Organizing.

We're closing out 2012 by organizing the house. I'm sitting on the floor in the bedroom, sifting through a box and Scott pulls a few bags and boxes from under the bed.

Apparently, I stuffed a few things under the bed, hoping they'd disappear. Sigh. I know there's still boxes and bags waiting to be organized in Maryland. Why do I save everything???

I finally threw out an old Kirsten Dunst issue of Vogue (Marie Antoinette). Progress.

The dollar store...

Sells baby hangers. How did I not know this? I picked up a few packs in pink.

Striking gold on Craigslist!

We weren't planning on having a dresser for Babybug. The layout for the nursery is odd, and our plan was to stick a bookcase in the corner (between the crib and changing table) and use baskets for organization.

Today, during naptime, I sat in the nursery for awhile and looked around. I kept thinking that there had to be another way. I mentally rearranged furniture, thinking about the best use of space. Scott and I were going back and forth on how to organize things. We're coming up close on a deadline here!

On a whim, I checked Craigslist to see how much dressers were going for. Just to see. I saw an ad posted today for an antique white dresser. It looked slim. I quickly looked for measurements and flew into the nursery with the tape measure. If you can believe it, it was the perfect fit for the little "nook" next to the closet. We have an odd section of the wall, where there's a tiny bit of room...enough for a chair or a small bookcase. Our plan was to stick a cheap Target bookcase in there and put a lamp on top. A sturdy dresser seemed much better.

Everything fell into place. Scott liked the idea of the dresser and agreed that it would get years of use. The measurements were perfect, almost as if it had been built for the nursery. The color would match the crib. I also didn't want to miss out, so I called the man on the phone and he was willing to take the ad down if I was serious enough. I quickly got ahold of my friend Erin and she was happy to let us borrow her minivan.

I can't believe it all worked out, especially since this all started just a few hours ago. I couldn't be happier or more relieved. Babybug has a real dresser, the nursery is nearly done, and we managed to find exactly what we needed on a budget! It's really a beautiful piece. The inside of the top drawer says "Virginia House Solid Woods". Wow.

Merry Christmas Eve!

I'm 32 weeks today.

Christmas Eve is probably my favorite day of the year. So much to look forward to. Today, once Scott gets home at noon, the 3 of us will go out to lunch at Chickfila. Then, it's off to Kroger for some groceries. Starbucks for a decaf latte for Mommy. Relaxing at home until church at 5.

Once Jamie goes to bed, then it's [the annual tradition of] Chinese takeout for Mommy and Daddy, and watching "Love, Actually".

Jamie knows that Santa's coming tonight. He's very excited. It's cute.

Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Nursery progress

I hope to have the nursery done sometime next month. With 8 weeks to go until my due date, and 5 weeks until I'm full term...wow, that sounds close, doesn't it?

This week, we've assembled the crib and installed wall shelves. Yesterday, I organized the closet and separated all of the baby clothes into sizes (I'll wait to wash everything in January). I pulled the baby blankets out of Jamie's closet and realized that we should be mostly set on blankets, although they're mostly blue (but cute and soft!).

My sewing to-do list...
1. Crib skirt
2. Basket liner
3. Burp rags
4. Bibs
5. 1-2 blankets
6. Cloth wipes

Scott's to-do list....
1. Make name letters to go over crib
2. Take care of any heavy lifting/moving things around/carry things up and down the stairs for me
3. Take baby items out of the attic & set up in the appropriate places

And then there's the task of washing and prepping the cloth diapers, making sure we have the odds and ends good to go on that.....aside from needing some other odds and ends for nursing, pacifiers, toiletries, baskets for the bookcase.....I feel like we're on the right track. I'm also hoping to find the perfect lavender lamp for the nursery. Target seems to be sold out of the one that I fell in love with several months ago. Sigh. What a bummer.

I'd also like to make some baby hair bows. If I have time.

Baby oranges.

Jamie loves clementines. He calls them baby oranges.

I'm dividing up the orange sections, and I feel a few kicks as I'm eating.

Me: Baby sister likes baby oranges, too.
Jamie: Yeah, I know.
Me: You knew that? (he nods) What else does she like?
Jamie: (thinks) Umm...broccoli!

Well, alright, then!

31 weeks tomorrow!

In 2 months, Babybug will be here!

I'm feeling bigger. My small maternity sweatpants are officially too tight as of this morning. So, I pulled out a very comfortable pair of maternity large pants. Bless Old Navy.

My large (Scott's) tshirts are getting tight. Socks are leaving lines on my ankles, which is exactly what happened with Jamie. It's also getting harder to bend over. Now I really have a free pass to let the floors go.

I've recently developed an aversion to hot dogs. This includes corn dogs. No matter the brand, they all taste awful to me. I'm drinking plenty of milk, though, which is good...but I still find strange, because I've always hated milk.

Time for a list update.

Food Aversions.
-chicken
-hot dogs and corn dogs
-homemade pizza (sorry, Scott)

Cravings.
-tacos
-milk
-sugar cookies
-cereal
-cheeseburgers
-soup
-peanut butter and jelly
-apples