Greetings!
So, the
doctor has said our little one can come any time after Sept. 23rd. I
am hoping and praying he waits until my Mom gets down here on the 25th.
I am personally hoping for the 27th but we shall see. His original
due date was/is October 9th, so that is quite a big window for
possible delivery. However, it will happen in Adonai’s perfect timing.
That
being said, I am starting some serious nesting. I was on bed rest for 10 days,
and this is my last week of work until I go on maternity leave, which will give
me two weeks to finish everything. 2 weeks!!!!! That is no time at all,
especially since I am moving so slow now. But, we have gotten some stuff done
and will get more done in the next few weeks.
We went to Ikea on Sunday to get a timer for
Jonathan and to check the price on something….yeah. Anyway, we did get some
baby stuff there! I have needed some bins to store stuff like baby powder,
lotion, diapers (when we buy some) etc. Everything I had found though has been
super expensive so I haven’t bought anything. But at Ikea we came across this
boxes that I think are for pictures but are sturdy and super cute! They are
blue and tan and look like vintage trunks. I love them!
We also got some knobs for the changing table.
The art teacher at our work said he would paint some owls on them for us! I am
excited, the knobs I was going to buy were $3.50 each on amazon and not exactly
what I wanted. These knobs were 100 pesos (about $2 for 2 knobs) and they will
be custom painted to go with our colors and theme. Yay!
During all our re-arranging of things to make room for
baby stuff we did discover a problem. Due to the rain and constant humidity,
rust, mold and mildew is a problem. My main cabinet for dishes has really bad
mildew (I hope mildew and not mold), so we had to take it off the wall, clean it and move it away
from that spot due to a leak. This means I need a new solution for my dishes
storage. However, thanks to Ikea, we have some ideas! My dishes cabinet is kind
of off by itself so it looks a little strange to the eye. We are going to
re-purpose and relocate it (probably for the baby once it’s cleaned up) and
replace that cabinet with shelves. The shelves will become my pantry for cans
and things like that can get a little wet and not be a problem. Then the
cabinet(s) that I am using as a pantry right now will be re-purposed for dishes
storage. I will store the dishes spaced apart for air flow and hopefully that
will solve the issue. We just have to take measurements and finalize how we/I
want to do that. However, due to the salt air, I do have to replace some of my
silverware and knives that have rusted as well. But! Ikea had purple handled silverware
on sale so we took advantage of that and grabbed a box. Super excited!
Jonathan also grabbed two little wicker tray things to
make beds for our cats, one of whom is for sure prego and the other could very
possibly be prego as well. He is going to suspend them off the ground so Jefe
can’t reach them. As long as he knows what he is doing that is fine by me! So
our trip for his timer (which we did get) turned into a bit more than the one
item!
I am
hoping to get more baby stuff this week and then will have a more detailed post
about what we got, as our list is still fairly long of needed items. However,
the boy has clothes! He won’t be naked, that’s for sure!
As for
the rest of the house and prepping for baby, I have a kitchen curtain to hang,
couch cushions to be covered and some pictures to hang. But other than fixing
the issue in our kitchen, we are doing pretty well. Our island still needs to
be painted, but I doubt that will happen before Amos’ arrival. We shall see. I
will be working when on maternity leave but only a little as I really need to
slow down and take it easy. I had contractions again on Monday; I think from
the heat (love power outages) and activity most of the day Sunday, and not a
lot of sleep that night. So health first, then nesting; but hopefully I can do
both.
Until
next week, may Adonai bless and keep you.
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