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[BaileyB]

I have had off and on nasty MS since 7 weeks (now I am 17 weeks). Before, on the days when I was feeling good-ish I would rest, eat, and do whatever lazy thing I wanted (ok, so watch tv...). I am still having off and on MS, although def not as bad, but on my good-er days I have been cooking (like all the way from scratch), baking, cleaning, decorating, organizing, imagining how our furniture would look in a different configuration, trying to figure out where the baby stuff will go, you get the point. Hell, I am even nesting in our chicken barn. Those girls haven't had such good treatment in a long time!

This is my third go around so I know this is not unusual but I guess it snuck up on me. I was feeling all "one day at a time" with this pregnancy up until now. Now I am even envisioning labor and birth and trying to decide where in my house I will feel like delivering. HORMONE TRAIN COMING THROUGH!

[CoBabyMaker]

I am feeling a bit of the same way. I think part of it feeling like I need to "recover" the house from when I was sick. It's been such a mess, ok, it still is. But I am excited for really feeling better and hopefully getting back into a cleaning routine. I have it set up in my phone to tell me to clean certain things each day and i've been ignoring it since summer. (Not that I haven't cleaned, just not with much routine.) I feel like everything needs to be gone through and reorganized after two months of just shoving stuff into the cabinet whenever I have a second.

[Ghislaine]

Ummm, does rearranging bedrooms count?  LOL Yesterday we finished emptying out the craft room, moved my daughter into it, then moved ourselves into her room.  Our old room will become an office/craft room and the current office will become a library/playroom, but that will come later!

Today I peeled the beets I'd cooked the other day and prepared them as a salad, made a snack to keep me on my diet plan, and made a batch of ketchup.  Now if only I dared the sink to do dishes.  I'm just past 13 weeks and doing dishes has been setting off my MS something awful!

[aHikaru]

been nesting since day one... it's pretty bad, I already started washing/prepping clothes, blankets and what little I saved from DD that is neutral. 

... I also have this sense of urgency when I think about the baby. I'm always thinking it'll come early, hopefully not too early, but maybe because I didn't feel like I had the home ready when DD came. I didn't start nesting until I was in active labor at 11pm at night :P

[Lynann]

Totally at the nesting phase, or at least the first one. It comes in waves for me, and right now my big thing is catching up on deep cleaning and trying to do a major declutter of the entire house. I'm just past 16 weeks. I've been dumping everything in the kitchen and our bedroom, as those are the 2 rooms the boys are kept out of, but i want to make Christmas cookies with the boys, so the kitchen is going to need to be cleaned out first. I just don't have anywhere to put the stuff I need to keep, as we are so short of organized storage in this house it is unbelieveable. I have rearranged the pantry, and the closet under the stairs in the last week. Now I just need to find places to put all the extras from the kitchen.

I am enjoying having my energy back though.

[BaileyB]

Originally Posted by Lynann 

Totally at the nesting phase, or at least the first one. It comes in waves for me, and right now my big thing is catching up on deep cleaning and trying to do a major declutter of the entire house. I'm just past 16 weeks. I've been dumping everything in the kitchen and our bedroom, as those are the 2 rooms the boys are kept out of, but i want to make Christmas cookies with the boys, so the kitchen is going to need to be cleaned out first. I just don't have anywhere to put the stuff I need to keep, as we are so short of organized storage in this house it is unbelieveable. I have rearranged the pantry, and the closet under the stairs in the last week. Now I just need to find places to put all the extras from the kitchen.

I am enjoying having my energy back though.

Yeah, I am totally in the dump and deep clean phase, although I had all my baby clothes out for the last 2 nights and it is all organized and put in the baby dresser already. I sorted through our cloth diapers too. It felt good to do it but now I have no where to put all that until I clean the other rooms....

