I have been working really hard on getting our house together and I think I made a major stride yesterday. My goal for today is to put all the clean laundry away and wash the blankets that are in the baby's room. We are trying to get that room all cleaned out so we can start putting everything "baby" in there. It is going to be really weird when it looks less like an extra junk room and more like a nursery. Another assignment I have given myself for this week is to move all the holiday decorations from the downstairs into upstairs storage. After that things should be looking good. I have some little things for Stan to get done but for the most part we are on the way to finishing everything. It is so bad we got the floors done in like May and we still haven't fully recovered. We are working really hard on trying to get everything put away in a place that is right for it. I am going to move my cookbooks into one of the upper cabinents in the kitchen and I am eventually going to reorganize where the dishes and everything are in the kitchen as well.
Then onto the baby's room. I think once we find out the gender we will make more progress on how it is going to look. I am hoping for the next free weekend that we have to get all the painting for the nursery and the guest bathrooms finished. I am looking to get most of the decorating done by September. I don't want to wait too long because I am due so close to Christmas and the last thing I want is to have a million things on my list of "to dos" for both baby and Christmas. I know this sounds crazy and possibly a little impossible but I really wanted to host another Christmas Eve like last year. It was so neat having all these people at the house for Christmas. And although getting everything together was a little stressful it was still a total blast. I just love the holidays I like the feeling that everyone has and how people come together. You gotta love all the different dynamics that are created within a family as well because everyone has their own strong personality and they aren't afraid to let it show since it is all family so you just are totally open and crazy. I like that people who aren't afraid to just be themselves. I know if the baby is born before Christmas Eve this dinner will be almost impossible but I think with Stan's help we can pull it off unless of course the baby is born on like the 23rd or the 22nd and in which case I will be in the hospital still and last I checked they won't let you out to make a turkey.
I am so excited about everything that has been going on recently from interviewing daycares to thinking about what stuff we will need for the baby it is just such an exciting time. I have to admit it is really nerve wracking as well. Like when I realize I am going to be a mommy in December and I think about the daily mommy stuff it is just really crazy. I think that is why I have been in such a cleaning mood recently, I start thinking about what it is going to be like in such a short amount of time and then I feel so unprepared (I am sure the whole hormone cocktail doesn't hurt either). I totally understand the concept of nesting now. You just feel so out of control and you look for like the smallest thing to get you feeling like things are ok and you have everything under control. What's really funny is how that tries to fight against the fact that I am really lazy and on top of that I am indecisive so I spend half my time running around like a chicken with my head cut off and the other half telling myself to take it easy and relax. Ahhh the complexities of me! I just look around and notice all the things that are left to be done and I think about what a danger zone our place would be right now for a kid. Of course it takes a while for the logical side to step in and say "Grace you don't have any kids so all this chaos and danger is really of no consequence right now". (Usually by the time I reach that thought I have cleaned up a whole bunch of things and completely tired myself out.) I will find the balance between clean and comfortable soon though and it should last about a week so I can see some rest in my future.
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It is a great idea to start thinking about all these things now. Because when the baby gets here that's all you'll be able to focus on for a while. So you are doing awesome. Just try not to get too stressed. I know easier said then done. At the rate you two are going things will definitely be settled before the baby gets there. So that's really great.
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