I have to say, for a first day back, we had an amazingly productive day! I’m actually super thrilled about it, and feeling very nesty. I remember being nervous when I left, that the nesting urge would dissipate and that I would no longer feel motivated to get things in my house in order. But I still got it!
I’ve been looking on kijiji for a few weeks now for a new change table. I have given myself a budget and was feeling discouraged that nothing even came close to what I was looking for could be found within it. I started to toy with the idea of bumping my price, but I found the PERFECT thing yesterday. The seller agreed to hold it for me until today and Brady actually left around 10am to go pick it up from Saskatoon. As I said, it is perfect!! It has more storage, which was the main thing I needed. Going to cloth diapers takes up more space, as does a second child. Our current wardrobe in the baby room barely holds all of Dekker’s clothes, much less Dekker and his sisters clothes! So we got a dresser.
While Brady was gone, I got Dekker up and fed him breakfast. I don’t know what “average” is and frankly, I don’t really care, but Dekker is really only starting to try and feed himself now. He just hasn’t shown interest in it before! But he is now. So this morning I did an experiment with him and his cereal. I put spoons full of cereal in his bowl for him to grab and put in his mouth, one pointing left and one right. We’ve wondered for a while now which handing he preferred, as he’s shown a lot of interest with his left. I wanted to see which side he took. He went for his right immediately but lost all the cereal long before it got to his mouth. He then tried the left hand and got it all in, no problem. So I’m still not sure!! But either way, it was my own way of playing through breakfast I guess.
After breakfast we headed downstairs for toys, TLC baby shows, and laundry. I am proud to say everything is clean!!! I did all the laundry from the trip today, which was about four loads I think. I know, its not huge, but I figured it counted for a first day back anyway. So weird that I love doing laundry right now!
Shortly after Brady got hone, Dekker went down for a nap and we settled in for a bit of a rest. My parents dropped by while out for a drive, and my dad helped Brady haul the dresser inside. It was much heavier and actually bigger than we had thought, but in a really pretty, sturdy way. So while Brady could probably handle the weight, it was weird and difficult to manoeuvre. But it is now in place, filled with all kinds of things that will likely get rearranged and re-rearranged many times over the next two months. But the two bottom drawers are empty, waiting to be filled with clothing for our kids that won’t fit in the wardrobe. Oh, clothing organization solutions, how I love/hate you.
While I helped feed Dekker supper, Brady loaded the dishwasher and hand washed everything that isn’t allowed in, which is the worst job! We then headed back downstairs and threw our cloth diapers from our Ebay purchase in the wash. I’ve been excited to get these washed and ready since they arrived at my house, so it was exciting to chuck them all in there one by one, break out the new laundry detergent, and run the hottest cycle possible. Again I say, sooo weird how much I like doing laundry now! Hopefully it lasts!
One last thing I’ll say about today is that our lawn and garden are out of control! We desperately need to cut our grass and weed our garden of corn. However, we counted out how many corn plants have survived the weeds. Ready? 187. And I believe each corn plant produces two cobs?! So we may have an excess in fall 🙂
In case this post isn’t already long enough, I’m going to add a bunch of photos from our trip! Unfortunately I didn’t ask the other parents if I could post pictures of their children in time, so basically you’re going to be hit with an overload of pictures of my cute son with a couple of others. But hey, if thats the worst part of your day, you have it pretty good!
And so do I.
My heart is full. I had an amazing day today, my mom brought me all these pictures to remind me of all the good stuff that happened over the last few days, and I’m looking forward to my bathtub and another night in my own bed. Life is rich. And I am thankful.