grub's Journal: Is this the 'pregnancy nesting instinct' at work?

Little Anna is due on July 5. This morning Kim wakes up full of energy and wants to go swimming right out of bed, very odd. While we're doing that ~8:30 AM, she's looking around the backyard and talking about what to do to the gardens and yard. Then gets out, pops up an umbrella and lounger then chills for a while. [fast forward ~7 hours] She's gone through all of the wee one's clothes, washed everything and is filing it (by size) in the closet. Also told me that I have to put the car carrier base in her car soon. And during this, has been packing the suitcase to bring to the hospital with stuff for all 3 of us.

She's crazy right now, I hear her upstairs working in the baby's room. Is this the 'nesting instinct' people have been asking me about? ("has she started nesting yet?")

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Netsting instinct

[warpSpeed]

Yup, thats nesting alright. I'd say your in the final leg of this part of the race. Of course, IIRC, the last month takes the longest... she should be starting on "when is this baby going to get here?!?! I feel like a blimp! Ohhh, is that ice cream?"

Wait until middle school is looming. Then you will ask, what the hell was I thinking?!?!

The best thing about the baby being born is holding the little one for the first time. The worst is the absolute gawd awful sleeping accomodations at the hospital, or

Re:Netsting instinct

[grub]

She's been in the "when will the baby be here" mode for a week or so. She dropped two weeks ago at 33.5 weeks. The hospital has fairly decent accomodations for the guys, too. Ah well, at least she won't be born during a crappy Canadian winter.

Please consider this favor

[hotspotbloc]

Please think about documenting her first year in photos (like one or two a day) and maybe a short weekly video journal from you just for her. It'll be a gift for her she'll always keep. The fact that in 40 years she can see her father when she was born is something incredibly rare. I'm doing this now with my three year old twins but missed the first 1.5 years.

As for the camera this is a great excuse to upgrade into a newer and smaller one. Remember, it's for the kids. =)

I hope Anna has a great and safe

My wife has the baby fever

[spun]

She just turned thirty, and everything reminds her of how much she wants a baby now. When I met her, my wanting kids was almost a deal breaker. She hits thirty and suddenly gets 'baby-dar.' She can spot them at fifty yards, "Look! A baby!"
"Where?"
"Halfway down the block there. Isn't she cute? I want one! Let's go make one."
Not that I'm complaining. We want to get a little more money saved up and we want to take a trip to Europe first, so the plan is about a year from now, but I'm not sure she can wait. I'm

No doubt.

[FortKnox]

You nailed it. She's nesting, alright. Just sit back and relax... and make sure she isn't overexerting herself (picking up heavy stuff, etc...). You're house will be spic & span until the birth... then it'll be a dungeon pit until you get used to the new sleeping schedule ;)

Yup, that's nesting allright

[djh101010]

Seen it twice. She's definately close. Get your own stuff packed too. If you're planning to be in the room, make sure you take along snackies for yourself. Last thing you want to do is be told "plenty of time, go eat something" and miss the baby while you're in the cafeteria. You'd hear about that for the rest of your life, if your wife is anything like any woman I've ever met.