(One of) My favorite part about pregnancy: Nesting

My "to-do" list has shrunk considerably in the past week.  I'm not sure why I've felt so productive, but it has really paid off in getting things accomplished that needing doing before bringing home a new baby.  Just this morning, while Garrett was off to VBS, I got much needed groceries, which included things needed to pack my hospital bag, and once I finished putting away the groceries, I got started packing our bags for the hospital.  I know I still have about 4 and a half weeks until my due date, but on Sunday, at my baby shower, my friend Shari (who is also a doctor) kept making little comments here and there about going into labor early.  I don't know if she has a second sense about these things, or what, but she had me itching to get these last few things accomplished just in case.  

So in the past month I have: completely reorganized the cabinets in both of our bathrooms, the cabinets in our laundry room, the spice/medicine cabinet in the kitchen, the linen closet (where we keep exactly no linens, but rather games, puzzles, craft supplies, office supplies, miscellaneous junk), my closet and Keith's closet, and I can now cross off my list "pack hospital bags".  I'm not counting the work that's been done in Garrett's room, and Cooper's room is still a work in progress.  Though I do have his closet somewhat organized, the crib is put together, the curtain is hung, and I have some of the baby clothes sorted into size piles.  

Next on the agenda is to thoroughly vacuum Cooper's room, move all the furniture, hang everything on the walls, wash his clothes, then pack his diaper bag for the hospital.  Assuming I don't go into labor early, I plan to give each room in the house a thorough cleaning in the last couple of weeks leading up to my due date (and my mom's visit.  Not that she cares about the state of my house, but I still don't want her showing up and immediately getting to work on cleaning.  Garrett has lots of plans for her as it is.  They involve going to the beach-yeah, I need to explain to him that isn't going to happen-, watching movies, eating popcorn, and going to McDonald's where he'll actually be allowed to play inside rather than going through the drive thru like I prefer.)  

That's basically where things stand right now.  It's hard to believe that as of this Friday, I will be exactly one month away from my due date.  I'm continuously trying to look ahead to see if I can predict what I will need to buy or take care of after Cooper's born, so that I can attempt to do those things ahead of time.  Does that make me sound a little crazy?  I've already bought part of Garrett's birthday presents, along with all the birthday party supplies and his birthday isn't until August.  (By the way, Garrett has seen one of the presents already because I have it in the top of my closet and he asks about it regularly.  Where do you parents hide presents?  My spot used to be in our guest room closet, but that doesn't exist anymore.)  The only other thing I'm drawing a blank on, is what to buy Keith for his birthday, which is in July.  I've used up my good ideas for Father's Day, so I'm not sure what we'll do when July rolls around.  Maybe something will come to me in the next few weeks.