Brian got all of Zayne's furniture put together, and his room is actually starting to look more like a nursery and less like tornado alley. I did what seemed to be an endless mountain of laundry, and have managed to get most everything organized and put away. I got lots of advice, and worked really hard to make the nursery as convenient as possible, but I'm sure that once Zayne gets here, I will end up rearranging it all. My final decision was to put pajamas, night shirts, and changing necesssities into the changing table, and pretty much everything else in the dresser and closet. This kid has more clothes than Brian and I combined! And I'm sure he won't even end up wearing half of it! He has so much that Brian has had to put an additional rod in the closet! Baby boy is SPOILED!!!!!!!
The most exciting part of this last month was my baby shower! Brian and I and the puppies loaded up in the rental car and made the trek back to Nebraska a couple weeks ago. As always, the trip was way too short, but I got to see a lot of friends and family that I haven't seen in ages. Brian, Zayne, and I are so blessed to have such an awesome support group! The shower was a great time, and we got a ton of great gifts, including clothes, diapers, bedding, and other necessities. (Did I mention that this kid is SPOILED???) I used the cards we received to make a little flip book, so Zayne can read all the well wishes when he is older. I'm starting to think that I need to start a memory box for him, due to all the stuff I'm saving. Or... maybe I'm just a hoarder. Who knows.
I made my first trip to the ER this month. (It's not nearly as exciting as it sounds...) I was watering the back yard and had just moved the sprinkler, when I managed to find a hole in the ground and fell. I twisted my ankle pretty bad, and had to crawl back into the house because I couldn't walk. I don't think I fell onto my tummy; I'm pretty sure the brunt of my fall was on my right knee and shoulder, but Brian and I decided that we had better go get Zayne checked. So after nearly 3 hours in the ER and an hour in Labor & Delivery Observation, and I have a badly sprained ankle, but a healthy baby. He didn't move at all until the ER doc started poking him, and then Zayne was fired up. He didn't sit still the rest of the night. I guess that's probably a good thing.
Today, I worked on getting some of Zayne's stuff cleaned and sanitized. Bottles are drying as we speak, and his carseat has been cleaned and is awaiting disinfection. I still have quite a bit to do, but am taking my time to make sure everything is done right. I washed up the carseat and swing padding, and I'm 99.9% sure that I will need help putting the carseat back together. I tried to take note of where all the straps went, but dang, this thing is complicated! I also started putting the diaper bag together, but so far all that's in it is diapers and wipes. We need to decide which of his many outfits he will come home from the hospital in. I'm not sure what else goes in the diaper bag, but thankfully I have a ton of mommy friends who can hopefully help in that department. I probably should start putting my hospital bag together, but I think I've still got time to work on that. (And I probably just jinxed myself too.)
I guess that's the end of the excitement for this month. All that's left is the belly pic!!!!
