Getting Ready!

Wow - now that it's October, we (ok - I) am/are really freaking out because we don't have all of the stuff ready for baby! So this weekend we spent ALL of our time getting everything ready - -I guess I didn't remember Alex needing all of this stuff when we got ready for him, but I also recall that we had most of the stuff set up and ready from about month 7 on.....and here I am at 36 weeks......yikes!

Friday night we went down to Litchfield to watch Sargent's football team play. They did really well, and Alex made it until 3 minutes left in the 4th quarter.....then he was OUT! Saturday we spent most of the day shopping - Kearney for Target and baby stuff - a new "coming home" outfit, new corks, now bottles, receiving blankets, diapers (Holy cow those are small compared to Alex's!!!), a new swing (Alex blew the motor out of his), and other misc. stuff. Then we headed over to Grand Island to stop at Sam's for the BIG purchasing of diapers. (Sam's doesn't have the newborn size - but they do have the 1's. From what we recall, Alex was in the newborn size for about 2 weeks, then into the 1's.) Plus, Alex needed some of his 5's.....so we had a full car for the ride home.

Then today it was washing, wiping off, cleaning, rearranging, organizing everything. We have a bin of baby clothes downstairs, so we went through and organized by size, and brought up all of the stuff that Acta will need here in the first couple of months.

Alex did enjoy going through everything with us.....we did let him ride in his old swing, since it was going to the garbage anyway.........it was too funny!



Then we brought (and set up) the pack and play - we'll keep it in our room for Acta. Alex wanted to put his pillow, blanket, and lovey in it - - he probably would have napped if it weren't 11:30 AM!
The bed's new "home" (at least for the next few months....)

Next as we were wiping off the plastic "stuff" while the cloth parts were being washed, Alex decided that he needed to re-live his carseat days. I don't think that he fits too well anymore!! :)

The changing table re-appeared, and found it's new home.....

And the crib is all set up and ready to go!

And here's what Squiggles did all day - - (she hasn't been on here in a while, so thought I would share a pic of her). :)

Now on to this week - if I can survive through Wednesday, then I will be on the "homestretch" - - volleyball Monday, Dr. Appt. on Tuesday, volleyball again on Wednesday......then I have to take tickets at the football game on Friday as Andy has an open house in Bow on Friday......BUSY WEEK!!!

I'm going to go to bed - just thinking about all of this is exhausting!! :) Have a great week everyone!