[nstewart]

Yes, somewhat.  I have had the "cleaning" but on and off.  I don't feel much like cooking or baking though.  Well, I do, in my mind.  Baking sounds awesome.  But then I don't have the energy to actually do it! lol.  Partly I think because DS has a sensitivity to wheat, eggs and dairy which I've only recently become aware of, so baking around that is a bit intimidating.  So far I've mastered muffins and pancakes, but I am not sure how to replace the butter in cookies, or in cinnamon buns (which I've been dying to bake!)

I've already had DH out shopping with me for a bunk bed for DS.  And I have our office totally ripped apart so that we can purge a bunch of stuff and move our desk and a few other items to the spare room so that the office can become a play room.  DH is being really good about my nesting "urges" and has even gone along with my insistance that we re-paint the office before it becomes the play room. 

[BaileyB]

Can you do Crisco instead of butter? I know that's not really a healthy alternative but maybe it could work if you made them here and there.

Nstewart! Well, and everybody else...haha. I figured out a way to make a playroom for DD! I'm so excited. I was kind of worried how I could have all her toys and the new baby's stuff along with the changing table and pack n play all out on our first floor but I think if I give up my craft and crap room (which use to be DD's nursery) it can be turned into DD's own toy room. Also, DD's crib turns into a double size bed but I have been wondering if I should just use it as a crib for the new baby and get DD bunk beds for her room. Especially since the new baby and DD will be sharing a room anyway. They had some nice twin size bunks that were a good price at Fleet Farm. I swear by the time I have this baby my house will be so rearranged people won't even recognize it. I saw this pallet couch thing you can make in some home magazine I read last winter and I am dying to make it for a cheap couch for our upstairs loft/office area. You lay 2 layers of pallets on top of eachother in whatever length or shape you want, and secure them. Then you buy some foam squares and apolster them and insta-couch!

 This is a bit fancier than mine would turn out I am sure but it's the same idea.

[BaileyB]

Double post for some reason...

[CoBabyMaker]

NStewart, I find a mix of coconut oil and spectrum organic shortening (palm oil) works pretty well in place of butter for baking. The wheat-free + egg free is what I found challenging-just trying to get things to bind! Can he do spelt? That was much easier that GF for me.

That's a fun idea Bailey! Figuring out where to put all the stuff/people certainly is a challenge. We want to make bunks beds for the girls and DH was going to take a week off between changing jobs to do it. He got his offer from church (the new job) yesterday and they want him to start on the 9th (like two months sooner than we had originally thought) so that won't happen. We'll just have to fit the projects in here and there. As long as it gets done a couple months before baby is here that's fine. I just don't want DD2 to feel totally displaced by the baby- even though the baby won't be in her old room/crib for several months. Still trying to figure out what to do with some of the big toys. It'll work out.

[timesway]

i find wheat free easy to cook with but dont overcook it.. but egg free is what i struggle with!!

Im also nesty, want to sort my whole house out, cleaning waayyy more and just generally spending ALL my time trying to think of ways to decorate my house better ;) lol... its very consuming and i keep having arguments with myself ;)
 

[nstewart]

Originally Posted by BaileyB 

Nstewart! Well, and everybody else...haha. I figured out a way to make a playroom for DD! I'm so excited. I was kind of worried how I could have all her toys and the new baby's stuff along with the changing table and pack n play all out on our first floor but I think if I give up my craft and crap room (which use to be DD's nursery) it can be turned into DD's own toy room. Also, DD's crib turns into a double size bed but I have been wondering if I should just use it as a crib for the new baby and get DD bunk beds for her room. Especially since the new baby and DD will be sharing a room anyway. They had some nice twin size bunks that were a good price at Fleet Farm. I swear by the time I have this baby my house will be so rearranged people won't even recognize it. I saw this pallet couch thing you can make in some home magazine I read last winter and I am dying to make it for a cheap couch for our upstairs loft/office area. You lay 2 layers of pallets on top of eachother in whatever length or shape you want, and secure them. Then you buy some foam squares and apolster them and insta-couch!

 This is a bit fancier than mine would turn out I am sure but it's the same idea.

