Getting ready for her

So, I went to the doctor a few days ago. The baby doctor. I was surprised, when we scheduled the rest of my appointments and got the c-section paperwork started. Only THREE more appointments on the charts. Three weeks! Final date: Oct 5. Or, if I go into labor before then, we'll do an earlier c-section. (For those who wondered about the need for a c-section, well, the complications after Spencer make it a real necessity for me, due to where the "tear" was. So, no "v-back" in case of a rupture. Rats.)

Anyway, we're getting close enough that it's time to start getting ready for this little girl! Samantha has been especially excited about all the "preparations." Our sis-in-law, Lisa, has been passing down all her baby girl clothes as their now-four-month-old, Brianna, grows out of them. We just got another bag from her at our family camp-out this weekend (yay!), and Sammie was VERY excited to see what we inherited. I told her she could have a look while I rested yesterday afternoon. I woke up to this...

She had carefully laid out every outfit on three mats (from our camping trip). She even matched up pants and shirts for most of them. I had been hearing her little exclamations of "oh, how cute!" throughout my nap. What an organizer, eh!?

She's getting very excited to welcome new baby sister, and is pretty agreeable about our name ideas (even though we're still not sure yet). Seeing her baby cousin, Brianna, at our campout was especially fun for her.

Spencer, on the other hand, still has no clue. He liked seeing baby Brianna just as much as Sammie. But now, when I tell him I have a baby in my tummy, he is SOOO not convinced. "No, Mama. No baby in Mama's tummy." I can just picture his little mind thinking, "that big ball does NOT look ANYTHING like Baby Brianna!" :) We'll have some work to do, getting him used to the idea of a new little one around here.

A cute picture of him in his cute new jammies. (Don't blow it up, I think he might have a goober, but it was the only one where he was looking and smiling.)...

As for me, well, let the nesting phase begin! I have had two to three days in a row where I've actually felt like getting things done around here...

-- 6-7 loads of laundry (with a little help from Brian getting it started and put away)

-- Mopped the kitchen floor. That's HUGE, people. It's been months. In fact, the last time it was mentioned on here -- June? -- was the last time. gross, huh? But sooo nice to have it clean again. (Of course, Spencer managed to spill two glasses of sticky, syrupy juice all over it, within just hours after it was mopped. sigh.)

-- Vacuumed. I just have the hardest time getting that job done these days, so I felt really good to check it off the list.

-- Dusted. Another one that just doesn't get done too often.

-- Put up the few fall decorations I have. So festive!

-- Got 250+ new-born diapers on a killer sale. Score!!

-- Changed the oil and got the car washed. (Not exactly the normal "nesting" job, but something important that needed to be done.)

-- Planted mums in the pots out front. Not sure how long they'll last, but they're still looking good on day #2!

-- Looked at several stores for a dresser/change table/shelf unit for this baby. Still haven't found what I'm looking for, but now I know where NOT to look.

-- Went grocery shopping. That was today -- first time in a few weeks. Finally, fresh fruit and produce in our fridge! yay!! (Aside - I lost track of time while I was shopping and had to have them "hold" my so-full cart in their cooler while I went and picked up Samantha from preschool. Embarrassing, huh? But I didn't want to just ditch the cart, or put it all back, or be late to get Sam. What else could I do?!)

Still on the list...

-- Get a dresser, or somewhere to put all the cute, cute, tiny stuff I've been collecting and rounding up for Baby.

-- Wash and put away all her cute little clothes and blankets and bedding, etc.

-- Clean bathrooms.

-- Go into labor?

Hard to imagine what it will be like with three. But then, I know that within a few weeks, it will be hard to imagine what life was ever like without her, right? One more "good night" shot of Sam and Spencer. (Spence is pointing at the "doggie" on top of the camera -- the only way I can get him to look when I'm trying to take his picture. ha!)...