Nesting phase--horizontal mode

Let me just say that the urge to get things done has definitely hit. I am pretty sure that I have entered the famous "nesting phase," yet I can't do much about it and still take good care of little Kinsey. Luckily, some things are getting done though:

• Grammie Elliott and Aunt Sonja bought a double stroller, which had been on my list of things needed.


• Grandpa Don reinforced and fixed up an old family wardrobe that belonged to Grammie's mother. Plus, he added to bars for hanging baby clothes. Grammie plans to paint it white to match the crib bedding. This is very handy as I may need to continue to leave my clothing in the big closet in the nursery since the master bedroom closet is Tobin's.


• Aunt Tricia is painting some wooden letters to hang above Kinsey's crib.


• Aunt Melody is letting us borrow her convertible crib which has a changing table and three drawers for clothing or diapers or whatever.


• We purchased a portable phone jack that will allow us to move the computer into a room that doesn't have a phone jack installed. This technology is just amazing to me!


• Tobin recently installed a kitty cat door so the cats can move outside (along with their litter box mess), thus getting them out of the room that will be Kinsey's.


• We were blessed enough to have a plumber come to our house and fix two problems in the kitchen, identify another (need new water heater), and narrow down the issue with two other appliances (ice maker and washing machine) all for FREE! Turns out that he knows Tobin and shops where he works, solely to visit with him; therefore, he said he wanted to help us out and not charge us! How cool is that?!

So, my list of to-do things is getting shorter. Plus, I know she'll be in our bedroom for awhile. I keep trying to remember that. Thanks to all of these wonderfully helpful and generous people! If I knew how to digitally scrapbook, I'd be set. Instead, getting her first-year scrapbook done and then boxing up my scrapbook table and supplies is high on my list of things hanging over my head. I also need to figure out a window treatment for her nursery.

I'm bummed that I cannot have a normal baby shower for her. I had registered for specific girly items the day before they put me on bed rest. My sisters and friends had planned a really neat outdoor/indoor shower at a local tea room/orchard. But, my doctors won't release me to both ride there AND sit for that long. Kinsey will have to get lots of Tanner hand-me-downs, and a lot of our baby boy items will just have to be used again, like the high chair, car seats, toys, Pack n Play, Bumbo, Boppy, blankets....She will have her own baby girl nursery though and her own baby girl diaper bag! All pink camouflage! I didn't order all of the pieces because it was indeed overkill, but bid and won on 9 items on eBay. Oh well, it suits our family and hopefully she will like it.