Baby clothes/blankets washed; furniture ordered

I am not sure that the Nesting Period has occurred, but I started freaking out when people told me that there babies came early with no warning signs. I hadn't washed any of the clothes, and I only had a couple pair of novelty socks. Now, baby has clean clothes and 12 pairs of socks. This will get us by for awhile.


We have also ordered the furniture. My mom is buying us the crib and the long dresser and we bought the tall dresser, nightstand, and mattress. I love this furniture. It becomes a toddler bed and then a full size bed (when you buy the coordinating rails, which we did!)

The furniture will be here in 3.5-5.5 weeks. The baby will be sleeping in our room for however long...I don't know what to guesstimate, two months? three months?? So, we need to get the Pack&Play that we want. It has a bassinet layer and a changing table. We also need to get the safety monitor, glider/rocker and some diapers and we are pretty much set.

My cousin and aunt threw our second Baby Shower this past weekend. There were so many gifts, I think it took over an hour to open everything. We have so much stuff, I don't know where to put it. Thankfully, our house is a good size, but I still don't know where to store everything. For now, we just moved everything into nursery. There is way too much stuff in that room, especially the spare bed which we will be ridding ourselves of soon.

Below is a picture from the shower. I am holding a sweater and hat that my Aunt Lois crocheted for us.

And, a picture of my mom and me.

10 more weeks to go. I am feeling a little more prepared, but there is still so much to do. I think I need to start reading "What to Expect in the First Year." Hopefully, there will be some information about newborns because this is going to be a learning experience for the two of us.