Shopping for Baby

I honestly think that we're pretty much set, in terms of baby shopping.  I'm trying to restrain myself and not buy any more until we get the last minute stuff like diapers and formula.

But then I see something like this outfit:

It was on sale.  And it made me smile.

Daddy wanted to get a matching shirt for Mowgli that said "Improved!"

Drums

Mowgli had his first drum lesson today. 

He's learning hand drums because they can be played inside.  I'm not bringing a trap set in my house. 

I'll admit it, my expectations were low.  We had the lesson in one of the percussion studios at CMU where distractions abound.  There were gongs and computers and two trap sets and marimbas and all sorts of things.  So much stuff to play with.  Why would he want to sit down and play just one drum?

But he did absolutely fantastic.  He kept a reasonably steady 4-4, and learned 3 different patterns.  Even if he did have a lot of trouble switching between patterns.  They played along with a Santana song, and he absolutely loved that. 

Mowgli actually came home and wanted to practice!

Baby

Mowgli has finally figured out that there's something going on with a baby in our house.  He understands that mommy's belly is getting big and the reason has something to do with a baby.  But it's hard to say how much he understands beyond that.  In his own words,

The belly got big and it growed like a baby.

She's not gonna be here till February, but we're shopping and working on names and generally getting ready.

We think Mowgli will do better if we can name her ahead of time.  If we can give her a name, that makes her a real person and part of our family, as opposed to a random baby that doesn't belong to us.  The problem is trusting that the ultrasound was correct when they said she was a girl.    We can only hope.

In other news, Mowgli's been drawing up a storm lately.  I'll try and get some posted.