Nesting

The nesting continues, but will have to go on hold for today. We are going to entertain some of our besties tonight. It's going to be so much fun. So lots of cleaning and cooking to do. No time for the big clean out to continue. I have my bedroom drawers and closet to declutter. My bathroom cabinets. Lots and lots of dusting and vacuuming. Declutter kitchen and laundry cabinets. I don't know what it is with the cabinets this time, but I just want to take a huge trash bag to every room and chunk everything. So I am going to, because this kind of purging rarely happens. If the desire to purge continues I am headed.... da, da, dum... to the scrapbook/office! Yikes!

Yesterday, we hung Aubrey's mirror, got the changing pad installed, washed and put away all her clothes, and got all our birth supplies ready. The pack-n-play has found a new home next to my bed and it is overflowing with birth supplies. But I love it. I finally have somewhere to put my drink and all the other little things I like next to me at night. We don't have nightstands. We found the missing piece, that was temporarily lost and thought to be gone forever, from our bassinet. I know we have a pack-n-play and bassinet, but the bassinet is small and rolls all over the house with me. I am very concerned about being able to keep Aubrey safe from a wild 20 month old! He's a boy. He likes to throw things and bang things. When I learned the most important piece was missing from the bassinet, I panicked. I hated to go out and make another purchase, that technically is not a necessity. But then, ta da, Scot went hunting in the attic and found it. Yeah!!!!! So now it is all put together and ready to go.

I have had the hardest time deciding what Aubrey should wear after the birth. I have so many cute gowns to put her in. Thanks to my sweet friend Karyn, my gown drawer is overflowing. But I would hate for something to get on one of them. So I am putting her in a white Gap gown that used to be Ben's with a pink and white hat, that won't make me sad if something happens to it. I will just have to dress her really cute the next day for visitors. But the white gown is soft and it belongs to me. I definitely cannot go shopping for another gown!

I am finally starting to get excited about her arrival. I have been so apprehensive. Partly because there was just so much to do. And because having babies this close together has felt very overwhelming for me. But God has provided. I know He will help me adjust. Now that her sweet little things are everywhere, I can't wait for her to get here!