Productive week!

So since moving into our house last August, I've had a running list of things to do. In the last week, we've mostly focused on the nursery. This coming week, it's the rest of the house. And I want it all done before next Sunday when we have a house full of friends for my shower!

This week we have painted the nursery, put the crib together, and assembled the dresser/changing table.

Still on the list- finish hanging all the curtains, do something with our breakfast nook, make the mudroom more presentable, and finish painting the rest of the house. And I want all these things done yesterday. Seriously. I'm absolutely full on nesting, and it's driving me crazy that I can't just do all these things on my own! I may need to hire/rent a husband!

Project overload.

Well, panic hit on Wednesday night. I realized we have NOTHING for this child, besides some absolutely adorable clothes. So. This week, I've ordered his crib (which will arrive Monday), purchased his dresser/changing table, and picked out and ordered the glider/recliner. I also preregistered for the hospital. So that's done. We've also set up his newborn photographer, which is one less thing we have to worry about it closer to his birth... ELEVEN WEEKS FROM NOW.

So along with getting the baby's room ready, I've also need to finish the following projects:
- A Pinterest inspired breakfast nook, compliments of an Ikea shelf turned bench and a Craigslist farmhouse table that need some serious TLC, which I have yet to actually go pick up...
- I also need to finish the guest room pieces of furniture living in our garage and put them in their appropriate guest rooms.
- We need to hang the valance my fabulous MIL made for our dining room and make the panels that go underneath them.
- Set up an office/Tupperware corner of our house for my burgeoning business (ha).

All this along with picking a paint color and actually painting the nursery and hanging the window treatments MIL also made. I also need to figure out how to decorate his walls since we aren't really doing a theme. My Etsy account is working overtime. And we need to put all this furniture/stroller/baby accessories together. With Bob being gone 4-5 days a week. Seriously for the month of December, he was home 3 nights. Three.

I've broken down (tonight) and begged Auntie Jess to come help me with the house. Besides all this stuff, I feel like I need to organize too. At some point this weekend, I'm hitting up the Container Store to spend the rest of my paycheck that I didn't spend at Ikea today. It could get ugly. I'll have to restrain my OCD and not let it out to play.

Furniture decisions.

So. Nursery furniture. And pretty much everything else baby related...

In the past, I've picked out furniture based on style, color, and whether or not I like it. Baby furniture and gear, however, must include all those things AND safety. It opens a whole new can of worms making sure this kidlet will be safe in whatever we put him in. Crib? Changing table? Car seat? Stroller? So many decisions!!

After reading online reviews of cribs ALL AFTERNOON, I've finally narrowed down some that I like. Cribs are tricky suckers. On one hand, you'd assume the more expensive the safer. That cheaper ones will collapse and amputate some needed part of your baby's anatomy. However, that doesn't necessarily seem to be the case. After reading up on what to look for in a crib and what to avoid, I found some relatively cheap ones that, according to the reviews, are sturdy and safe. I've narrowed down to three, from which Bob will have the opportunity to choose his favorite.

Same with changing tables. I want one that is a also dresser that I use for storage. I refuse to pay $900 for a Pottery Barn Kids dresser/changing table, even though I love it. Again, after reading every review written by moms way more paranoid than myself, I've decided to get an Ikea dresser and use it as a changing table. We have the coordinating grown up bed already and that thing is a solid beast. So I feel confident that the dresser will be just as solid. And the Moms all love it. Sooooo.

We've received our stroller as well. After posting it on facebook, I feel validated that I picked the right one. Moms came out of the woodwork to tell me they had that stroller and it's one of the best. Of course, I'd read the reviews and been convinced in the store, but it's nice to hear personal testimony that something you will be putting your child is top notch.

My friend Kat has always been a super paranoid mom, and I've made fun of her for years. However, I can see how and why she's like that. I mean, I'm carrying this little beast for 40 weeks of torture and agonizing. pain. I'm damned well going to do my best to keep him alive and safe so I can torture and embarrass him during his teenage years in as many ways as possible.  Payback's a bitch.