Nesting

I have definitely gone into my nesting phase, which isn't necessarily a bad thing since my house could really use the cleaning. For the first time since...well, probably since Matt and I got married, every single piece of clothing, towels, etc. is clean. I have even re-washed all of the baby clothes that we have. I vacuumed the living room twice yesterday, and even contemplated vacuuming the dog. You wouldn't think that he would shed that much, since he is a short-haired dog, but we have black hair everywhere. I have put up a baby gate in the nursery room doorway, so at least that has kept the dog hair our of the nursery. I have started brushing Miles everyday, so hopefully that will make a significant difference.

I have also started getting rid of EVERYTHING that I think I don't need anymore. Clothes, books, you name it. I just wish I went through this last week so I could have donated everything to the church garage sale. I am trying to free up as much room as possible for Katie. The funny thing is, Katie is going to end up with more room than Matt and I, which is stupid because she is really small and for a while will be in the same room as us almost 24/7. This, as well, is not necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes I have a hard time letting go of things, and Matt is more of a packrat than I am, so we really do need to get rid of things. For some reason I'm okay with getting rid of things now, I suppose because I know that Katie is more important.

So I've been thinking...this pregnancy has made me lose weight, get my house in order, and get rid of all of the stuff in my house that I don't need. This pregnancy may be the best thing to happen to me, even before Katie makes her arrival.


Marybeth