Third Trimester... And "Organize" Projects Update

Today officially marks the start of this baby's third trimester (28 weeks)... It's kinda funny because I feel like I've already been in the third trimester for at least a month with all this heartburn, backache, and hourly trips to the bathroom! Alas, there are at least two and a half more months to go!!! Dennis says I've been nesting like crazy. I think that's probably a good thing as bad as our house has been.

(Here ya go Donielle... belly pic 28 weeks. ;-)

I've been rather busy with organizing projects, but still have yet to really finish them completely. I've also been doing a lot of fun things for this baby (I think we might finally be close to deciding on a name! I will be happy when I can refer to her as something other than "baby #2") I've made a few more hats, moved furniture around, gone through baby clothes & washed baby stuff, sewed a hospital gown, crocheted a blessing dress, and even started packing a hospital bag (yes, it takes me three months to pack a bag! Funny, unless you're my husband. Haha) Oh, and I think I've designed her birth announcement. Nothing fancy, I usually just send out a picture postcard, but something crossed off the list nonetheless. :)

As far as the house goes, my least favorite place to clean is the kitchen. It has been absolutely disgusting and I had to ask Dennis to help me. Here are a few before and afters... Still not perfect but OOOOH so much better!

 

 

Yes, I do have multiple candy jars (on the window sill), a candy bowl (on the counter), a candy box (above the fridge), a snack cupboard, and a candy drawer. My kids should all think that I'm the best mom in the world. ;-)

Once again I have issues leaving an empty surface an empty surface. I also organized the cabinets in order for everything to have a home to belong to (and to get off of the counter!!!) Dennis also helped install a few more cabinet locks now that Clara is taller and can get into all of the cupboards. I also cleaned the fridge and microwave... Something that hasn't been done in far too long. YUCK!

It's lovely to actually have counter space to cook on and somewhat clean-looking places to store and cook food. It's much more appetizing that way! I'm also not sure if I ever shared this little project, but it has made such a HUGE difference in our little "one-butt-kitchen." I saw this on pinterest and HAD to have Dennis make it for me!

Source: learning-to-b-me.blogspot.com via Alea on Pinterest

I think it deserves its own post though... Especially since I can't find my pictures of it at the moment. 

Anyway, I didn't finish everything by our anniversary, but I deep cleaned Dennis' bathroom the day before and our bedroom was clean and the laundry was all put away and we could actually see the floor in most of the rooms of the house (minus the office... Still really working on that. It could be a while...) and our home just feels sooo much more pleasant than it used to. I've even been cooking a bit more than usual. Crazy, I know. I've only totally messed up one dish (They're called baking powder biscuits... Not baking soda... I really need to read more carefully!) And wow this has been a really long, really boring post. I should stop now before it gets even longer and more boring!