Nesting

"Around the fifth month of pregnancy, the "nesting" instinct can set in. This is an uncontrollable urge to clean one's house brought on by a desire to prepare a nest for the new baby, to tie up loose ends of old projects and to organize your world. Females of the animal kingdom are all equipped with this same need. It is a primal instinct. Just as you see birds making their nests, mothers-to-be do exactly the same thing. The act of nesting puts you in control and gives a sense of accomplishment toward birth."

Ummm, yeah, this is me, like a bird building my nest. The to-do list in my head is long and I'm starting to get anxious about getting it all done. My personality type tends to be a little "detail-oriented" so add that to this natural instinct and it is driving me a bit crazy I must admit.

I am enjoying the motivation to get my nest in order, but as I often say, "the mind is willing, but the body is pregnant." This pregnancy has been a little more physically taxing. Add that to taking care of two energetic little boys and I am left wondering how all this is going to get done. In reality, I know if nothing gets done, she'll still be born and come home and won't notice if my nest is perfect or a big mess. But I am still going to try to organize and declutter as much as I can until she gets here. Because once sweet girl gets here I know life will be messy and chaotic for a while.

I would love to blink my eyes and this mental to do list would be done, but instead we are taking steps to satisfy my bird-like behavior. We have hired a friend from church who does housecleaning to come every other week to help with the basic tasks: kitchen, bathrooms, floors, and dusting. I have been working on getting the boys in the same room and getting the nursery ready. I found the cutest bedding at an outlet store and can't wait for the pinkness to take over. We are also decluttering quite a bit and I LOVE getting rid of stuff. The more simple our home looks, the better.

We are also finally going to tackle painting the main areas of the house also. Our plan was to have Jason paint the whole thing, but what an overwhelming task for one person, who is just not into detail-oriented jobs. So I called a painter and got a quote and we have decided to hire him to add some color to our house. I am so excited about finally getting this done!

Jason has been so helpful and I am blessed to have a husband who cares about my desires. I know I can nag and seem unappreciative at times because of the hormonal surges, but I am so blessed. He never complains about the extra chores he does to make life easier on me. I recently learned that allowing him to do these things without feeling guilt is part of being a submissive wife. It's his way of loving me. So I accept his love and have been working on the guilt part. I'm just really glad that God created human males to stick around after the mating process! We are one another's helpmates and I think I got the best one in the world.