When did the nesting officially begin? What a great question...one that I may not be able to answer, for it feels so instinctual and natural during pregnancy. I think I've been nesting well before week 30 of pregnancy, if I had to guess. Below are some of the nesting projects that I've been working on lately:
The first sign of nesting occurred after Mom Mom J sent some baby clothes our way. I sorted the clothes by size and began washing them. The nursery closet was then organized and incoming clothes that we received as gifts were separated by size. I have chosen not to wash everything because I don't know how much baby M will weigh when he's born and I have no idea how fast he'll grow. Baby M is very fortunate to have received a lot of clothing from family and friends--can't wait to see him in them and share the photos with you! :-)
The weekend of July 26-27, I decided to create closet dividers for baby M's closet. These dividers from Sugar Booger (here and here) were on our Babies R Us registry, but were available on-line only and I didn't think anyone would purchase them. Hey, why buy them when you can make and personalize them yourself, right?
I think the dividers turned out prettay, prettay, prettay, prettay, prettay, nice:
The next time I create some nursery closet dividers (as these are already laminated and hanging in baby M's closet), I will add the weight range that coincides with the age--as babies develop on their own terms and do not always fit into the newborn, 0-3 months, etc. categories.Another project that I tackled was a little more manly and domestic--grrr. On the morning of my first Lexington baby shower, I decided to tackle the window and door trim upstairs (first floor). With D traveling so much for work, I thought this was a task I could do myself. The dogs had managed to claw away the white paint from a few of the window and door trims around the house. This project included cleaning the trim to remove dirt (and dog slober, etc.), sanding to remove excess paint, wiping away the dust from sanding, and painting (two coats) the trim. Why stop with window and door trim when there are baseboard that need touching up as well? Yeah, I touched up a lot of the first floor baseboards also.
Other projects throughout the house included organizing the office, organizing the upstairs garage, sorting items to donate to Goodwill, writing thank you notes for baby gifts (still working on this one...), vacuuming the house twice weekly (this one has become pretty difficult as pregnancy has progressed--ouch), washing the dogs every two to three weeks, keeping up with e-mails, posting to this blog, working, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. Would I be doing all of this if D were around the house more? Probably, for his nesting instinct either hasn't kicked in or is prioritized on other things. It's amazing what can be accomplished when you cut out two to three hours of sleep a night!
Not that these projects HAD to be completed before M's arrival, mind you, but it sure helped to pass the time while waiting for his arrival! ;-) So if you have been wondering why I have been a little less social, let's just say I've been nesting and have very much enjoyed the feeling of accomplishment obtained from completing various tasks around the house. I'd love to see you, if you don't mind visiting me at home and getting put to work! Just kidding (JK); I only take volunteers. ;-P
