Nesting Too Early

 So today marks the beginning of my 34th week of pregnancy... and I'm sad to say that I'm completely ready for this baby to come. Sad, because this means that I am literally sitting around twiddling my thumbs at this point. I started the nesting process shortly after Christmas, when we found out we were having a boy, and now everything is done. Here's a recap of what I've done in the past 3 weeks:

Researched and purchased $400 in baby stuff on Amazon.com which included the following products that I highly recommend:

-Angelcare Monitor- more than just a sound baby monitor, it senses the baby breathing and sounds a chirp when there hasn't been movement for 20 seconds. This makes it A LOT easier for me to sleep at night since I'm such a light sleeper and would normally wake up to every little grunt that comes through on a regular monitor. Now I can just have the only sound coming from the monitor be the alarm. This also means that if our baby prefers to sleep on his stomach from day one, we're totally safe there.

-Rocker/Sleeper- An oldie but a goodie for us. We LOVED using this with Corryn, it meant that she could literally chill or sleep anywhere in the house. She loved to fall asleep next to the running dishwasher or in the bathroom while I was taking a shower. Plus it's inclined which helped with gas/reflux/congestion issues.
-Glow in the dark binkies- I was thinking about making my own with Corryn. I'm so glad that they're finally coming out with these. I cannot tell you how frustrating it is to search around for a binkine in the middle of the night.

-Cloth diapers- (Pictured in the armoire.) This was the biggest purchase by far, also the most researched. When I first heard of some of my friends switching to cloth diapering I pictured them soaking poop filled diapers in 5 gallon buckets and spraying them out with an attachment on the toilet- DISGUSTING! I was surprised to learn that I didn't have to do either of those things. I could literally take a dirty diaper, stick it in a garbage pail and then dump the contents of that pail straight into my washer and not touch a thing. I also pictured plastic pants and diaper pins- annoying and bulky. I was surprised to find that there are cloth diapers that pretty much look and function just like disposable. Here's to saving hundreds of dollars a month by not purchasing diapers and wipes!

That brings me to my next endeavor- sewing. I got a sewing machine from my hubby for Christmas and here's what I've whipped out so far:
-Wipes- I made over 100 flannel wipes. To use you just put them in a big ziploc and soak them with a homemade solution of water, rubbing alcohol, baby oil, and essential oil.
-Wraps- The hospital I delivered Corryn at gave us this thin flannel receiving blanket that was oddly shaped, perfect for wrapping a baby burrito. I loved using it in the beginning days because she wasn't old enough to wiggle her way out of it, it also wasn't bulky or covered in velcro, and I could use it as a nursing cover as well. Thin, flannel and perfect. Anyway, so I made two more of them out of boy fabric.

-Curtains- After we took the Christmas decorations down, I noticed just how naked our windows looked. I was wanting to use a fun bold print in our dining nook, so I found this fabric on clearance for 2.00 a yard. It's growing on me, a little too pink for my taste, but eh, who cares. I also made some Buzz Lightyear and Hello Kitty striped curtains for the kid's room. Hooray for no more pinned up blankets over their window.

-Church bag- I whipped this tote out in a morning and made it extra large and triple thick to handle multiple binders and table displays. I just accepted the calling as our ward Primary 2nd Counselor.

And my last endeavor- cleaning. Luckily, since I'm such a purger and keep my house extremely clean anyway (this is both a blessing and a curse), there wasn't a lot I needed to do in this area to get ready for the baby.
-Shampooed all the carpets
-Shampooed all the couches
-Sanitized all breast pump accessories
-Shampooed the van
-Reorganized and purged the toy room
-Washed, organized and put away all the baby clothes

As a family, we've also recently made a large change in our diet lately- the switch to whole foods. But that's for the next post...