Getting back on track for 2013 and beyond

PinotGrigio41

kerri_dfw wrote: »

Well I've spent the last two days practically sleeping all day. I fell asleep during a film yesterday even though I was really enjoying the film!!!

Nesting is definitely taking over, I'm working my way through my craft things in the dining room and I now have a place for everything....well when it's all out the boxes anyway. I feel really happy about it and each thing I tidy away makes me happier. OH can't see that I've made too much progress, but I really have there's even a box filled with all the pens I can never find!!!


Moneywise, today I spent in l1dl on some pr1ngles for xmas, some choc biccies, and then used the joint account to buy some baskets for my craft stuff. So doing ok on the money front at the moment Although I have 3 parcels that need collecting from the delivery office tomorrow, mostly for making mobiles and toys for the baby.


All Christmas pressies are paid for and bought except a pair of socks for OH's Mums' husband. He can buy that though as I've sorted out all the other pressies oh and probably a voucher for my sister.

You sound totally organised Kerri, which is more than I can say on the Christmas Front.


Glad you feel better for all of the nesting and sleeping over the last few days ! Sure you will have great fun making toys for the baby xxx

amber03

Hi kerri, everybody I know who were due to have babies before you have all safely delivered so.... you are next on my list. One of my friends has just told me she has just found out she is expecting next august, seems ages off.x

kerri_dfw

Hi Amber, wow August does seem ages away. This little lady is hopefully staying until 2014 though I've got my parents to stay this weekend we went halves on a Chinese last night andim just waiting for very one to wake up so we can go out for dinner. First time parents have seen the completed house, with furniture and decor. They think the house is lovely really nice to see them as not seen them since about October time!!!

Just noticed the woman opposite has a scary elf in her top window, really freaky looking!! Hope people wake up soon, I want to go out for breakfast.

Hope you're all having a good weekend.
Hungry pregnant kerri xx

kerri_dfw

Yay, finally got around to sending in my expense receipts, so that's £260 due back to me hopefully tomorrow or Wednesday OH built my new computer yesterday and it's fantabbytastic I spent most of yesterday evening playing Theme Hospit4l.Have just checked the accounts and found an extra £80 has been deposited in the joint account for switching energy providers, so I've transferred that to our joint savings so we don't spend it. We've got over £900 saved in there now, which will be a big help when the small person arrives and my pay reduces dramatically.
I've also listed a few items on gumtr33 this morning to try to shift them and going to sort some more of the dining room. It's almost finished and really hoping I'll be able to finish it within the next few days.


Really need to catch up on the diaries, but with sorting the house and the baby making me want to sleep it's hard trying to find the time. I shall try to catch up later xx

brizzledfw

Take it easy..we can all wait. If you need to sleep you do that

Well done on the savings, all sounds great

debtfreewannabe321

Just catching up everything is sounding hunky dory your end tiredness is a killer hey I hope you have plenty of opportunities to rest before baby arrives

P.s I used to love theme hospital! Haven't got it anymore may have to have a look out for it

kerri_dfw

Thought I should probably post an update

Achievements this week:
- started a baby blanket
- cut all the pieces out for front of baby quilt
- put computer together and ordered games have installed said games and they are fun
- put together baby's hospital bag
- ordered bits for my hospital bag and my sister is posting up should arrive on Monday
- tidied dining room so all craft items are easy to find and OH is now happy with me
- made ratatouille and froze some for when baby arrives
- put stickers on nursery wall
- ordered baby books
- tidied up bedroom
- configured wireless printer
- ordered aromatherapy bits for labour


Still to do:
- finish baby blanket
- finish quilt
- finish 4 baby mobiles
- make mobile tripod for baby mobiles
- make cloches for garden veg as they're getting damp growing on the ground eep (ordered bits already)
- pack hospital bag
- wrap xmas presents


So not the cheapest week, but some bits were bought on the joint account. I also sold the vintage sewing machine for £20 and split the money between OH and myself as he bought it. We made 1p on it I have someone coming tomorrow to look at our old headboard, that should sell for £15 fingers crossed. That's £30 less than we paid for it over a year ago but it's all I want for it, and will go towards the yarn I've just bought for baby's blanket.


Um other updates of interest....my sister appears to be calling me again and I've bought her Christmas present so all presents other than OH's step-Dad's socks are now bought I just need to wrap them. My Mum & Dad came to visit last weekend, only odd thing I can remember them saying was my Mum saying that she needs to wait to see if my sister has a little girl the next time she has a child before Mum will hand down the Silver Cross dolls pram....she happened to say this in front of my OH when we took them out for breakfast and he tried to stand up for me saying it was really weird that even though I'm having the first girl Mum would have to wait to see what my sister had...he doesn't think it's very fair at all but I think him and I have both resigned to the fact I'm put second even though I'm the oldest very odd. Although, I think this has spurred me on to make the baby a blanket. When I was packing her hospital bag I realised I didn't have a shawl/baby blanket/cellular blanket and that my Mum had said she would hand down the one my Nanny had made for me when I was little. This hasn't appeared and I'm worried that my daughter won't have a blanket when she's born, so I've taken up crochet and am busy crocheting away a really simple v-stitch pattern in a gorgeous white baby cashmere/merino wool yarn that wasn't the cheapest at all. But I can't rely on anyone but myself to get these things done for her as my parents seem to put my sister first.
Things my sister has said to me this week that are odd: "don't have her on New Years Day as I'm working and there's no buses running so Dad needs to pick me up from work". "You HAVE to buy a breast pump". Oh and the list of things for my hospital bag she doctored and changed what she's bought me, so will be interesting to see what I still need to get ho hum.


Number of times the cat has run off with my yarn: 5+

kerri_dfw

OId headboard sold that pays for the baby's blanket which I realise I've bought twice as much yarn for...oh well two baby blankets then £15 pocketed. Just checked my n0ddle too and instead of 1/5 I am now rated as 2/5 hurrah!Right, off to dry hair before going to do food shop with the OH then go to meet our first NCT group baby he looks so cute in the pictures/videos can't believe they were due the day before us and have a little one already, scary and exciting stuffs.

kerri_dfw

I haven't updated in a week!!! Oops! What have I been up to?

Achievements:
- started baby quilt and cut out all the pieces, started to sew together
- both hospital bags packed
- rested
- generally just been pregnant


Still to do:
- finish baby blanket
- finish quilt
- finish 4 baby mobiles
- make mobile tripod for baby mobiles
- make cloches for garden veg as they're getting damp growing on the ground eep (ordered bits already)
- wrap xmas presents



Baby has dropped and causing me pelvic pain but it means she's on her way. She's fully engaged now so just a waiting game. I met up with the girl that lives down the road today, she came over for a coffee and chat Can't believe that next time I see her I'll have a newborn!


I was naughty this week and finally got round to ordering the new pillows I've been craving for months. I used money from fleabay sales to pay for them so didn't come from any savings or anything


Ooh OH's Mum is here, I best finish making my bed!

brizzledfw

Have a great weekend and make sure they all spoil you rotten