Let the Nesting Begin

Yesterday I was suddenly in a tizzy about all the things that need to be done before the baby is born. Knowing that the nesting instinct is a sign of upcoming labor, I feel even more excited about having this baby, and having him soon. I am almost 35 weeks along, so really, I have between 2 and 7 weeks to go. I'm pretty large, so I can't do that much work in a day, so I need to get busy. I made a huge list of all the things I would like to get done, from installing a bathtub upstairs to making sure I have enough diapers and packing my hospital bag. This first picture is of the baby's room. We chose the colors before we even knew the sex, but it does seem more masculine than feminine to me. Most of the baby furniture came from IKEA. The blue dresser and crib are both from there. The rug is actually a Menards find. It's pretty cute and matches well.


Here is the other side of the nursery. My mom found the diaper changing table at a garage sale, it's nice. I have purchased some Seventh Generation diapers, some G diapers (a washable outer diaper with disposable/flushable/biodegradable inserts), and I have registered for some other all cloth diapers. I don't know which we will prefer, so I thought it best to start with a bit of an assortment. Not shown is my wonderful recliner/glider from Babies R Us. It was a splurge but it is by far the most comfortable chair in the house. The other glider in the room will be recovered (another task to work on) and be moved down to the living room.


This is another IKEA find. The cube totes hold about 100 items of baby clothes each, it's amazing. This is our collection of hand-me-downs, from age 3 months-2 years.


Roz, Peter's mom, made this adorable fleece outfit. My grandma embroidered the cute little bib.


My mom brought this bassinet over tonight, it will live downstairs. I prefer it. We're thinking of having a "baby area" downstairs as well so we don't have to run upstairs for every diaper change.