Laundry

Today is a huge laundry day here. I stripped all the beds and am washing all the bedding and blankets in the whole house. I love the feeling of newly washed sheets and blankets! It was sooo cold in the house this morning, that I really just wanted to wrap up in a blanket fresh from the dryer as it were. Then I realized if I was cold, everyone else in the house must be freezing. So I got up and sure enough it was under 55 degrees in the house! We just turned the air conditioner off and I was thinking we would have a week or so before needing the heater, but alas, no. There was frost all over the car this morning when I walked Jack to school, and that was nearing 9 o'clock! So all of the sudden it seems I need to evaluate my methods of keeping this new baby warm. I think I had a hard time visualizing cold weather with and infant because it has been so warm. I think the area I need to really jump on is little hats and socks. I really didn't use those with J or B, and I am not sure where I am with either.

My mom is going to arrive sometime later today. The kids are ecstatic! Bella keeps asking why it is taking her so long to get here. She must have amnesia about the ride from here to Oregon. My mom hasn't driven here herself since Bella was born, so I am sure it will seem like a long day to her as well. I spoke with her yesterday and she is bringing half her house, so I have been trying to make sure there is enough space for her to bring it all in. She is going to be here for 2 and a half weeks, so I am sure she wants to prepare for any eventuality, and be comfortable while she is here. She is bringing me a new nightstand. I have been using a magazine stand with a lamp coming out of the top and really wanted something with drawers, so she had one on sale at the store where she works and the price was right. I am thinking we will go to IKEA tomorrow to find a lamp to go on top of it.

My room is still a bit of a disaster. Nate noted that we still haven't brought the pack n play up from storage. I figure at this point he may have to put it together himself anyway, so I am not all that worried. I did wake up this morning to some fairly painful contractions, but I could tell they were just warm up ones. But maybe it means we are getting closer to the real thing. I still have a list of stuff I want to do, and last night I dreamed about making banana bread, so I may add that to my to-do's today.