Making Progress

Well, the help of my mother in law has come and gone and I'm trying to recover this morning! We got lots of cleaning and organizing done which makes me feel so good about knowing where things are now. And also having a specific place designated for certain things. The specific place for me today will be the bed or couch. My body is aching. My back is hurting and tummy cramping. It is really sad that the act of doing anything is doing too much!

Neither John or I have lived in one place for very long since leaving home for college 11-12 years ago. We went from dorms to apartments to houses to duplexes to condos and for the most part shared all of them with other people. I feel like I've never really got to settle. Most of our stuff is now at the condo and we can get it organized. Some things are at John's office in storage and the rest is at his parents house. Most of our really nice wedding gifts, like crystal and our china we are keeping there because we have limited space here and want to make sure that nothing happens to those things. So, one day when we get a house and can expand, we can finally be all in one place. But, for now we are mostly in one place and it feels good!

The impending arrival of little baby has made me get motivated to get everything in order. We've pretty much cleaned out the closet in the nursery with a few exceptions. The crib is up. We have the bedding. We have curtains, but need to put them up. The main things we still have to purchase for that room are: changing table/dresser, large rug, and a big rocking chair! I'm going to paint several things for the walls and need to get going on that. I registered at BabiesRUs earlier in the week and plan to also register at Target and a little store in town (either Pickles and Ice Cream or Stork Stop). So, I'm feeling good about where we are in the process and I'm thinking that I might actually get everything done if little Quincy doesn't come early or anything!

Today is a bittersweet day for me because it would have been my dad's 60th birthday. I think about him often, especially since I've been pregnant and remember how much he loved little kids and being around them, laughing at their sense of humor and outlook/perspective on the world around them. I like to believe that he is able to see into my life from heaven and is able to see how happy I am and the person that I've become. I do wish often that he was here to meet Quincy. But, he can love on him from heaven and Quincy will have 3 very excited grandparents and one very very very excited aunt Chris to love him and totally spoil him. Not to mention all of our friends that are awaiting his arrival, but no one more than I am!