A helpful tip...

If anyone is looking for a way to not have to spend a lot of money on baby stuff, one way is to have your sibling have a couple of kids first and then take all of their stuff! Not that this was my plan all along, but my older brother and sister-in-law are parents to my adorable niece and nephew and generously passed on a lot of baby items to us this weekend. We are so very grateful!

Thanks to them we don't have to buy a tub, Boppy pillow, swing, bouncy chair, Bumbo chair, bassinet, ExerSaucer or activity station (where the lay underneath it). 

**Note - yes, the ribbon on the bassinet is pink, but we do not know the baby's gender and are not planning on finding out. The bassinet is from when my niece was born. My nephew slept in it too and is showing no signs of being tramatized, so we'll just leave it too. :)

It really does help a lot, though there's still plenty of stuff to get for this kiddo! We're off to register for more stuff this afternoon. This is another reason (besides him liking "projects") that Chris is looking to finish the basement - so we can have more room for all this stuff!!

Again, we are extremely thankful for having family that is willing to share their things with us. Another friend/family member of mine has already said we could have a few of her things as well. We are so blessed!