I can't believe it's been so long since I've written, but we've only made some recent developments, so here goes...
Jason passed his test and is now CAMS certified. Whooo! Now, he's all mine again. No more studying, just nursery-ing.
We went with Mom and Dad to Atlanta Saturday for the big Ikea trip. It was a big trip, indeed! We got just about all of the nursery furniture (crib, dresser, and wardrobe). We've decided to paint our bookcase to match and it will go in there, too. So, all we're missing now is the rocker/glider. However, since it is Ikea-- none of the furniture we bought this weekend is put together yet! We also got a sofa bed for the office since we lost our guest bed when Farley commandeered the guest room for her own. So, Jason put that together Sunday for our future guests that come to stay after the baby comes (I'm looking at you, Mom!)along with a new office chair. See... that nesting isn't limited just to the nursery!
Jason decided that it was no good to put all of the nursery furniture together until we got the room ready... makes sense to me. Unfortunately, nothing has been done to the room yet-- no wainscoting, paint, crown molding...nothing at all! So, we have designated the dining room as our "staging room." When we first moved into this house, we called it the staging room, then, too. Of course, at that time, we hadn't gotten any dining room furniture yet! So, we moved over the table and chairs and, poof, just like that, I have lost control over two rooms in my house!!!
Another reason we have so much in the dining room is because we actually have some baby stuff already! Mom's great friend Leann has been awesome to us and given us a bunch of really nice hand-me-downs from her little girl, Maddie. So, we have a good bit of clothes and toys already! It's so nice- and so much we hardly have anywhere to put it.
Sunday when it snowed, I went outside to enjoy the sights. I took a picture of the house, so nice and peaceful-looking. Then, I walked inside to chaos! I'm going to try not to stress out too much about it, but I'm one of those people that get all wigged out when stuff is out of order (especially to the extent of this out-of-control house). So, I'm hoping we can get started this weekend, or as soon as possible!