Nesting

I really don't care for the term "nesting" because it makes me feel like an unwanted rat, so let's just say I'm busting my ass getting ready for baby Z's big arrival. Any home owner knows that a house is a constant work in progress, and we are certainly no exception to that. We've been working on our house for three years, and nowhere close to where we want it to be now. With the arrival of our little one though, there are things that HAD to be done.

1.) Z's bedroom. This should be a no brainer. Of course when welcoming a new member of a family, they need a place to stay, but I we wanted to do Z's bedroom right. Growing up I lived in a bedroom that was a constant work in progress. I didn't have a bedroom door for a very long time, and when I finally got one, it was glass, and then I had to wait another year to get a curtain on it. I also didn't have closet doors, so my room looked like a crazy unorganized mess. I want my son to have a room that's ready for him. If you've been keeping up on my blog, you know that a dear friend and I have been painting a couple fun murals on the walls. Well, I finished them both and said good riddance to my paints. They took longer than expected to finish, and it'll be a long time before I do another one.

I want his room to have a cowboy theme like Andy's room in Toy Story, but my husband is a big Buzz Lightyear fan, so we put that near baby's book shelf to represent imagination and adventure. 

And here's a picture of bandana bunting I added that still needs  a little adjusting.

2.) We got our carpet and couches cleaned!!! I have a cat who doesn't like to use her little box, and unfortunately our formal dining room carpet has fallen victim to her stubborn bladder. For the past year I've been far too humiliated to have guests over because of the smell, but now it's been handled, and the cat is slowly becoming an outdoor and garage cat. I can't have my kid crawling around on cat urine, and breathing it in certainly isn't healthy either. As for our couches, we were foolish enough to allow our dog full access to sleeping on the couch without a blanket, and when they turned from beige to brown, I knew it was time to get them cleaned. 

New rule: NO MORE DOGS ON THE COUCHES.

3.) Changing table. I've read all these Mommy Blogs saying not to waste your money on a changing table, but I've never liked being told what to do. Besides that, I just got my couches and carpet cleaned, so I'm going to be very picky about where I put a baby covered in poop. We have a two story house, and I have a history of falling down stairs, so we decided to have a changing station downstairs. Zulilly.com had a great deal on a changing table, and we couldn't pass it up.

And yes... that's a Diaper Genie, another Mommy Blog no no, but it was a hand me down so leave me alone. 

4.) We have horrid florescent lights in our kitchen, and out of the six, four of them were burned out. My husband bought brand new bulbs and when we went to install them, we discovered that the lighting fixtures themselves were crap, so he installed all new ones! I feel like I'm being welcomed into heaven every time I turn on my kitchen lights, and it's one of those projects that we wouldn't want to do with a newborn in the house.

We have a few more projects in the works to get things taken care of, but we haven't made enough progress yet for me to brag about them. Stay tuned!