And so it goes…

As mentioned last time, preparations for The Baby have begun to really get underway and the past couple of weekends have been spent trying to get things done and also mix in a little relaxation while it’s still possible. As the Brady kids once waxed, we’re just trying to “keep on keepin’ on”.

I was actually able to turn off my alarm clock this past Saturday and Sunday! Even if my body is programmed to wake up ten minutes before it would have gone off anyway, it’s still nice to know that you can wake up and not be running late for something.

Last weekend, The Wife’s sister came into town to help her assemble The Baby’s room. Since all of the furniture was already in there, it meant mostly putting up the oh-so-cute (and unsurprisingly non-adhesive) dots on the wall. I think they battled those bad boys for a couple of hours before they finally got them all to stay in place.

One of The Wife’s co-workers made some blankets and window things for the room and The Wife ordered a big purple rug for the floor. I was particularly pleased with the eerie IKEA lamp of glowing goodness that we set up for midnight diaper changing sessions. The Boy was extremely unsure about the “womb sounds bear” and I can’t say that I blame him.

Overall, it’s a little less colorful than the nursery we put together for The Boy five years ago, but we’re also a little bit smarter this time around too. The fact of the matter is that The Baby’s zone of interest will be pretty much limited to the floor or the ceiling, depending on whether she’s on the floor or in her crib at the time. We’re also trying the maximize the length of time we can go before we have do some major redecorating. This should be a good fit for baby, toddler and small child stages.

The following weekend, The Boy and I put together the stroller and installed the car seats, which finally arrived a week later than the geniuses at Babies ‘R Us online had promised. Actually, I did all of the putting together and he just sat around poking holes in the cardboard packaging with a screwdriver. In retrospect, that’s probably not the safest thing to allow a five-year old to do, but it kept him out of the way and he managed not to stab his own foot.

Week 34 and counting

On Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, The Wife valiantly attempted to stay awake past 9 p.m. and watch some movies with me, but she ended up failing miserably on all three attempts. She’s reached that annoying stage where staying up after dinner is impossible, but so is sleeping more than thirty minutes at a time. I think she’s really just stringing together power naps at this point.

Speaking of The Wife and pregnancy fun, she had her most recent appointment yesterday (all is fine) and got a diagnosis for her itchy, itchy belly – PUPPP. A cute name, but according to the doctor it means The Baby’s excess cells are entering her system and causing an allergic reaction. Just another example of how the unborn are really just parasites hitching a ride for 40 weeks. The more you think about it, pregnancy is really creepy.

The Wife is now extremely tired of people noticing how pregnant she is. Apparently some people at her office were openly gawking at her. Random small children in public areas are commenting loudly that she’s “got a baby in her tummy”. Other folks have said they “thought she would have had the baby by now”. It’s really amazing some of the things people will say before their brain kicks in.

As far as the other occupants of the house are concerned, The Dog had a bath and moped about it for several hours afterwards. The Cat hid in the sink. It was an average weekend for the both of them.

Turkey, turkey and more turkey

I’m looking forward to the Thanksgiving break, although not so much for the food. I’ve never really been a big fan of turkey or the traditional holiday side dishes. I really dislike the leftovers. I think the turkey multiplies in the refrigerator. We’ll be taking turkey sandwiches to work for the next few weeks.

It will be nice to take a break from work for a couple of days, though, and I don’t have a whole lot that needs to be accomplished during my “off time”. Here’s to laziness!

I’ll probably poke around on the computer (unavoidable), play some Nintendo and watch some football. My parents are coming up for the actual Thanksgiving meal tomorrow, so that should be good. It’s possible that some Christmas shopping might get done, but I doubt it.