A work in progress..

It's July 13 and I have been on Vacation for just over a month now. In my last post I posted my summer "to do" list. It is amazing how as soon as you check off one thing from the list a few more things creep on the list.

I was able to finish cleaning out the closets and ended up donating a full truckload of stuff to Good Will. It felt great to get rid of the clutter, but Erik and I have both noticed that there is really no "new" space for us, and that we feel even more compacted. I guess that is all part of making room for another person.

While Erik was on vacation he helped me combine our bedroom and office, so that the baby can have a room of his own. (yes "his"- If you didn't catch it last post, it's a boy :)

Bedroom Before/ Bedroom After

Office Before/ Office After

Also with the help of all your comments and some added suggestions from my cousins who are mostly new parents we were able to register! That was overwhelming. I gasped when we headed into Babies R Us and saw the size of the store and amount of products they carried. Having all your help, really helped us stay focused and work our way through the store. We also registered at Target!

So what's left? Finishing up the nursery! My mom and sister came up last week to help me paint the furniture. That is where the list has gotten longer. I now want to paint not only the rocker, but a night stand, the dresser/changing table. All of these got done, but the kitchen hutch was postponed.

Nursery Before/ Nursery After

I am also getting to the stage (now 25 weeks) where I am really feeling like I need to start preparing for the birth and making decisions on the experience I want to have. I need to pay more attention to getting into better physical shape, and taking some classes.I have started walking in the mornings, and am planning on taking a birthing class offered by the hospital. I am really truing to take in the whole process, and it is still all pretty exciting :)