Nesting

This week has been a bit of a wake up call for me. While I realize that I'm 36 weeks pregnant, I have yet to really start my nesting phase. I don't think it's really denial, but really more about the fact that we have everything that we need this time around for our third child.

The great thing about having a boy and a girl, no matter what sex the third child is, you should everything you need. This is a blessing. We have been busy at our house getting the kids in the routine of school and Adam has been busy studying for his last licensing exam.

It didn't really hit me that I needed to start getting things ready for Peyton's arrival until my checkup this week. While I fully expected to be making some progress this early on, I was a bit shocked to see that I'm already 3cm dilated. With the realization that I could go into labor at anytime, I knew I needed to make my to-do list.

I had already done a few things, like sort out all of Taylor's old girl clothes that I had saved and set up a new crib in Peyton's room. But I still needed to get things ready for the first few months of Peyton's arrival.

So yesterday, I made a list and it was really long. Today, Adam was so kind and took a break from studying to help me. We cleaned the entire house from top to bottom, set up space for Peyton in our room, did laundry, and I finally have my bag packed for the hospital. I feel at peace and glad to have everything done. Peyton can arrive anytime after next Tuesday when Adam takes his last exam.