Because that's all I can think about right now.
First off - for my regular readers who may not know - The Beautiful and Illustrious Swampy is throwing me a Virtual Baby Shower on May 9th. If you would like to participate - please sign up here!!!
And now - here is what I did all weekend long:
I was busy throwing a load of baby clothes into the washer when Dave walked in. He was reluctant to start the garage clean-up to retrieve all the stored baby furniture. He quietly asked, "Do you really need to do all this now? Isn't it a little early?"
"Um, you do realize that I could give birth in 2 weeks."
As the panic slowly eased from his eyes, he agreed, "Let's get to work."
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* Yes, I am planning on using Cloth Diapers - I've chosen two brands: Bum Genius and Happy Heinies. Aren't the names delightful? Of course, for the first 2 weeks I'm sticking to those disposables. I'm not entirely crazy.
* No, we don't have the crib out yet. I've decided the baby will sleep in the little bassinet for the first 2 months. Bringing the crib in means having to rearrange Jammin's room - and I'm just not ready to start that project.
* Yes, I have a lot of clothes, but only a few are new. Most are hand-me-downs from Jammin' and other friends and family who knew we were trying again. And hey - remember the 12 bags of Girl clothes? Well - I sorted through all of them. Two moms at school have little girls. The 9mo old gets the 12-18mo clothing. The 18mo old gets the 24mo-3T clothing. And Goodwill received the rest. I feel better knowing someone who could use my clothes.
* Could I give birth in 2 weeks? Possibly - but highly unlikely. Case history proves otherwise. Details for the "Guess the Birth Date" contest will be coming soon (next week).
Has anyone commented on the clothes? In my limited experience, babies need A LOT of clothes in the early days, so it looks to me like you're properly set up.
I think it's good to be ready because once they come you just have to streamline absolutely every moment of your day- why not start off at least mostly organized and stocked with the things you need?
I chose to do disposables but I wish now that I had done cloth. Oh well. Maybe I'll do cloth for myself when I'm old and incontinent.
I'll leave you with that delightful image.
Posted by: Angelinaa | April 21, 2008 at 06:02 PM
Your nesting.
Posted by: Beckie | April 21, 2008 at 06:25 PM
I mean...you're - I hate it when I do that!
Posted by: Beckie | April 21, 2008 at 06:26 PM
ooo, I loved pulling out the baby stuff when it was close. Warm fuzzy feelings. I'll actually be on vacation on the ninth but plan to pre-write up that post. I may even try bloggers test post-dating. Maybe not in case it doesn't actually work. :-)
Posted by: Robinella | April 21, 2008 at 06:35 PM
Very ecologically responsible of you to use those cloth diapers, but I gotta ask...
How do you clean them? Seriously. Do you dump the contents in the toilet and just throw them in the washing machine. Does this collect in the washing machine?
Posted by: Heather Goodman | April 21, 2008 at 07:17 PM
We passed-on heaps of our baby clothes with our three.
When we first became pregnant, we literally had nothing at all... perhaps like one baby singlet.
By the time JD was born, we had received so much stuff from people 'passing their baby stuff on' that we didn't know what to do with all of it!
It's a great feeling to have.
Good on you. Keep your fluids up and get rest whenever you ca, Ma'am! heh heh.
Cyalayta
Mal :)
Posted by: Mal | April 21, 2008 at 08:29 PM
I am enjoying this sooo much. :) One of our friends is due within days of you and I can't wait to see which one of you pops first. :) I think you should both deliver on my anniversary (24th). :0 Oh, and your both having boys. :)
Posted by: Lisa's Chaos | April 21, 2008 at 09:43 PM
you're not your - I tried to coorect it but I had already clicked post and it can't be fooled. :(
Posted by: Lisa's Chaos | April 21, 2008 at 09:44 PM
I don't think these posts are boring at all! I love hearing about it although a little jealous only because I miss having my own babies. My kids are too big :(.
I did disposables for the first couple of week with the kids and then cloth diapers till they were super mobile, like walking. It was much more cost effective and many other things like not having to worry about running to the store before it closes or some silly thing like that.
Posted by: my4kids | April 21, 2008 at 11:49 PM
Oh! Its all so exciting, you are "almost" and I stress the almost, making me clucky! Every now and then I wish for another baby but you know, then common sense clicks in! (Keeping in mind I have really done my share here!) Very happy to see you are using cloth. I did also for the last two, was a bit naughty with the first three, but really it is much better for the environment! Have you heard of G-diapers? They make an environmentally friendly insert for the diapers that breaks down really quickly, I would sure consider them IF I was having another bubby!
http://www.gdiapers.com/
Posted by: Karisma | April 22, 2008 at 01:07 AM
I pushed 4 weeks before Aaron was due to get everything. Good thing too, because he came 3 weeks early.
Posted by: nikki | April 22, 2008 at 06:15 AM
It's getting very exiting now you are sorting out all the clothes and equipment. We are all eagerly awaiting the new arrival~ it will be fun guessing the date!
Posted by: chrisb | April 22, 2008 at 06:16 AM
So excited for you! I remember that moment when I realized "um. . .I could give birth ANY TIME NOW" and we both freaked out!!! So excited about the cloth diapers! I ordered some Bum Genius and am really curious about the Happy Heiny's. Very exciting!!!
Posted by: Sabrina | April 22, 2008 at 07:18 AM
You are so organized. I remember the night I went into labor with the youngest one and realized there was a pile of laundry on the floor of her nursery! Funny is watching a laboring woman shouting "I am not coming home to this pile of laundry!" ;)
Posted by: melissa | April 22, 2008 at 09:56 AM
Oh I love that nesting feeling...you sure look like your ready so you can chill out untill the big day.
Posted by: beccy | April 22, 2008 at 11:03 AM
Good luck with the hatching, no,no,birth!
Posted by: johng | April 22, 2008 at 11:13 AM
So close, how exciting!!
I agree with not needing to get the crib out for at least 2 months. Actually, I don't think my youngest used his crib more than 10 times, sigh! And he's the one that could have used it the longest!
I thought about using cloth diapers. But that's as far as I got.
May 24th is the day! (My youngest's birthday.)
Posted by: Kila | April 22, 2008 at 05:21 PM
I always hand down my son's clothes to other people with boys. Unless I can make some extra cash on eBay for the name brands.
Posted by: C | April 22, 2008 at 06:53 PM
I'm getting SOOOOO excited! I can't wait to meet the little tyke. I play doting Auntie well, don't I?
I can come down and help you get ready!! You say the word!
Posted by: Amanda | April 22, 2008 at 08:41 PM
I know three others due close to you.
Meagan, Laura, and Rachel (at church)
Posted by: Pamela | April 22, 2008 at 09:04 PM
All of a sudden I thought about Pepper when I was reading this post. Even though I know virtually NOTHING about rabbits giving birth, I KNEW she was almost ready: she was chasing and biting the daddy bunny and she was pulling out her own fur to make a nest.
Do I need to warn Dave?
;)
Posted by: ROBIN | April 23, 2008 at 10:19 AM