Our Weekend & a teensy bit of panic

Wow the weekends go by way too fast, yes?

I helped work on painting the nursery.   Holy Pregnancy Hormones Batman.  I'm fairly certain I need a tranquilizer after all this....  The color I selected didn't turn out quite the way I had envisioned.  {Shocker.}  It was more baby blue than gray.  It looks nice, but...now I need to rethink my bedding & decor options.  ENTER:  Lots and lots of mind-changing and a whole lotta indecisiveness. 

For a few hours today I was absolutely going to re-paint.  I even trucked down to Lowe's (whose color-matching computer system was broken - perhaps that was a sign??) AND Home Depot and came home with 4 little sample pots of different shades of gray.

And then my husband talked some sense into me.  We can work with this.  No. More. Painting.  I need to make a decision and move on.  Period.  So that's what I'm doing, moving on.

Here's a sneak peek of that little disaster:

And that's all I'm showing you of that for now, ha!  I'm also pretty sure my friend Jennifer, who did a majority of the work is about ready to strangle me.  She has been SO helpful and supportive!!  I can say one thing though:  When I walk into the room, it's more of an "Ahhhhh...." now, than before, when I would cringe and think "Ugh...gross."

When I wasn't fretting over the nursery, I spent time with my little family.  We hit up Smashburger on Friday night:

Mommy & Daddy enjoyed burgers while Little Bit had a PB sammich & mandarin oranges.  Meanest parents ever.

We went out to Nana's house on Sunday afternoon and enjoyed sitting on the porch, picking Lilacs, feeling the warm breeze, and playing with a water bottle.

 And we rediscovered an old toy that we suddenly are obsessed with while looking ridiculously cute:

So much to do in the next 10 weeks.  I have been in a bit of a panic because I know IF I go the full 10 weeks (God Willing!), I won't exactly be feeling up to running around and doing a whole lot physically towards the end.  So the race is ON. 

On our master to-do list?  Oh, ya know....the usual:

• Buy a new vehicle.  Something we've been putting off and must get done.  The Hubs needs a new vehicle that will fit 2 car seats.  We are both just dreading this process.
• Get our back porch tiled.  Because THAT's a priority, right?  We don't have a lot of yard space that is kid-friendly, so the thinking is we will maximize the livable space inside and spend lots of time out there this summer.  We darn well better sleep out there.
• Complete the installation of blinds/shades in our house.  We got mad at the last business we had contracted, fired them mid-job, and then just abandoned it.  2.5 years ago.  Um, this is more The Hubs' deal than mine.  I could care less but want to be as supportive to his wants as he is to mine.
• Finish that nursery!  Includes ordering a glider rocker & ottoman.
• Carpets cleaned
• Make our main floor living room kid-friendly.  It's SOOO not ready.  Currently Morgan and I spend a lot of time in our upstairs/loft family room that has a big TV, most of her toys, my computer, etc..  But I am not hauling 2 babies up a flight of 14 stairs multiple times a day.
• Buy remaining baby necessities/breast pump supplies/mommy necessities.
• Finish my list for the hospital bag -- then pack the darn thing.
• Finalize childcare arrangements/schedule for Morgan. 
• Breathe.

Now, I realize not all of this stuff is essential.  BUT, I know from experience I am going to be somewhat incapacitated for a while after my c-section.  And I'm not gonna want people coming in & out of my house doing work.  Family?  Yes.  Strange men?  Not so much.

Oh, and did I mention my Dad is coming to visit in 3 weeks? 
And my Mother-in-Law is graduating from her Ph.D. program, for which we are having a big party?
AND I got asked to sit on an advisory board as a former breastfeeding NICU Mom for the hospital where Morgan was born in an attempt to secure some grant funding?  (Awesome opportunity that I couldn't be more excited about, but man...the timing!  They are aware of my "situation" though, so we're good.)

So if I don't have many blog posts coming in the next few days/weeks, it's because panicking I'm getting stuff done.

Ready? Set? GO.