Very cute idea on the couch Bailey!  Are you on pinterest?  I've seen several awesome pallet couches on there if you are looking for more inspiration!

I had to LOL because your situation sounds so similar to mine.  We are re-converting DS's crib back to a crib, and buying a bunk bed for the room he is in.  He and baby will be sharing the room, so for the time being we'll only set up the bottom bunk.  Then, when babe is old enough to move into a bed (somewhere around 2) we'll put DS in the top bunk (he will be almost 5 by that point).  We only have 2 bdrms on the main floor, and the second one is quite small, so we physically have no choice but to put in bunk beds.  We don't have room in the room for two twins.  Then, it is our "crap room" (aka office/craft room) that is becoming the play room.  We made great progress last night.  DH put some plywood boards up in our attic, and we moved baby clothes up there.  Then I posted some furniture we are getting rid of on Kijiji.  3 of the 4 items are already spoken for!  Then I did a quick go-through of some items and collected a pile of garbage to get rid of, along with a box of stuff to donate to a Christmas charity my office is doing, a box of clothes to consign, and another small box of items to take to the Sally Ann.

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Originally Posted by CoBabyMaker 

NStewart, I find a mix of coconut oil and spectrum organic shortening (palm oil) works pretty well in place of butter for baking. The wheat-free + egg free is what I found challenging-just trying to get things to bind! Can he do spelt? That was much easier that GF for me.  Yes, thankfully he can do spelt.  That's what I've been using for the most part, although I add some tapioca flour for better binding.  I haven't tried it yet, but I was talking to a lady that has a GF bakery at the farmer's market and she said her secret ingredient is potato starch, so maybe try that.  Can you do eggs at all?  DS can't do chicken eggs, but he CAN do duck eggs  (seemed odd to me, but hey, that's what the test results said!).  I found someone who sells them.  They are expensive, so I don't always use them in the recipe (I find my new pancake recipe is actually better than the original one of my mom's that called for eggs) but it's nice to have the option for something like a cake or even for a good breakfast once in a while.  I'll see if I can find the spectrum organic shortening at the HF store, I already use coconut oil (love it!).  It is time to do Christmas baking, after all!!

 
That's a fun idea Bailey! Figuring out where to put all the stuff/people certainly is a challenge. We want to make bunks beds for the girls and DH was going to take a week off between changing jobs to do it. He got his offer from church (the new job) yesterday and they want him to start on the 9th (like two months sooner than we had originally thought) so that won't happen. We'll just have to fit the projects in here and there. As long as it gets done a couple months before baby is here that's fine. I just don't want DD2 to feel totally displaced by the baby- even though the baby won't be in her old room/crib for several months. Still trying to figure out what to do with some of the big toys. It'll work out.

Congrats to your DH on the new job!  If I remember correctly, it's been in the works for a while, right?  I hope it'll be a good change for your family.

[Quinalla]

I think DH is more than me honestly. But now that I am feeling better, I really do want to get all the baby stuff organized so that it is easy to find everything and it is all washed and ready and all that. I know my energy is not going to last forever, so I need to take the opportunity now!

I did have some true nesting the morning I went into labor, I didn't see it as that at the time, but DH thought I was acting weird. Woke up the Saturday she was born kinda early and could not get back to sleep and I had the urge to get all the clothes put away and organized in the dresser and the changing table all setup and ready. Good thing since labor I could feel anyway started around noon and it was 38 weeks and since my family tends to be 40 weeks or a little beyond, I never expected to go early! Luckily everything else was ready to go and I had packed my hospital bag forever ag.

[AmandaLynnH]

Originally Posted by BaileyB 

Can you do Crisco instead of butter? I know that's not really a healthy alternative but maybe it could work if you made them here and there.

