Building a Nest

I was wondering when the nesting phase was going to kick in, and boy, did I get a surge of it this weekend! Nesting is the stage where moms-to-be prepare their 'nest' for their soon-to-arrive baby. The instinct is supposed to start some time in the 2nd trimester once you have your energy back from the fatigue-ridden first trimester.

It started late Thursday night when I took all of my socks out of my sock drawer, laid them all out all over the floor (while chasing Benson since he kept trying to steal them, mind you) and matched them up one by one.  I threw out any that had the slightest hole or rip, any that the washing machine could no longer rescue and the solo socks that lost their partner. It was very liberating, actually.

Saturday Dan and I started our day ... and pretty much ended ... at Ikea. Got there at 11 and left at 4. Yes, 5 hours. Probably the most time I've ever spent there. And money. We borrowed my dad's van and it was packed to the brim - so mad I didn't take a photo! BUT we were able to check off so much from our furniture list, and furniture that we know we'd never buy come 4 months from now. We'll post pictures soon - particularly our guest room which made major progress this weekend. One of my favorite items from this weekend: the Strand side table in white and nickel:

Now, this picture just does not do it justice. As soon as the guest room is in better shape (hopefully in the next few days) I'll post and you'll see how adorable it is! I'm actually considering getting it for other rooms because the quality is actually that great for a $69.99 side table / nightstand.

After Ikea, we relaxed at Bastille Days some - Milwaukee's french festival downtown on the square. This morning, it was back to nesting. We bought a queen mattress for the guest room, registered at buybuyBaby and went to Target to buy some curtain rods and stock up on some other things.

Registering was quite fun ... Dan was most excited about the diaper bags area, because, let's be honest - he'll probably be toting it around the most :) Here's the one we agreed to:

Ha, he's so cute. And such a trooper for not only agreeing to this not-extremely-manly diaper bag, but dealing with me all weekend =)

More to come tomorrow! Have a great night.