The Tide is Turning

Yes, it's no longer about me. Or Leah. All thoughts, decisions, and expenditures shall be largely in part driven by this little creation that is scheduled to arrive in December. Your honor, I would like to present "Exhibit A"--our shopping trips in Nashville.

Part of our trip to Nashville was to see comedian/ventriloquist Jeff Dunham. But we also knew that we would've had our ultrasound by that time, and thus the days of "If we only knew what we were having" would be over. And so it took a very short time to start making selections for the little guy. As noted in a previous post, we were in town for every bit of an hour before we made it to Opry Mills. First purchase came at Old Navy--a cute little patriotic short set and a tank top--for an Abraham Lincoln and a handful of change. On Friday, we made our way a few miles east to Lebanon, TN, home of Prime Outlets. We hit the OshKosh store, and Gap, and wandered through a few others. We also found an outfit that we couldn't live without at the Carter's outlet--too bad they didn't have the size we wanted. So what did we do?--like parents on a mission, we went back to Opry Mills, hoping to strike gold. We did (not as adrenaline-charged and satisfying as getting the last Cabbage Patch kid a week before Christmas by stealing it from the grasp of an unsuspecting grandmother, but hey, give us SOME credit!).

So . . . wanna hear the final tally? Mommy ended up with some lounge pants from Jockey. Daddy bought a blue T-shirt (for his Cubs jersey) and 2 Van Heusen golf shirts. Grand total--probably $45. Baby ended up with a 2 piece shorts set, 5 onesies (one collared "golf shirt" style), a tank top, an adorable overalls/jumper set, 2 sleepers, 1 pair of khaki shorts, a short sleeve shirt, and a teddy bear. Grand total--I don't even wanna know.

Know what else is funny? Leah and both looked at and considered buying new tennis shoes while we were there. Somehow, some unexplained way, we became so non-self focused, diverting our attention to something altogether different, that we totally forgot, and came home without buying them. Now, how did that happen??

This tax-deduction better be BIG.