Nstewart! Well, and everybody else...haha. I figured out a way to make a playroom for DD! I'm so excited. I was kind of worried how I could have all her toys and the new baby's stuff along with the changing table and pack n play all out on our first floor but I think if I give up my craft and crap room (which use to be DD's nursery) it can be turned into DD's own toy room. Also, DD's crib turns into a double size bed but I have been wondering if I should just use it as a crib for the new baby and get DD bunk beds for her room. Especially since the new baby and DD will be sharing a room anyway. They had some nice twin size bunks that were a good price at Fleet Farm. I swear by the time I have this baby my house will be so rearranged people won't even recognize it. I saw this pallet couch thing you can make in some home magazine I read last winter and I am dying to make it for a cheap couch for our upstairs loft/office area. You lay 2 layers of pallets on top of eachother in whatever length or shape you want, and secure them. Then you buy some foam squares and apolster them and insta-couch!

 This is a bit fancier than mine would turn out I am sure but it's the same idea.

Bailey, you might want to google for hazards of using pallets.  I believe I recall seeing something about toxins on them since they're used in commercial uses.  Sorry I can't be more specific.  Painting them would probably take care of it but you may want to take certain precautions when working with them.

Also, Joanns always has remnants of upholstery fabric that I've used in the past to recover a couch.  Heck of a lot cheaper than buying from the bolt but the selection is limited so you'll want to check back in often until you find what you like.  

I want to be nesty but balanced between nesty and practical.  I know it's terribly early so should we really be buying furniture and everything right now?  We were at Ikea a few weekends ago all ready to buy the baby's dresser and chickened out.  We're also struggling with what type of chair to put in there.  Leaning towards a futon at the moment.  But the furniture we're repainting is going well so that'll be up there soon.

I did give in and order the mint robotic floor cleaner though.  Figured with the baby it would be so nice to have a little robot clean the floors for us and this does both wet and dry.  We haven't used the wet yet but the dry setting is fantastic.  We run it every couple of days it and really keeps the dog hair under control.  Plan to run the wet about once a week or so.  Love that thing!  Best splurge ever!

[BaileyB]

Originally Posted by CoBabyMaker 

That's a fun idea Bailey! Figuring out where to put all the stuff/people certainly is a challenge. We want to make bunks beds for the girls and DH was going to take a week off between changing jobs to do it. He got his offer from church (the new job) yesterday and they want him to start on the 9th (like two months sooner than we had originally thought) so that won't happen. We'll just have to fit the projects in here and there. As long as it gets done a couple months before baby is here that's fine. I just don't want DD2 to feel totally displaced by the baby- even though the baby won't be in her old room/crib for several months. Still trying to figure out what to do with some of the big toys. It'll work out.

The other day I was thinking I was crzy for starting all this so early but I was just thinking the same thing about DD lastnite. That is would probably be helpful to her if all this stuff got started early enough for her to get use to it and not 3 weeks before the baby comes.

Originally Posted by timesway 

i find wheat free easy to cook with but dont overcook it.. but egg free is what i struggle with!!

Im also nesty, want to sort my whole house out, cleaning waayyy more and just generally spending ALL my time trying to think of ways to decorate my house better ;) lol... its very consuming and i keep having arguments with myself ;)
 

I argue with myself too but then tell myself I am a genius when I am done...haha. just kidding.

Originally Posted by nstewart 

Very cute idea on the couch Bailey!  Are you on pinterest?  I've seen several awesome pallet couches on there if you are looking for more inspiration!

I had to LOL because your situation sounds so similar to mine.  We are re-converting DS's crib back to a crib, and buying a bunk bed for the room he is in.  He and baby will be sharing the room, so for the time being we'll only set up the bottom bunk.  Then, when babe is old enough to move into a bed (somewhere around 2) we'll put DS in the top bunk (he will be almost 5 by that point).  We only have 2 bdrms on the main floor, and the second one is quite small, so we physically have no choice but to put in bunk beds.  We don't have room in the room for two twins.  Then, it is our "crap room" (aka office/craft room) that is becoming the play room.  We made great progress last night.  DH put some plywood boards up in our attic, and we moved baby clothes up there.  Then I posted some furniture we are getting rid of on Kijiji.  3 of the 4 items are already spoken for!  Then I did a quick go-through of some items and collected a pile of garbage to get rid of, along with a box of stuff to donate to a Christmas charity my office is doing, a box of clothes to consign, and another small box of items to take to the Sally Ann.

