Feathering your nest

[PurpleIris]

I saw a few people mention this in the FFFC thread so I thought I'd break it out to a separate one:

Any sort of crazy nesting going on?

[PurpleIris]

I have decided today that it was imperative that I paint our front door RIGHT NOW, which involved 2 trips to Home Depot and several hours of work and I'm still not done.

Mind you, I haven't set up the crib, or washed the cloth diapers, or you know, got the important stuff done, but I was not going to stand for another day of a chipped and faded door!

[leenziepops]

Absolutely nothing here. 34+

[Deleted]

I think I'm having an anti-nesting weekend. I did pay bills this morning but other then that been laying around watching TV all day!

[jessila]

Is nesting a man thing, too? Because DH wants to do all the things. Not going to lie-I love it!!! He wants to clean, fix up the yard, finish all nursery things. It's a wonderful thing. Then he encourages me to relax. It makes me want to be pregnant all the time...that's probably the most positive part of my pregnancy.

[santoki77]

I want to help nest but I'm limited by what I can lift, etc bc of the c-section and DH is trying to finish my parents room bc we're pretty sure they'll be here Before Elliott gets discharged from the NICU but it's really stressing me out. I want half the things thrown out but since I can't move them downstairs. ....@!#/! $#/!

[laurenlou83]

I have really good nesting thoughts going on in my head. Deep cleaning, organizing, moving shit around... But none of it is physically getting done. 33+3, so I still have some time for it to kick in....

[carolyngrace]

May 2, 2015 17:36:31 GMT -5 laurenlou83 said:

I have really good nesting thoughts going on in my head. Deep cleaning, organizing, moving shit around... But none of it is physically getting done. 33+3, so I still have some time for it tonkick in....

This is me too. I have a growing list, but today I've just been relaxing even though it's a perfect day to get things done!

[kemdupuis]

I'm pretty sure I am in full on nesting mode. I decided today that I needed to empty out and reorganize all of our kitchen cabinets, as well as donate a bunch of household goods that we no longer use. I also washed and put away all of the baby clothes (man, he has a closet full!). Tomorrow I am hoping to weed the garden beds and maybe get some more work done inside the house. Luckily, DH is gone this weekend, so he isn't here to call me crazy. 33 weeks today.

[kemdupuis]

jessila, my DH is doing this too! He's been taking on all kinds of crazy projects lately. He even called a contractor to get a quote to redo our master bath (a project we've wanted to do for a while)

[sully326]

YES! I'm pretty much "cleaning" my house everyday. Dishes in the sink and dirty clothes in the hamper drive me NUTS. I've been dusting and organizing like crazy. We've already gone through DS' room and got rid of any toys that were broken/missing parts/weren't played with and I plan to go through his clothes this week while he's at school....Moderate Bed Rest isn't happening like it should :-\

[erbear]

I have like five different organizational projects going on at home right now. It's crazy!

[mrskblack11]

Nesting has not set in yet for me. We did work on cleaning out the garage today, but that is because we have to, not because I have a crazy need to clean and organize. I wish I was lounging at a pool instead.

[Deleted]

Yes! It has finally kicked in at 34+ weeks and definitely for DH too. We got home from dinner last night and decided to put together the stroller, assemble the car seat, etc. we did this until 1am. Dresser was delivered this morning so I immediately had to put away all of LO's washed clothes, blankets, etc. then I went to both BBB and the local store I am registered at and cleared out both registries. Came home and organized the changing stand, and have sorted all of our new gear into piles to be washed/put away. It feels amazing!!

[sapphyre0702]

I can't tell if I'm nesting or just bored cause my husband works from 2pm to midnight. I even contemplated washing the dogs toys today, I still may. I got my car detailed and made 7 freezer meals and did all the laundry, including the shower curtain. We just have to install the car seat and get it inspected, but I feel like 35 weeks is too soon for that.

[Bluedaisy]

I don't know if it's just because I'm not feeling well or if it hasn't kicked in for me. Other than going to add some stuff to our registry I got basically nothing done today and spent most of the day in bed reading.

[missjenniebean]

I was nesting this past week but the weekend comes and nothing. -.- probably because SO is home and he makes me wanna spend time with him. Ha!

[tatersalad]

Hasn't kicked in for me yet and didn't kick in until baby arrived my last pregnancy. I'm quite the nester as a non pregnant person, but got nada in that department these days.

[gilder40]

My mother in law, sis in law, and mom worked on the house today. I had a mini-nesting session in my hospital room. Mom had brought me a couple of things and I just had to organize them and put them in my bag. I also straightened the other stuff in the room. Can't stand clutter.

[sugarkissed]

This never happened my last pregnancy, so it's really weird to me. I've been needing to organize closets. I went through all of my old clothing and donated a ton of it. I'm getting rid of a ton of random kitchen stuff that we never use. I'm being productive, but I'm exhausted!

[billyhorrible]

Never happened last time, hasn't happened this time.

Although I have been dictating that DH take care of getting the house in order since his mom is staying with us after the baby is born. I told him I expect the house to be spotless and in perfect condition when she arrives.

[ajm11]

Not yet. I'm so exhausted because DD hasn't been sleeping well due to being sick. Basically, I'm just doing well to run the vacuum and clean the kitchen and bathrooms. With DD, it never really happened for me. I'm kind of hoping it happens to me soon, because there's a lot that could be done around here.

[ladysif]

I love nesting in that it results in accomplishing so much! I doubt I'll go as crazy this time as I did last time due to lack of time, more fatigue, and DS1, but it has hit. Just focusing on nursery projects at the moment. I'll get as much done as I can in the next 7 weeks!

[wifedeangel]

34 weeks and not really nesting. I don't remember going into hardcore nesting mode last time either. Just getting the basics done is good enough for me. But we're getting the outside of our house fixed/renovated, so I think that's scratching my itch too.

[Deleted]

How do you people have the energy for this? All I want to do is sleep.

[turtletyme]

I've been doing stuff because I feel like I have to. This weekend I organized closets so I could empty the guest room one for company. Every weekend project I tackle leaves me incapacitated from fatigue and aches though, even if it's just cleaning the house.

I wish I would get the urge to do freezer meals, but cooking has felt so daunting lately. We might be eating hot dogs for a while in June.

[nettje]

May 3, 2015 14:26:20 GMT -5 @jimbobcooter said:

How do you people have the energy for this? All I want to do is sleep.

I'm with you Jimbob... I just woke from a 2 hour nap. It wasn't a good nap but I napped. And I'm still so f-ing tired. What is this process of nesting? Lol

[carolyngrace]

Today I got the whole first floor pretty much cleaned and organized. That just means there are boxes upstairs to organize and put away, and then that needs a good cleaning, too, but I'm halfway there!

Between changing all the rooms up, and the seasons changing, there was/is a lot to do in order to get things how I'd like them before DB gets here!

Other random "nesting" things on my to-do list include printing photo books from the last year (can't start BEHIND on photos when we all know it gets harder once baby is here) and going through our bills/filing.

ETA: I STRONGLY covet all of your husbands who have any nesting urge. I mentioned before that mine works extra in the spring, so he helps very little, but in general I doubt he would get that urge whatsoever!

[mcp6286]

I went to Target this weekend and got adorable pink & gray chevron bins for storing the baby's stuff. I transferred all the kitchen and bathroom stuff into the bins...then I got tired. I can't do any of the "real" nursery stuff till my brother moves out on May 30.

[mathistm]

I have a list of things I want to do, but zero energy to do them. Hopefully when/if the nesting bug strikes I will rip through the list.