Nesting

I think I am nesting? I honestly kind of thought "nesting" was made up because I never had a SINGLE nesting inclination when I was pregnant with Jack. Looking back that was probably a combo of being very nauseous up until delivery, Jack being my first child, and probably most of all, I knew we'd be moving less than a month after Jack was born. It's so much more fun to actually be able to put a nursery together this time! This last week all I've wanted to do is work on the nursery, clean and organize the house, and just tie up all the loose ends now that we're a month out. Granted I don't really have the time or energy boost that all the other internet moms seem to get with their nesting urges, so we're moving at a snail's pace over here, but I'm feeling good about where we're at. The nursery is wallpapered, hospital bag supplies are gathered, and I had a final baby shower yesterday so now I feel like it's time to go ahead and purchase any remaining essentials (most importantly I need to decide on an infant car seat since our last one molded over in our humid Washington garage) and we'll be good to go. 

Speaking of the baby shower, it was very sweet! We have some friends in our ward who moved down the street from us shortly after we moved to Washington. Stephanie is the nicest and loves to host and have a good time. Last month she asked if she could throw me a baby shower; I told her we don't need too much, but that would be fun to celebrate baby girl. A few weeks later she told me she was so excited and had purchased the decorations, and could I please send her my registry info (someone plz tell me if I need a slumberpod--travel sleep was awful with Jack so I'm suspecting it would be worth the price tag but Jared is skeptical at best), and a list of friends for her to send out invites to? At this point I started to panic a little because I could only think of FOUR names of people to invite (one of which being her and another of which being my mother-in-law). I was like, "Well dern, probably should've remembered that I only know a handful of people to invite before you went all-in on food and decor, oops sorry." It was a liiiittle embarrassing since we've lived here longer than her and she's already very close with every mom in our ward, neighborhood, and community at large . . . but I'm just not that person. Takes me longer to make friends, and then I usually only have a handful of close friends in each place we live, which is how I like it. 

Luckily Stephanie took the reins and put an invite on the ward relief society page, and then invited the bunco group I've been to once. I was overwhelmed by how much work she put into the stunning party, and there was a decent showing! Probably 10 ladies from the ward, a few of which I didn't know at all. It was humbling, and also really good to talk and get to know all of them. This is how it goes everywhere we've lived, so you'd think I'd know the drill by now. After we move, I'm sad about leaving behind the friendships that took me years to cultivate, and then we get to the new place and I'm like, "Hmm, slim pickins. Also I'm busy and like hanging out by myself. We're only going to be here a few years, I'll skip making friends this time." But then after about a year of having some social interactions here and there friendships just kind of start to creep in, and voila! We have a community.  Grateful for the gems in my life that have forced me to be their friends haha--I always end up so happy to have them. Also I'm the bad friend who let this wonderful neighbor throw me an elaborate and beautiful baby shower, and then I didn't take a single picture the entire time I was there so she has no pictures of herself at this gorgeous event she poured over. I feel properly terrible about that. Here are two pics she sent me though! 

^^Ummmmm??? How? She has a gift. Someday when I return the favor and end up throwing her a baby shower Imma be sweatin to get on this level. 

^^A sweet lady in our ward made this adorbs cake. An angel. 

^^A lovely sunset from my nightly soak. Love having a big window above our bathtub. Also love these trees. 

^^The wallpaper sneak peak you have all been waiting for! It's kind of a muted aubergine/mauve in real life. Clearly the nursery is still a work in progressssss. I'm thinking about painting the ceiling with the rest of the muted mauve paint I used in our dining room. Need to add trim to the window and order curtains and a curtain rod. Would love to get a new rug with a simple, modern grid pattern. We be thrifty over here though so we'll probably use this old rug we already have, at least for now. I thrifted a hutch last week that I thought would double as a dresser, but it's probably only big enough to hold changing supplies and nighttime essentials. So I need to figure out a storage system for baby girl's clothes so I can get the baby shower bags off the floor. We did get a rocking chair this last week though! I couldn't stomach the price tags on the really beautifully designed ones, so I instead focused on reviews for comfort and functionality and we ended up with this cutie glider/recliner. It is VERY comfy, and has surprisingly great lumbar support which will be nice for nursing. ANYway, this isn't even close to my final vision for the nursery but we'll get there. (A little sad the Alice in Wonderland wallpaper didn't work out, but the price tag on that print was HEFTY, and this print will age better. Less quirky/fun, but probably more appealing to future buyers.) Don't worry, I'll do a completed nursery post when I eventually get it finished. 

^^Out to eat. Jack capturing the mems. I could not be bothered to cook on Friday. Told Jared all I wanted for dinner was a snowcone, and meant it. We stopped at a gyro restaurant on the way to my snowcone though, because apparently a snowcone "isn't a meal."

^^Playing lawn checkers at the primary activity on Saturday. All the other kids were having a blast on the downhill slip-and-slide, but Jack refused to try it until the crowd completely disappeared and we were the last ones there. We still had a fun time. Can't believe this gorgeous riverside church park is 5 minutes from our house:

Until next week!