Nesting, Nesting, and More Nesting

(Jenn)

In fact, I'm getting a little tired of nesting. Notice, there are 3 days to go until my due date. Henry was born 5 days before his due date, so at this point, I feel very overdue. I'm DYING!!! I'm running out of ideas to keep myself occupied. I've cleaned the house and gone grocery shopping "for the last time" three times now! Every morning I get dressed thinking, "This will be the last maternity outfit before the baby comes," so I try to choose carefully. Then every night I check my hospital bag to make sure it's completely ready so I can just grab it when I go into labor in the middle of the night. And then somehow, I wake up in my own bed at 7 in the morning and realize that once again, nothing has happened. I'm dumbfounded every time! I wonder what that baby countdown widget does when you reach your due date. Probably something cruel and taunting.

So yes. Everything on the checklist is crossed off. I really don't want to clean the baseboards and windowsills again. I'm getting desperate. That's why we decided to make Henry his very own traffic light! I think it is pretty cool, actually, and it kept us busy for a day. I'm proud of Ben for cutting out the wood and putting it together (all with a manual saw!). In the home I grew up in, my mom could say, "Honey, will you make a _________ (bookshelf, picture frame, miniature tricycle . . .) out of wood?" and my dad could whip it out in a manner of minutes. So I grew up thinking that's what dads do. Lo and behold, Ben is answering the call. Henry and I did the painting together yesterday (you can see he took the assignment very seriously), and now we can tell our cars when to stop, when to go, and when to stop and go at the same time (Henry's personal favorite). Hopefully it will alleviate all the "cars stuck in traffic" that has been going on around our house recently.