Weekly Appointments

Today was the first of the weekly baby appointments.  

If you’ve birthed babies, you know this is when the REAL countdown begins.  There’s just something about going from a monthly prenatal appointment to the weekly ones.  It means in 4 to 6 weeks, a baby is going to be in your arms.

WORD!

They told me to hop on the scale and let them know what I weighed.  The only problem was it was a regular floor scale, so I couldn’t look down past my belly to see the numbers.  WHAT IN THE WORLD?!?  What a cruel joke to preggos.

Good news is I’ve only gained 32 pounds so far in Paxton’s pregnancy.  I was at 47 pounds at this point with Chance (I gained a total of 54 pounds with Chance – ridiculous… I know).  

I’m in crazy nesting mode right now.  

I’m cleaning out closets, drawers, and baskets to organize our world better.  I just finished working through my bedside table and cleared out over half of its contents.  There were unused checks in there from when we lived in our very first house as a married couple, 7 years ago, from a bank account that is no longer open.  I can’t believe I didn’t catch that before.

Here’s my list of to do’s for the next two weeks:

1. Clean out and reorganize bedside table. DONE!!!
2. Purchase adjustable hanging closet rod (the boys are sharing a room) DONE!
3. Purchase organizing baskets for changing table DONE!
4. Reorganize Chance’s room to fit Paxton’s stuff  DONE!
5. Clear out empty storage bins in Chance’s closet  DONE!
6. Wash Paxton’s newborn clothes and put in drawer  DONE!
7. Pick up bassinet and extra crib mattress from Jenn DONE! actually got a cradle from Lindsey instead.
8. Unpack bottles and binkies
9. Pack hospital bag DONE!
10. Hem drapes in Chance’s room (they’re too long) DONE!
11. Wash Paxton’s carseat cover and set it up in the car  DONE!
12. Pack the diaper bag DONE!
13. Hang the last few wall hangings in the house.  DONE!
14. Reorganize laundry room shelves for most efficient storage DONE!

I’m really trying to be creative with our space.  This house is a LOT smaller than the house we brought Chance home to (3500 square feet then, 1800 square feet now).  It’s kind of like starting over in how I “did” stuff before.

Oh well… none of this matters.  I have a roast in the crockpot for dinner tonight AND I’ve begun the weekly appointment schedule.  All is well.

Am I forgetting anything?