Almost ready!

We got so much done this weekend!! We were literally about 15 minutes away from walking out the door to buy nursery furniture when my sister called to offer us all of theirs. Crib, dresser, changing table, and rocker. So we spent the day moving in furniture and organizing all the stuff my other sister had already given us. So many people have been so generous to us and we are very fortunate.

And I finally hunkered down and ordered diaper stuff... took me way longer than I intended. I started at about 7-7:30 wanted to get to be in bed by 8. That turned to 8:30. Which turned to 9. Let's just say my bedtime changed in half hour increments until about 10:30. But I got it all done and that's what matters. And then I dreamed about diapers all night long... well the parts where I was asleep anyway. Last night was one of those nights where neither one of us slept very well.

So we're just about ready. Some of the major things we have yet to do are pack for labor, rearrange our room to make a place for the bassinet, set up carseats, figure out birth announcements, find a pediatrician, and do all the things I want to do before leaving for the birthing center: grocery shop, laundry, and clean the house. I want to come home to a nice clean house with our new baby. And we still have some other baby supplies left to buy, but at least now we have a place to put them all! YAY!!

And alas, my new-found patience from the other day is starting to wear off just a teeny tiny bit. Okay, a lot. I'm pretty much back to obsessing. But at least I have retained some of the new motivation that came with it. I still have a gargantuan appetite that makes it hard to not eat everything in sight (especially the sweets!) but I have started drinking my tea again and doing some of the exercises that are supposed to prepare me for labor. Oh and I stumbled on some information yesterday about magnesium that has made me decide to risk more leg cramps: it is used to slow or stop contractions in preterm labor. Granted, I'm taking way less than they'd use for that, but far be it from me to knowingly hinder my labor in any way.