Nesting 101

Last night I thought I was going into labor.

I have always been worried throughout this pregnancy that I wouldn't know when I was in labor. You see, with Sam my water broke. It was a no-brainer. Yesterday I had contractions for six hours straight that didn't seem to go away. Even when I was laying on my left side for hours on end. I didn't mention anything to SOB until four hours into it because I knew he would say I was crazy. And he did. But he also rested his hand on my belly for the next hour and counted my contractions.

Finally, we fell asleep. Naturally, I had dreams of going into labor. I actually had a dream in which my water broke, and I woke with a start, feeling the sheets desperately. Luckily, everything was as dry as a bone.

Today the contractions are still coming, but much less frequently. SOB is working until three. It is a gray day, and I had planned to take Sam swimming, but the rain will likely keep us home bound for a while. Since he's been napping, I have done three loads of laundry, made two meals, and sorted every single toy Sam owns.

I dragged everything down into the living room and made several piles. We had stuffed animals, hand-held toys, books, balls, electronical doo-dads that make noise and require batteries, blocks, and good old fashioned wooden toys. First I picked through everything for stuff that the new baby might like. Then I put together all the things that 'belong' to something else. For example, there are several small items that attach to the swing and bouncy seat. Those have been sequestered, so that when SOB re-assembles them they can be properly utilized. After that, all of the stuffed animals were evaluated and reassigned. Sam doesn't much play with these, so only a few were distributed into toy boxes. The rest were bagged and are closet bound. The rest of the mounds of toys were evenly distributed to the five (five!) different toy boxes and diaper bag.

Now all I have to do is find the energy to lug them all back to their proper homes. My living room looks like a Toys-R-Us display window. Oh, and maybe do something useful like pack my hospital bag.