Nesting Part II

J and I spent a large part of Saturday organizing. Again. From the amount of organizing that we've been doing lately, you probably think we live in a total disaster area. Recent guests will likely attest to the fact that we are not living in squalor (but they probably never peaked in our closets). I finally assembled the crib, washed, folded, and sorted the remaining baby clothes, and got down to making a checklist for our hospital bag. The only major outstanding issue is the car seat, which J and I will attempt to install this afternoon. I have to say, we are both pretty pleased with how the guest/baby room is shaping up. Of course we haven't hung any photos yet, so the walls are still bare, but all the essentials are in place -- the daybed for soon-to-be visiting grandparents, the crib for Baby G when he's finally ready to sleep in his own room, and a rocking chair for late night feedings and soothing. The day bed quilt, bed skirt, and roman shade were made by my Mom in her month-long sweatshop extravaganza.

While J was excited to see how the crib looked in the room, I think he was mostly stoked to hang the mobile that we purchased a few weeks ago from a local artist -- naturally, the mobile is "for the baby". J also adorned the crib with a few items to make it not look so lonely in the days leading up to Baby G's big debut -- a teddy bear from our close family friends, a Portland Timbers scarf from friends here in Portland, and of course, a mini soccer ball. We still have a few issues to work out in the room, but thanks to the magic of cropping and selective photography, you can't see the ugly Ikea shelf that I'd like to hide and the menagerie of cords from our internet router, wifi base station, and cordless telephone. Remedying those problems requires a bit more furniture shifting and some inventive maneuvering that we'll tackle this afternoon as well. 

Overall, the apartment is now as ready as we are for the baby to finally arrive!