Baby Carr Update and Advice Challenge

Woo Hoo!  Thanks to a bunch of saving, a ton of support and prayers every day, we've gotten enough for our first installment to the adoption agency so it is OFFICIAL!  We've taken our first steps and are on our way!!!

To celebrate, Mr. A and I thought we would start by expanding our baby education.  I mean, yes, I've spent years as a nanny, had lots of babysitting gigs, Mr. A's been a summer camp counselor, but do we REALLY know everything there is to know?!!?

No.

No, we don't know everything.  And now that we went to Buy, Buy Baby on a Saturday, I'm pretty convinced that we may not know ANYTHING.

Is it jewelry?  Is it something for teething?  Is it fashion?  Is it everything in one?

The stroller aisle was just too overwhelming.  We liked this one best because it looked like a spaceship.  And I'm pretty sure you shouldn't base your stroller choices on spaceship design.

Totally confused.  Are they suspenders?  Is it a scarf?  Is it a baby slingshot?

We're still trying to figure it all out.

 

 

The baby store was overwhelming.  Normally, I go to the baby store to grab something off of a registry so I haven't spent lots of time really digging into EVERYTHING a baby needs.  So I downloaded "What to Expect Your First Year" and will make myself visit the baby store at least once a week to learn something new.

 

I'm going to need some help.  I know we're early, and I know there will be tons of waiting, but I have a feeling I'm going to need all the help I can get.

 

SO, here's the CHALLENGE for all of you who are following and supporting our adoption:

 

For every fact, how to, product or general knowledge piece of info you give me, we've had a generous offer from a friend to MATCH in dollars.  So, if I get 10 fun facts, that's ten bucks.  If I get 100 fun facts, that's one hundred bucks.  Get the picture?  We'll run this contest for 1 week- so that's 7 days to send me all of your best tips and tricks that babies (and mommies and daddies) need.

 

How to participate:

Tag #babycarradoption on social media and tag me ( @ktneverending for Facebook, @katt5498 for Instagram) and give me your best advice or pics of exactly the type of stroller, crib, etc. that we need

 

Next Monday, we will count them up and see what is owed in donations.

 

This is the perfect way to start off Adoption Awareness Month- with a little mom-to-be awareness :)

 

Want to pray, share, or invest in our journey?  You can do so here:

www.youcaring.com/carradoptionfund