nesting and resting

It's been exactly a week since I finished teaching--but it seems like a lot longer than that!  Landon has been super busy at work, working crazy long days to get his current project done--and build up some hours so he can take a few days off when Aedan comes.  And, I've been super busy this week trying to get everything on my "to do before Aedan arrives" list done. 

I'm pretty sure I'm officially nesting--

This week I washed, folded, sorted and put away ALL of Aedan's things--clothes, blankets, diapers, towels.  You named it, it's nice and clean and ready for him to use.  And then, I proceeded to make sure everything of mine, Landon's, Will's and Baby's was also washed and dried and good to go.  And I felt SO much better after it was all clean, ha! 

 

And, I was so thankful for the extra washing machine both as I washed his diapers to make sure they were ready and absorbent, and as we washed some of Aedan's clothes multiple times, due to a little laundry mishap--somehow a tiny red and white sock managed to jump into the wrong laundry pile and it wasn't pretty!  I almost cried, but Landon was so sweet about it and eventually everything came clean!
 

Then, because everything they owned was clean, I decided the dogs needed to get cleaned too.  So, for the first time ever I bathed them outside with the hose--and they pretty much hated it as much as I thought they would, ha!  And, as I was bathing Will, after Baby was nice and clean, she decided to go and roll around in the dirt, which was AWESOME.  So, she got two baths. :)

Then, at Landon's suggestion (which was so smart because it took a lot longer to pack our bags than I was anticipating) our hospital bags are all packed and ready to go.  And, we just bought his little outfit to come home in--I can't wait to see him in it!

His car seat is all ready to go and in the car!

 I've been reading like a crazy person, trying to make sure that I know all that I can possibly know about what is to come, all the while still thinking that I have absolutely no idea what we're about to get ourselves in to!  But, I still feel better after reading everything.  And, as an added bonus, Landon gets to be the recipient of my newly acquired tidbits of knowledge every day when he gets home from work. :)

 

 We've been watering our yard and our garden like crazy people too.  Right around this time last year we went out of town for 3 weeks and almost everything died--surely we'll be able to remember to water (or have someone else do it) after Aedan gets here, right?  I'm determined to keep things alive this year!

 

And, we've been able to eat a few things from the garden.  I baked some eggplant, which was delicious, tried to make fried okra (epic fail--I managed to burn both the okra and myself), tried a cucumber but it was so bitter I almost couldn't swallow it (I'm hoping it just wasn't quite ready to be eaten...) and have been enjoying our little cherry tomatoes on a number of meals this week.  I've been at least attempting to cook most nights, with some success. :)

 

 I've also been organizing and cleaning out everything I can think of.  I just want everything to have a place and to be in it's place. I'm not even really sure why, but it just makes me happy.  I think this is driving Landon a little nuts, but he's indulging me and sorting piles I give him etc.  It's so nice now to have things cleared out and put away--and now, there's more room for his sweet little things, like this bassinet we now have room for, for him to sleep in beside our bed.

And, we've been letting the dogs get accustomed to all the new baby things in the house--in hopes that they'll welcome him in to our family lovingly. :)  And yes, that is definitely a girly cover on the nap nanny by the swing, but don't worry--a cute little blue cover is on it's way for our boy!

 

And now, this next week should be a little more low key.  I've got another doctor's appointment, a couple of errands to run and then I'll hopefully be spending my days finishing up a couple of scrapbooks that I've been wanting to finish for months!  And, hopefully Landon will be able to come home before 10pm.  We're hoping for a little rest and relaxation--unless, that is, little Aedan decides to make his entrance into this world on or around his due date, this Thursday!

With pretty much everything done that needed to be done (in our minds at least) before he could come done, we're just waiting.  No rush, sweet baby, but any time you want to come, we're ready for you to be here!