It won’t be long now! I’ve begun nesting. Nesting is something all mothers-to-be in the animal kingdom do, it’s a primal instinct. It is the uncontrollable urge to clean and organize at home and to finish projects at home or work to tie up loose ends. It can actually be quite entertaining for those who are looking on. I’ve heard stories of women who clean their house armed with a toothbrush!
Although I haven’t done anything quite as entertaining as this, I have been keeping my husband busy! We both cleaned the house top to bottom last weekend. I had been planning it all week while at work. I knew that if I didn’t do anything else, the house would be spotless. It made so much sense to me. I know the baby will be here soon and with that I’ll have family and friends stopping by to help out and wish us well. I couldn’t have my family seeing my dirty house! As a matter of fact, I began having my first mild contractions following my marathon house cleaning event on Saturday.
In addition, I have washed all the baby’s clothes and organized them by size (which I hear is a common theme for nesters) in his closet. I finally got around to unpacking all the wonderful shower gifts and helped my husband put all the new toys and gear together.
My friends at work have been fussing at me for weeks to get my bag packed and get the car seat in the car. Well, they’ll be glad to know that I finally did both of those things this weekend. I am all set.
There’s just one more thing on my to-do list. I have been frantically trying to tie up loose ends at work, including writing my sub plans in detailed format for three weeks along with copies. This is so that my substitute teacher will have it easy for a while as she gets used to the class, the curriculum, and the students. I am almost finished. I just need one more afternoon to get it all done. Hopefully, as you are reading this all of this has been completed!
Nesting has been exhausting but it feels good to accomplish so many things and to feel “ready” for my baby boy’s arrival. I’ve been trying to not overdo it. The next thing on my to-do list is … SLEEP, while I still can! I’ve heard I won’t be getting much of this once the baby arrives.