Buddy Bear

So we decided to get out of the house for a little while yesterday, and we ended up at the mall. We were walking around, with no particular store that we wanted to go in, we wandered over to the newer end of the Fayette mall and passed by the Build-a Bear store and we got the idea of making a bear for Patrick. We looked through the animals that you could choose from, and we ended up getting a black bear that we thought was cute. Now for those who have never done this process, you pick out the animal you want, then you stand in line to have it stuffed, then you pick out outfits and accessories to your heart's content! :) (usually its the kids doing these activities while the parents watch their wallets get smaller!) Oh did I mention that you can add a heart that either plays songs, a recorded message, or talks to you! It really is a cute and fun process to watch when the kids get involved b/c of their faces and excitement. So we start looking at clothes to see if we see anything that we like, I saw a t-shirt that said "It's a Boy" and thought that would be cute to get. Then I saw a pair of overalls that I thought might be cute as well, Heath looks at me and says that he has the perfect name for the bear and we have to get the overalls. We named the bear Buddy Bear after a Jimmy Buffet song, so our son now has his very on stuffed animal named Buddy Bear complete with overalls and a It's a Boy t-shirt!! He isn't even here yet and he already has us wrapped around his little finger!!!

Even as I am sitting here writting this post its hard for me to believe this time next week I will be holding my son, when we went to the doctor monday this sunday seemed so far away and now its only 3 days away. Its exciting and scary all at the same time to think that one phase is coming to an end and another is just about to begin. Even now as I am typing Patrick is moving around letting me know he is here. Looking back I never realized how quickly childhood goes by without us knowing it and then small things like making a teddy bear make you remember the things you held so dear as a child, like a stuffed animal or blanket that brought you comfort when you needed it. So in 3 days life changes as we know it and I'm looking forward to seeing the world around us through a set of eyes that haven't seen any of it before!