4 weeks to go...

Hello. Amanda here.

This is pretty much what Thomas has been doing for the past 2 weeks. Well, this and just following me around the house like he's chained to my ankles or something. He has been either very sleepy (usually on my side of the bed) or very restless, and I wonder if he knows that something HUGE is about to happen to our little family of three - we're about to become four! He must know something is up. His room (the guest room) is full of shower gifts that haven't been sorted yet. Slowly I am making my way through them, but it's tough when you have to go to the bathroom every 5 minutes and you have a little bean that keeps driving his head into your pelvis. But I wouldn't have it any other way....

Here are some pictures of the "nesting" progress I've made lately. One that does not have a picture is me doing laundry at 5:00 am. I got up to go to the bathroom and I suddenly got the urge to do laundry, even though I still had an hour of sleep left before I had to get up for work. Weird....

We are all set to watch some TV with the Bean! This chair is the coolest thing. It is an infant seat that can recline, sit upright, be stationary or rock. And then it expands as he grows so that even a toddler can use it. Jared and I are all about the things that have multiple uses. I would just hate to have something that gets used for like 3 months and then sits in the garage collecting dust.

And here is the Bean's room so far. Jared has moved his keyboard up there so that he can play music for our little Bean. I put together the swing, which I'm hoping that he'll like. I've heard of a lot of babies recently who do not like the swing, so we'll see. His mattress is just waiting for the crib that Grandpop (or Pee Pop as the Bean will most likely call him) has so lovingly made. It's arriving on Thursday, so I'll be sure to take pictures of it. I saw the one he made for Keith and Donna and I must say that it is an absolutely beautiful piece of furniture. It will be so special to have it as a family heirloom to pass down.

Saturday morning Mom is going to help me put the room together and I am hoping that by Sunday Jared and I will feel mostly ready for the Bean's arrival. Well, as ready as we can be. I am counting down the days until I can finally meet this little person that I've been carrying around for 9 months....