The Definition of Nesting

I now completely understand the definition of Nesting.  This whole concept was somewhat foreign to me - mostly because I thought I had been nesting ever since I moved out of my parents house and into the dorms at Auburn...boy, was I wrong.  What has occured over the past couple weeks is nothing compared to what I thought 'nesting' was.  I have found the smallest things that make me the most crazy and have had to fix/update/clean/change them.  My wonderfully patient husband has been nothing but supportive (as he's learned over the past few months) mostly because he's realized he's not going to change my mind and I'm a much happier person when I'm done.  To quote Art:  happy wife, happy life.

I'll spare you the dry-erase board list of projects.  Dry-Erase was the perfect medium because the projects were turning over so quickly, there were just too many pieces of paper to keep track of all of it.  However, the latest on my 'list' was updating our ivory/painted/50 year old switches, receptacles, and face plates on the main floor.  After the basement remodel, all the switches and outlets looked so nice and added a great finishing touch to the place, I decided it was time to take this to the main floor. 

What a difference!  Thanks to friends that gave us some great tips and tools, I had the confidence to flip the breakers and carefully test each one before touching.  I have touched a live one before (by accident, I promise) and definately won't do it again!!!  It was so much easier than I anticipated - even with the 50 year old wiring - and am so proud of myself for tackling this one like a pro! 

We're getting down to the wire and (thankfully) my list is dwindling.  Only a few items left that I will hopefully be able to get to today.  So...off I go to dust the dining room chandellier and take down the wreath on the front door...perhaps I'll have some time to replace those painted-over registers (if of course, we can pry them out of the wall)...

4 days til due date!

The Wish List

Art here; my first blog experience.......we love our little girl and want to share a few of her interests thus far.......  she likes dancing to Cee-Lo... hearing Dad freestyle sing for he, she loves elbowing and kicking Mom's belly..... I think she will be an Olympic Soccer player with all that kicking..... but I also support her being the first Female President..... or maybe she will lead Safaris in Africa.... or be the next CEO of Target..... or be a professional Billiards player (once I finally break Mom down and buy a pool table)....... or lastly, I support her kicking and elbowing her way to a full ride swimming scholarship at Stanford...... someone's gotta do it!!! :)  Adios all, Art is signing off from his first and last blog entry.  GOOD TIMES!

T-Minus 19 days!

Here we are, in the dead of winter - Will it ever stop snowing here?  Only 19 days left until my due date and things around the house are just about ready!  ...Or as close as I think we'll ever get to being ready.

Here's a few of our favorite things in her room:

We're down to Dr's appointments each week now, and getting closer each time.  Things seem to be progressing nicely and I'm as uncomfortable as ever.  I suppose that's normal at this stage.  The Dr estimated her weight around 5 1/2-6lbs this week, so she's still little, but I'm sure she'll continue to grow as I continue to eat everything in sight! 

Overall, things are good these days.  Art is like a kid at Christmas, so excited to see what's in my belly.  We both can't wait to see who she looks like, whether she'll have red hair or brown hair, if she'll inherit the 'Templin Toe' or not...all very exciting!