4 Weeks! Nesting Kicking In….

My mom and I were talking last night and came up with a plan that she fly up on the May long weekend (May 16-19) and we drive my van down with the kids together.  One doctor recommended I go down at 32 weeks and the other said up until 36 weeks.  This way I will be 34 weeks.

I went to bed feeling pretty good.  I woke up this morning and realized I have 4 weeks to get ready for this baby!  I thought I had more time.  I have to find the baby stuff and pack it.  Go through the kids clothes and see what I should bring (I will probably be gone for 2 months) and I have WIPs to finish.  Otherwise I have to bring them or I might forget what I was doing.  Pack baby diapers (I use cloth) and toys.  As the nesting instinct kicked in I thought I really need to completely organize the house and maybe paint the bathroom and kitchen.  Brendan came over today to see the kids and was shaking his head.  This is the third time this has happened and as any seasoned father will tell you there is no stopping it.  A nesting pregnant woman is an unstoppable force.  The more kids you have the more you realize that being completely prepared for a baby is rather impossible but still you need to cover more and more angles with each child.  Memories of what you missed last time spring to mind and you try to fix things so things go more smoothly.  Men will wake up at 3 am to find women make casserole dishes to freeze for after the birth.  Other women do yard work knowing it will be harder to get to it once the baby comes.  The house is painted because you won’t have time after the baby comes.  Cleaning is a major one with most women.  Walls get washed and basements cleaned out.  Closer to the time you keep on top of the laundry and cleaning in case you go into labour and you won’t be home for a while.  Lists too are important.  You have to make lists for everyone so they know how you do things.  Keeping a pen and paper next to the bed is helpful when you wake up at 2 am with something else you have missed.  You can just write it down for later.  This doesn’t always work for those incredibly urgent things like baby proofing the kitchen even though the baby won’t be mobile for months.  Despite the fact you know you won’t be sleeping for quite awhile after the baby is born you can’t stop yourself.  It is almost instinctual.

So today I am washing as much laundry as I can so I have time tomorrow to go through boxes of baby clothes and organize the basement.  4 weeks is not a lot of time you know……

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