gettin' ready...

at my last OB appointment, the doctor walked in and asked, "so, do you have everything ready at home?"
i looked at him like he was nuts...

"noooo, not yet....i have time..."

he asked how old my daughter was now...
"mmm, just over 2 years old..."

he raises his eyebrows and responds by saying, "well, i guess if you think about that old adage, 'a watched pot never boils' your thinking is right....you have time and you don't want to do everything and just sit and wait..." :)
(maybe he knows something i don't?! :) )

i really love this doctor... he was actually the one who was on duty for the full 23+ hours i was in labor with K...and he delivered her after being up for a lot of the night... i remember his eyes were so tired looking...but he was so peaceful and calm... i loved that about him on that early October morning... :)

so, i got to thinking... i really should start getting things ready for the birth of this little baby girl... time is moving quickly... and, it's not a lie to admit that my energy level on some days is next to "empty" - especially on the days when i have the 2 other kids here all day...
and for some odd reason, time just seems to fly by other days as we busy ourselves with the things we need to do...

a few weeks ago, we purchased a pretty chest of drawers from a local unfinished furniture place, and Ry's worked hard at "polystaining" it. it will go in K's room, the nursery...which will now remain as K's room until this summer, at least, while her baby sister will stay with us in our bedroom for the first few months...
the new bureau is K's...and the current chest of drawers/changing table that matches the crib, which currently houses K's clothes, is going to be emptied, and K's new bureau will be filled with her clothes and items. then, the chest of drawers/changing table will become the new baby's...

tonight, i went through a bin and a few bags of clothes... it was neat to see some of the clothes that i remember my tiny sweet K wearing yet again... :) i got excited that we'll get to use them again... :) i was sad to repack the "baby's first Christmas" outfits, as well as the Halloween/pumpkin sleepers and Thanksgiving outfits... we won't be enjoying those outfits this time around...
but the things we CAN use...little sleepers...onesies...socks...little hats...little mittens... awww! :)

admittedly, the amount of clothing is overwhelming... i have 1 1/2 thirteen gallon trash bags full of clothes to wash... wow... (and i hear *cha ching cha ching* in regards to our water and electric bill as i wash, too)
and the blankets... :)
and the winter fuzzies to put on/in the car seat...
and little snow suits...
and little plush jackets...

but i'm puzzled... :) i have a TON of stuff in my unfinished basement (Hoarders would have a heyday here)...but i do know that i've tried to do a great job organizing all of K's clothes (and she has a lot...)....
but i'm missing a few essential items... things that i know i will need.... burp cloths... and my swaddle me blankets... i will spend some time looking for them tomorrow.... but they are not listed in my little notebook of inventory... and they are "must haves" without a doubt....

i have a lot of laundry to do... but a watched pot never boils, right? :) hehe

in all honesty, i kinda feel like i may not make it to my due date... just a feeling i have... of course, at my last appointment, my sweet doctor could only say that she was happy in there and that he couldn't tell whether she was head down or not... so, maybe i will have more time than i think... one never knows, though... i felt like i might go early when i was preggo with K, but it was 5 days past my due date before my water broke... and that last week was ridiculously annoying for me as i played the waiting game... :)

so, if history repeats itself, i will have time to work on getting things ready... it's hard to believe our lives are going to be different, yet again, in a few short weeks... it's unimaginable.... :)