Nesting...

Originally posted July 26, 2009

So, I am confident the nesting instinct has begun. To begin, I am more worried about getting Taryne's room complete and having everything we need. We still have just under 9 weeks, so I am positive we will have all the essentials before she arrives, but I still have a tinge of anxiety about it.

Also, I cleaned all day today. You all know that I am the messy one in this household and Kyle is the clean, neat, tidy one. I dusted EVERYTHING today. And not just dusted with the swiffer, I dusted the old fashioned way: with a cloth and Endust. It took forever, but it felt so nice to have everything clean. And then I cleaned the bathroom and did a load of dishes. I also folded (I know, I can't believe I actually folded them either!) a load of clean towels that have been sitting on top of the guest bed for weeks. I even got Kyle to help me hang pictures in the kitchen and in our bedroom. I even sorted through magazines so I could recycle the old ones.

I felt so productive today, I just wanted to keep cleaning, which is extremely weird for me... However, the cleaning that I did get completed, totally wore me out. I am just going to have to keep at it until I feel like everything is clean. I wonder if I will ever feel that way? A little messiness has never bothered me before, so I was shocked when I woke up this morning and all I wanted to do today was clean.

I am happy to report that the dresser my mom is refinishing for Taryne's room is almost complete. Charlotte showed me a picture of one of the drawers and it looks great! I can't wait for them to bring it to College Station next weekend. I am anxious to get the monogram painted on the wall. I just don't want to commit to a spot and then decide to move the furniture around.

I have to say that I am completely surprised at how fast the time has flown by with this pregnancy. I sort of shocked myself last week when I realized I was in the single digits for number of weeks left. All I could think was "how do I only have 9 weeks left?" and "where did the time go?".

I do know that in the past few weeks I have definitely sprouted a good sized pregnancy belly. This belly finally caused me to have a major clumsy pregnancy moment last week. I bent down in the bathroom to throw something in the trash and lost my balance and hit my head on the countertop. I was fine, just has a small bump for a few days. It really freaked me out that I could lose my balance that easily. I know I am clumsy anyway, but that made me realize how off balanced I have become lately.

Well, I am exhausted and I have a busy week ahead of me. I am going to bed early tonight. Until next time...Gig'em!