Baby, Baby!

It's becoming a theme, isn't it???!! ;) We are almost exactly 2 months from our due date, tomorrow- the 13th- we'll be 32 weeks with only 8 to go! GEEZ!!! We are very excited, daily freak out, and are growing closer together as we prepare for this new one. Brian has been exhibiting sympathy pains and we both cry at times with abandon for no apparent reason- it's the hormones! :) It is all a bit overwhelming, but we are confident that God is faithful and we have much support here in CA and across the country! We love you all!!!!

We know you're dying to see our "baby" after Brian's story of Maggie last weekend, and have included some pics below. She (Maggie) continues to do very, very well. The "baby" resides in the crib now most of the time and we pick it up occasionally and walk around. She always jumps to attention and follows closely, sometimes whining for attention and to lick the "baby's" feet.

I have also included our registry info below-- it seems a bit strange to share this on the blog, but we have had several requests for this info to be posted. Please know we don't expect ANY gifts, and certainly hope we're not seeming to "secretly" communicate our need for presents by posting this! Rather, several family members have suggested this would be the easiest way to share this info, given our current distance so see below...

We are registered at 4 places (mostly due to the fact that we tried to include fair trade, organic items as much as possible and these sites are often smaller):

1.) Barefoot Herbs & Barefoot Kids www.barefoot-eco.com
This is a small store run by a husband and wife in IN who are committed to locally owned business, fair trade, and environmentally friendly products. They don't have an on-line registry, but have been so gracious as to help us do this in spite of that. They are having their 2nd baby 4 days after our baby is due! We are so happy to be able to support their small business from across the country, and hope you will too. Kudos to them for taking a risk and doing business for babies differently!! The list below is made up of items from their store that we would like for our baby and you can view them online at www.barefoot-eco.com

If you then call the store at 877-321-8155 they can tell you what is still unpurchased from our registry and you can order on the phone or on-line, either way. If you order on-line, Scott has requested that you please put a note in the message area of the check out so he will know it's for our registry and should be crossed off the list. Thanks!
They are listed under the same categories as on their website-

Baby Carriers and Slings
Ergo baby carrier- organic - chocolate w/caramel lining (1) $112.00

Organic Children's Clothes
Sckoon-babyblue-kimono- 3-6mo (1) $17.00
Sckoon-cloudshirt- 0-6mo (1) $19.50
Sckoon-monkeypants-navy- 0-6mo (1) $19.50
Sckoon-zen knot hat-navy (1) $12.00
Sckoon-monkeypants-brown 3-6mo (1) $19.50

Speesees-flockjumper- earth 0-3 mo (1) $28.00
Speesees-jeraf body-red 3-6 mo (1) $22.00
Speesees-yoga pant- red 0-3mo (1) $22.00
Speesees-raglan tee-grass infant (1) $14.00

ShooShoos
brown suede wrap (1) $22.00
blue giraffe (1) $22.00
beige horse (1) $22.00

Natural and Organic Soft Dolls & Toys
Under the nile-monkey

Tooth Paste, Diaper Creams, Bug Sprays, Sunscreen, Etc.
Weleda Baby Starter Kit

2.) Progressive Kid www.progressivekid.com
This site is also committed to fair trade, organic products and we love their cute earth-conscious clothes! They have an online registry- so all you have to do is go to the website, click on gift registry on the left side of the page and search for us by name.

3.) Cotton Babies www.cottonbabies.com
This is our cloth diaper site!!! Yes, we have decided to use cloth diapers (although we are using the 7th Generation disposable ones for the first 6 wks. to avoid the really tar-like ones (Brian has offered to change all of those ;) !!) Their website lists our needs by name as well. Go onto their website and click on "Registries" on the left sidebar and it will show you a list of names. Our registry is listed under Megan & Brian Shope. Please be sure to put our names in the comments upon check out. THANKS!

4.) Finally, we are also registered at Babies R Us- www.babiesrus.com for those items that we just couldn't find on a "green" site or store. Unfortunately some baby stuff is not yet very enviro friendly, and some items that are, are crazy expensive, so we've tried to supplement as best we can. You can access their website and search for us by name under baby registry.

Brian and the "baby"


Maggie keeps watch...