Deals

    I went to the outlet mall the other day...and spent several hours browsing the baby clothes stores :-)  I got a bunch of great deals on some super-cute outfits for Holly.  I found a blue and silver dress that will be adorable for Christmas.  I love that Oshkosh B'Gosh and Carters wll let you return/exchange clothes no matter how long you've had them for...with receipt you can get a refund, without you can get store credit.   That is really gret considering there's no way to tell how Holly will grow.  It was very fun shopping for our little baby girl.
    At Hobby Lobby I got some 50% off baskets to snazz up our changing table and give it a little more kick to organization.  Double score!  Now we're just playing the waiting game some more....I'm beginning to not enjoy this game as much, haha.  ONE MORE WEEK....and it's taking forever....

Nesting: The Urge



Not our nursery, but very pretty

    Due to the fact that we are looking at buying a house and moving before the baby is born, we do not have a nursery set up where we are now.  The nursery area consists of a clothes tote next to a glider and some bags of baby paraphenilia.  We have the crib and other furniture pieces in storage, but there's no point setting them up now if we just have to disassemble them to move.  However, the urge to have everything set up now is really, reallllllly intense.  Let me tell you, if you've never been pregnant you are in for a real surprise when it comes time to get everything ready for baby (even if you've never been an organized person....that will change). 
   Last night I went through the previously "organized" clothes tote, added all of our new baby shower clothing, and re-organized it all according to style and size.  The funny thing is that I will be doing it again after the next baby shower in a couple weeks and I don't mind one bit.  I love going through all those little onsies, sleepers, and outfits- the skirts and sweaters are the best!  I also grouped all the diapering items, feeding items, blankies, books, stuffed animals, etc into their respective and highly organized areas.  It makes me crazy not having everything set up perfectly the way I want the nursery.  I keep asking myself, 'What if baby comes early?'  Or 'Will I find everything I need?' 'Am I organized enough?".....  I know I'm not being weird, just an extremely normal first-time expectant mother.  Just wait until we have a real nursery...an animal will be awakened- a decorating, organizing, mama bear on the move. :-)