labor day weekend is this weekend. and that means everything crazy and hectic in my life will FINALLY start to wind down. i will be able to see my husband, my family, my friends, my pets! i will have free time! just in time for everything to get hectic again as we start to prepare for BABY BELLA's arrival in just TEN WEEKS!!
ten weeks. i can hardly believe it. for the past three months ive hardly had time to think about anything, including the arrival of baby bella. i mean, she's growing inside of me, how could i NOT be thinking about it?! but i mean REALLY thinking about it and letting it sink in. i am having a BABY! i am going to be a mom. mike and i are going to be parents...for the rest of our lives. its pretty heavy stuff. and a little intimidating. and probably the most exciting thing in my life to date.
im looking forward to taking the next few weeks a little easier now that the season is finally drawing to a close. im sooo looking forward to working a little less and having some time to reconnect with everyone, to enjoy the rest of my pregnancy, and to DO A MILLION THINGS around my house. (nesting, anyone?!)
speaking of 'around the house' . . .
we are planning a huge "deep clean" of the house - you know, like spring cleaning, only, baby prep cleaning. to make up for the fact that we havent scrubbed and scoured much of anything all summer - who has time? my mom is going to help me with that (and i am SO excited about that!) she's a great cleaner and i love that about her! (sidenote: in case you didnt know, i love to clean and i love for my house to BE clean, pregnant or not! pinesol is my favorite smell.)
we have a huge load of stuff to take to the dump, some clothes for goodwill, some furniture to move, two dressers to paint, and a nursery to completely put together.
we got the green light from the landlords to paint, so we are going to paint the WHOLE house, hopefully in one fell swoop over a two or three day period (lucky me, the house isnt that big.) ....and when i say we, i mean mike, my mom, my sister, maybe my brothers, if they're feeling generous, plus a handful of lovely friends who have offered to help. i cant imagine NOT being able to get it done in just a few days, to be honest. we havent decided on colors yet (except bella's room - three white walls and one bright pink wall, with lots of fun decorations, including some of my photography!)
my mom is working on a BEAUTIFUL antique cradle that she bought and refinished/painted. for some insane reason she's being super critical of it and "hates" it but its absolutely beautiful!!
personally, i LOVE it!
so, there's still a LOT to do, but it wont feel so daunting now that i'll be working less!
ive also got some art projects i would like to do between now and bella's arrival - i want to make some more earrings and maybe some bracelets and necklaces and try to sell them. i have some images id like to have printed and framed - for the nursery and for the rest of the house. not to mention a few (as in, as many as i can possibly do between now and the day i go into labor) photo shoots id like to get in - some "official" ones (with GPA) and some as practice or for fun on my own.
so, now that everything is FINALLY slowing down, its time to get busy!!
xo.
m.
Loving that you have a blog! It's how I stay in touch with my family
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