Phew! These last 8 weeks have been very busy for us at the Mast house. We've done any and all types of organization, cleaning, and fix up around the house because I know my abilities with a newborn and a busy toddler will be next to nothing. I also know that the last few weeks of my first pregnancy, I didn't want to do anything that involved me moving very far from the couch!
I'm now at 25 days left and am feeling tired at almost every turn. I am so thankful I got my huge list done! It was great timing, too, since I'm kind of a baby about going outside when it's -10 degrees or driving in snow with a new car. Lukka helped me do a lot of the things, but mostly just played around while I was in the same room.
Now that I can feel that my full-force nesting period is over, I can rest assured that my house is as clean as it's (probably ever) going to get, and I am feeling comfortable with whenever the timing of the new babe comes. A few things we did around the house are (but definitely not limited to!):
1)cleaning the entire bathroom, from bleaching the tile and baseboards to scrubbing the tub and shower for 45 minutes (my most hated job, I kept for last, and it was finished last night! 2 magic erasers later...it sparkles!)
2)maintenace all smoke detectors and install a carbon monoxide one
3) wash/fold/sort all tubs of old and new (Free!) baby clothes into sizes, and pack hospital bag with clothes
4)move Lukka's room around (see below post)
5) vacuum/wash/detail car and install carseat base (Stefan laughed at me saying, "that will be unused for a few more weeks, ya know!")
6) dust all wood in the house...i.e. every last INCH of our house
7) steam grime away from our kitchen & bathroom floor corners and all appliances (YUCK)
8) bleach and clean refrigerator (again, YUCK)
9) turn and flip mattresses, replace linens at the same time (no, I don't just wash the linens once a year...just so you know!)
10) clean the toaster oven and stove/oven (TRIPLE YUCK)
That is just a third of my list, but I am already feeling sleepy from typing so much. All I can say is I'm glad I had tons of energy the last few weeks, because I got everything done on my list, and now the only "Tasks" I have left are three wonderful craft projects waiting for me to finish while sitting down!:
1) the baby knit bag
2) finish Lu's scrapbook (it's looking great!)
3) make small bassinet sheets
I'll do posts on those, I just wanted ya'all to know why I haven't been posting very much AT ALL! But I'm done!
This Monday I treated myself to a visit out to Gretna with Lukka to see my old college roomate and her daughter, I'll leave you with a cute pic (PS--sure wish I had one of those "containers" for Lukka when he was her age!)
I'm now at 25 days left and am feeling tired at almost every turn. I am so thankful I got my huge list done! It was great timing, too, since I'm kind of a baby about going outside when it's -10 degrees or driving in snow with a new car. Lukka helped me do a lot of the things, but mostly just played around while I was in the same room.
Now that I can feel that my full-force nesting period is over, I can rest assured that my house is as clean as it's (probably ever) going to get, and I am feeling comfortable with whenever the timing of the new babe comes. A few things we did around the house are (but definitely not limited to!):
1)cleaning the entire bathroom, from bleaching the tile and baseboards to scrubbing the tub and shower for 45 minutes (my most hated job, I kept for last, and it was finished last night! 2 magic erasers later...it sparkles!)
2)maintenace all smoke detectors and install a carbon monoxide one
3) wash/fold/sort all tubs of old and new (Free!) baby clothes into sizes, and pack hospital bag with clothes
4)move Lukka's room around (see below post)
5) vacuum/wash/detail car and install carseat base (Stefan laughed at me saying, "that will be unused for a few more weeks, ya know!")
6) dust all wood in the house...i.e. every last INCH of our house
7) steam grime away from our kitchen & bathroom floor corners and all appliances (YUCK)
8) bleach and clean refrigerator (again, YUCK)
9) turn and flip mattresses, replace linens at the same time (no, I don't just wash the linens once a year...just so you know!)
10) clean the toaster oven and stove/oven (TRIPLE YUCK)
That is just a third of my list, but I am already feeling sleepy from typing so much. All I can say is I'm glad I had tons of energy the last few weeks, because I got everything done on my list, and now the only "Tasks" I have left are three wonderful craft projects waiting for me to finish while sitting down!:
1) the baby knit bag
2) finish Lu's scrapbook (it's looking great!)
3) make small bassinet sheets
I'll do posts on those, I just wanted ya'all to know why I haven't been posting very much AT ALL! But I'm done!
This Monday I treated myself to a visit out to Gretna with Lukka to see my old college roomate and her daughter, I'll leave you with a cute pic (PS--sure wish I had one of those "containers" for Lukka when he was her age!)
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Good for you Sarah!!!!!