Getting Ready for Baby

I decided it would be a good idea to start getting ready now for our second baby's arrival (in May). That could seem a little extreme to some, but it makes a lot of sense to me and the way I function. Thankfully, Sean is totally on board and can appreciate the benefit of being prepared, even if he wouldn't initiate it himself. We all know how fast time can go by, and I didn't want to turn around, have it be a month before the baby's due and not have anything ready for him/her. Especially because there are several projects we know need to get done anyway and have just been putting off. Now we have motivation.

A couple weeks ago we tackled the downstairs bedroom closet. It's a guest room and therefore the closet is not accessed frequently, and hasn't really been organized since we moved in over a year ago. It ended up being a fairly quick and easy project and it feels so good to have that out of the way. This weekend we deep cleaned the upstairs bathroom (yuck), as well as purchased a shelving unit for our room that will house the new baby's clothing, burp cloths, etc. We still have several things to accomplish (organizing the garage, painting walls, replacing carpet, washing and putting away baby clothes) but I know with this plan of action, it will all get done in plenty of time.

It's really exciting getting these projects checked off our list, knowing that when we are finished with everything all we have to do is wait expectantly for our new little one to enter the world.