This is the first weekend of my husband’s spring break (he teaches high school), so we are working on preparing our home for the baby. This is really our big opportunity, because the baby is due the day after his last day of school. The main thing we’re working on this weekend is getting his desk and other office stuff out of the 2nd bedroom and into our bedroom so we can get the baby’s furniture out of storage and into our condo. We’ll probably have to bring the furniture over today because the weather forecast is showing rain starting tomorrow through next weekend.
Based on what we need to get done (he may not have to go to work this week, but I do), I doubt I’ll get much reading done today, other than listening to “A Rose for the Crown” by Anne Easter Smith on audiobook while I clean. I wouldn’t actually have as much to do today if I hadn’t started such a good book Friday night that I had difficulty doing anything but reading it yesterday. The book was “First Comes Love, Then Comes Malaria” and my review will be up on April 15th, but it was GREAT. I think I have a little girl crush on the author, Eve Brown-Waite, I just loved her style and sense of humor.
While I’m not super excited about cleaning, organizing, and reorganizing instead of having a lazy reading weekend, I AM super excited about getting ready for the baby. Having his nursery ready will make it all seem more real, the fact that in about 3 more months we’ll have a sweet little boy living in an Eric Carle-themed room just across the hall.
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Getting the nursery together is always a great thing. The only thing better is when it’s finish. Have fun!
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Ah, Jen! This really is exciting and I love the theme you’ve chosen. I hope you post a picture of the room when you’re finished. These three months are going to fly by – especially because your appointments will speed up – until the moment you’re overdue. Then they’ll crawl to a snail’s pace. Enjoy the anticipation though. There’s nothing like it in the world.
I’m looking forward to your review of Love Comes First, Then Comes Malaria. I’ve seen it before and it looks marvelous!
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Wow, sounds like First Comes Love…is really good!
Enjoy getting ready! I’m so excited for you!
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I remember getting the room ready for baby. It’s a special time for sure. I also remember the first time the “three” of us walked into our home together. It was like all of a sudden there were three of us. It was a very weird feeling. With the second kid it was totally different. I think we hit a drive-thru restaurant on the way home. LOL.
Have fun getting the room set-up. Remember to take pics too.
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I hope you had fun setting up the room! This sounds like such an exciting time for you. I’m also hoping for pictures!
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The theme of the nursery sounds wonderful!!
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Good luck getting everything organized! (Though you probably already have by now, I’m a little behind on my commenting!)
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Please post pictures of the nursery after it’s finished. What an exciting time for you!
This is such an exciting time! You are right. Getting the room ready will totally give you a reality check. Once my first baby’s room was done, I would just go in there and sit, and wonder what she was going to be like!
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