Busy, Busy, Busy!

How is it that a to do list can magically multiply? I swear I cross one thing off, and 5 more sprout up in its place. That darn list multiplies faster than these stretch marks on my belly!

With the list growing exponentially, it is pretty easy to get overwhelmed. (Especially when I'm so good at getting overwhelmed.) As the clock ticks and the arrival of these nuggets gets closer, my willingness to take it easy has dramatically decreased! Instead, I've been in check-list mode. Trying to get as much done as possible in the next couple of weeks, just in case these boys do decide to come early.

Truth of the matter is, we've been busy little beavers around the Ormond house. Cleaning, organizing, hanging up decorations, preparing the nursery...oh, and of course baby projects!! Remember that kitchen that was such a disaster a couple of weeks ago? Well, we can now see the table, the top of the island AND the counter tops! In fact it's clean enough to cook in again. :)

As far as the house goes...we put up a picture collage. And I absolutely LOVE it. Makes me smile every time I walk by to see all those faces smiling back at me.

 Our piano is even clutter free! (And has pictures hanging above it!)

 

The craft closet got some love and is just about done. I love knowing exactly where everything is. Makes getting all these baby projects done that much easier.

And now for the part I know you all really care about...the NURSERY!!! 

The nursery furniture is still not quite finished. Grandpa is working like crazy to get them stained, and we are SO excited for it all to get here!! But until then, we have to get things as ready as we can since they could be here so soon. It has taken some creativity to organize all of their things without dressers to put them in, but we are making it work!

It's been quite the organizing task. How does a mom-to-be really know how to organize all that baby stuff? Cause in case you didn't know, there is a LOT of stuff that comes with having a baby...let alone TWO of them! That's DOUBLE the stuff just about - trust me, I've been organizing all of it. But not only is there a lot of it, how do you really know where it needs to be? What you will really use? 

Well, ya don't. You just guess. Sure looks pretty though. Even if we do find out it is not at all functional, at least my nesting mania can relax a little without all of the clutter!

First things first, gotta have all those baby necessities. So we tucked them inside the drawers of the dresser we do have here. (One that the Ribao's gave to our little nuggets) The top of the dresser folds out and converts into a changing table. The top drawer will have all of the diapers in it with some wipes and such things. We ordered all of our diapers last week (CHECK that right off the list!), but they aren't here yet, so no picture of that.

Next drawer down, baby essentials. Bibs, socks, burp cloths, binkies, fingernail clippers...all organized and put just so.

Next we have baby clothes, preemie and newborn sizes at least!! And oh how fun they were to wash and fold. They are SO tiny. Especially the little preemie size sleepers and onesies. Maybe it was just because this was the first load I had to do, but doing laundry for the nuggets is much more enjoyable than doing our own! 

The bottom drawer is stocked with crib sheets and mattress protectors. We bought the sheets last week and ordered crib mattresses (CHECK!)

And until our cribs can make the trip from Colorado with Grandpa, we have two Pack-N-Plays set up. (Ever so generously brought to us by our great friend Brittany). They are wonderful. They have the napper that flips over to be a changing table. 

And hanging next to the pack-n-plays some extra storage space. We do have some disposable newborn diapers to get us through those first few days of extra gross diapers so the cloth ones aren't stained.

Even the inside of their closet is ridiculously organized!

Top of the closet has some extra blankies, cozy stuffed animals, extra diaper bags.  Boppy's, Bumbo's, floor mats, and extra disposable diapers - just in case!

It's been quite the productive week for the nursery, and for the check list. We bought a hamper. 

We put our hanging diaper pail inside of it to hold those wonderful diapers.

And don't forget about the projects!! There's been a lot of them going on around here. One of them was this book sling to hold all of those wonderful books the boys already have!

They aren't even here yet and have some of the greats already. Can't wait to add to their collection or to be able to read them bedtime stories and see which ones end up being their favorites. :)

 Another project finished this week was a car seat canopy. One down, one to go!

A peek at the inside fabric...

And the stitching...what can I say, my sewing machine is amazing! :)

But nope, no babies to put in them yet. And good thing, because I only have one finished! 

Perhaps my favorite project of the week...crib quilts!!! Well, at least the tops of crib quilts...or at least one crib quilt. :) The other is still in process. Unfortunately, you don't get pictures of them quite yet. We're waiting until both of them are done to show them!

In the meantime, I gotta get off this darn computer and get busy. So many projects still to do, an office to declutter and organize. 

All the while this belly just keeps on growing...

30 Weeks

It's been a BUSY week at our house. So stay tuned, because there is more to come.