task for the week

I am a little panicked that we are coming into the third trimester home stretch and I feel completely unprepared for Miss Snoop. The nursery is painted and the trimwork done, except for replacing the old pink closet door with a nice new one, but we have not acquired any baby-specific furniture as of yet. And the closet is still jam-packed with miscellaneous gar-bahj that needs to be sorted, stored, or simply given or thrown away.

In the meantime, our living room and guest room have become receptacles for the steady flow of baby-related items coming into the house. And this is no doubt causing my panic to swell. It's amazing to be on the receiving end of such an outpouring of generosity, but right now there's nowhere to put it. I am a (fairly) organized person and right now we are completely not organized where the Little Miss is concerned.

We went to visit new Nephew 'Beans' this weekend. The little chap is thriving and despite a fervent reluctance to be anywhere except sleeping on my sister-in-law S.'s chest, he seems very happy and everyone is adjusting well. There was cake AND pie. There was much rejoicing. In addition, S. gave us the following:

A veritable treasure trove of beautiful baby girl clothes. Two laundry baskets stuffed full to teetering, and a garbage bag bursting at the seams. Her family on the East Coast brought about seven suitcases of baby clothes from S.'s sisters the last time they came to visit -- some boy, some girl. S. promised me all the girl clothes if she had a boy, and well, let's just say I hit the jackpot. Her family has wonderful taste in children's clothes and a staggering amount of it is brand new with tags still on.

Look at these little dresses!

The problem is that as of yet, I have nowhere to put it, so it sits in a grand glorious heap in our living room, right in front of the grandfather clock, patiently waiting our little girl's debut.

So my task for the week, while GB is away on yet another business trip, will be to start making headway on that nursery closet, get it cleared out, and get some hangers, dividers, and some baskets or bins for storage. Then I can start to sift through Miss Snoop's luxurious new wardrobe and get it properly categorized, hung up, or folded!

Comments

[carrie]

What a well-dressed little miss Snoop will be!

I've heard from several friends and my sister that it is worthwhile to invest in the little dividers (or create your own) that show the size for the clothes in the closet. That way things don't get overlooked/never worn before the baby outgrows them. And from the looks of it, you'll be changing her clothes three times a day to get everything worn once. :)

[Donna]

Miss Snoop will be the best dressed, and most often changed, baby on the block!

[blackbird]

It's like winning the baby girl clothing lottery!