We are scouting out some "new" to us furniture too but will probably wait until next summer when I am not spraying milk all over the place.

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Originally Posted by AmandaLynnH 

Bailey, you might want to google for hazards of using pallets.  I believe I recall seeing something about toxins on them since they're used in commercial uses.  Sorry I can't be more specific.  Painting them would probably take care of it but you may want to take certain precautions when working with them.

Also, Joanns always has remnants of upholstery fabric that I've used in the past to recover a couch.  Heck of a lot cheaper than buying from the bolt but the selection is limited so you'll want to check back in often until you find what you like.  

I want to be nesty but balanced between nesty and practical.  I know it's terribly early so should we really be buying furniture and everything right now?  We were at Ikea a few weekends ago all ready to buy the baby's dresser and chickened out.  We're also struggling with what type of chair to put in there.  Leaning towards a futon at the moment.  But the furniture we're repainting is going well so that'll be up there soon.

I did give in and order the mint robotic floor cleaner though.  Figured with the baby it would be so nice to have a little robot clean the floors for us and this does both wet and dry.  We haven't used the wet yet but the dry setting is fantastic.  We run it every couple of days it and really keeps the dog hair under control.  Plan to run the wet about once a week or so.  Love that thing!  Best splurge ever!

Thanks for the tips. I wouldn't have thought about toxins in them but that makes sense since those are handed around to so malny companies, etc. before they are broken up. I though about nailing some boards on the front of the pallet couch too to keep DD from getting splinters.

And I have always wanted one of those mini robot vacuums.

[AmandaLynnH]

Originally Posted by BaileyB 

The other day I was thinking I was crzy for starting all this so early but I was just thinking the same thing about DD lastnite. That is would probably be helpful to her if all this stuff got started early enough for her to get use to it and not 3 weeks before the baby comes.

I argue with myself too but then tell myself I am a genius when I am done...haha. just kidding.

Thanks for the tips. I wouldn't have thought about toxins in them but that makes sense since those are handed around to so malny companies, etc. before they are broken up. I though about nailing some boards on the front of the pallet couch too to keep DD from getting splinters.

And I have always wanted one of those mini robot vacuums.

Seriously, GET ONE, they're AWESOME!  Plus then you totally have an excuse to do the robot dance whenever you like.

[CoBabyMaker]

Any time the commercial for those come on DD1 turns to me and says, " Mom! We should get you one of those so wouldn't have to clean the floors all the time!" haa. It would be nice but I can't justify the price tag right now. We have dark cork floors that show everything though.

[AmandaLynnH]

Originally Posted by CoBabyMaker 

Any time the commercial for those come on DD1 turns to me and says, " Mom! We should get you one of those so wouldn't have to clean the floors all the time!" haa. It would be nice but I can't justify the price tag right now. We have dark cork floors that show everything though.

We saved up amazon gift cards I earn through swagbucks and app trailers to pay for it.  Now we're saving for a food processor.  Then it'll be baby stuff savings but we're getting the fun stuff first :)  Ours was around $150 so not too terrible.

[adventuregirl]

Totally kicked in for me this weekend, I spent the better part of Saturday cleaning my house from top to bottom. It was awesome, but I about collapsed at the end of it all. I am excited for this as I have lots of liitle things I want to get done, so hopefully I can plow through them. Its a nice time of year for it as I won't be spending all my free time outside.

Katie, I was nesting the day I went into labor with my first too. I spent the morning making cloth wipes (and I pretty much don't sew, but I did that day!). Then I decided to make dinner and when I was in the middle of it I had to ask xh to take over as things were getting a little too intense.