Well, today was almost the longest day ever, but so good at the same time.
Why?
Because we finally moved downstairs!!! We have just a few little odds and ends upstairs (eg-xbox games, pictures to hang, some of Elijah's toys, towels for the bathroom...) but downstairs is done! Now we just need to work on tidying up and rearranging the upstairs, and then we can finally set up for Baby Girl! I can't tell you how excited that makes me.
Holy moly, though, today has been rough. I knew by 7pm that I had pushed myself too hard, and I'm hoping I'm hot hurting tomorrow because we're going to the zoo in the morning, but still, the stuff needed to be done, and I was on a roll. I would call it nesting, but in reality, when I start a cleaning job it drives me to keep on going until it's finished. Maybe it's OCD, but it really bothers me, leaving any part of it to finish until tomorrow. It feels so satisfying to finish a task!
So this morning I went with my MIL to look for a suitable t.v. stand. We managed to find one for a half-decent price ($299.) It's more than I wanted to pay originally, but we've been looking and looking on kijiji for a t.v. stand with glass doors and a frame around the glass, and no-one has them. Like, of 70 models that Sears sells, I'd say 5 have the glass doors we're looking for. So imagine trying to find that used...not happening. So we bought one new, and I love it.
Then we got home, I spent some time with Elijah, fed him lunch, and put him to bed. Then I immediately started working on bring the kitchen stuff downstairs and putting it away. Thankfully mum came along with a 2nd laundry basket, and was so fast at loading it up and bringing it down that I never had to do the 17-step flight more than once. As it was, I was still on my feet for 3 hours, putting stuff away, cleaning, etc. I wanted it done for when Matt got home from work, so that he'd be surprised and happy.
Also, dad offered to put together our t.v. stand, and that just made Matt's day. He hates assembling things like that, and it saved us so much time.
So all that was left tonight was bringing down the furniture and odds and ends, and setting up all things electronic. Also, I went to Walmart and bought a ton of child safety locks, and other things for the apartment.
I know, this is getting long and boring. I don't know how to properly express how sore my legs and back are, and how enormous my feet are right now. Holy water retention, Batman.
Anyway, I'm going to go now. I need a good nights sleep so badly.
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