyway.

In any case, I'm really looking forward to getting creative and crafty and dream about it daily.