The Case For a Coooool Baby.

As a future responsible parent, I know that we can't go spending crazy cash on awesome baby clothes. Really, I get it. Truth be told, when the baby is just chillin' with his/her parents, he/she will be mostly in discount onesies, or swaddling clothes, or whatever babies wear (cut me some slack here-- I can barely dress myself).

That being said, I can't help but look for clothes that I would wear if I had the kind of awareness I have now (or lack-there-of). See Obama-Rama at the top. Awesome.

Exhibit A for instance. It's a toddler Bruce Springsteen shirt. That's right. Now, by the time the kid is ready to go to concerts, I would assume the great E Street Band will be long off the road, but I said the same about the Stones. Let's move on.

Now, The Clash may be a bit too "I'm So Punk," and the Willie shirt may be too "I'm a Country Boy/Girl," but I'm showing extremes here. The point is... well, there is no point. There are hundreds of these kinds of shirts flooding the marketplace. Sure, they're all around $18, but, still.


Another consideration is sports teams. We have no idea what teams the child will root for. I am an ardent Phillies/Sixers/Eagles/Flyers fan, while Justine champions the Yankees/Giants demographic. Now, we can hope that the youngin' will root for one, or all of our respective sports franchises, but there is a chance the kid could grow up to be something strange like a Rams/Red Sox/Maple Leafs/Suns fan. So, how cool would it be to sway the odds in our favor at a very, very early age. See below.









I know, "Awwwww," right? C'mon, what baby would NOT want to fall asleep staring up at a mobile of Eagles mysteriously circling their head... Umm, nevermind.

Now, do we (I) actually WANT these items? No. But I had to go out onto the internet for myself to see that there is a universe of baby apparel that isn't geared to the "cute pink bunnies" and "adorable blue teddy bear" crowd. The process of "window-shopping" is satisfaction enough for me.

For Now.

All the best-- Papa Frantzen.

Here we go

Time seems to be flying by as we run from appointment to appointment and work on reading all of our mommy & daddy-to be books. We thought we would set up an easy way to show everyone how things are changing for us here. Our goal is to share with everyone the fun we are having getting ready to welcome our little one in March.

Thanks so much to everyone for your well-wishes. As always we feel so loved and supported. Please stop back regularly as we plan to update as often as we can.

Below are two of our ultrasound pics from week 11 and week 14.