Nesting-brain is REAL.
No joke. It has literally overtaken my life the past few days.
My husband and I made a deal that I wasn’t allowed to purchase anything for the baby until after my baby shower. I felt like that day would never get here.
(I only cracked once with a 4:00AM 20% off Bed Bath and Beyond purchase on the most amazing product ever – the Doona carseat.)
Two weekends ago, the board of directors for the organization I work for, surprised me with an amazing baby shower! I was so excited to have teeny tiny clothes and blankets to wash, and supplies to put away! I went out and bought special baby detergent (I really tried to justify using our normal detergent, because i’m sure my baby clothes weren’t washed with a different detergent… but apparently baby skin is super sensitive, as all of my mama-friends preached to me when I asked their opinion) just to wash it all with, and finally the mini chest of drawers in the corner of our bedroom was not empty!
I am forever grateful for the love and support of so many people in our lives, and even more so for a supportive work environment and co-workers/bosses (of a sort).
The planned baby shower was this past weekend and put on by my 1st cousin (our mothers are sisters, although I think we are closer than your average cousins – she’s more like my sister).
It was amazing! We decided to forego the corny baby shower games, and instead just mingle. ..and of course open up presents! There were so many!
That afternoon when I got home, I started un-packaging and putting away everything, and yet again washing teeny-tiny clothes and blankets in special detergent, and then continuing to put away and organize. Husband put together the mini-crib while I sat nearby with encouraging words. (Honestly, I think building put-it-together furniture should be a marriage pre-requisite. If you can survive that, then you’re good to go.)
Putting away all of those gifts must have set some serious suppressed hormones in motion, because since that point I have been on an unending spree.
A shopping, buying, preparing, scouring, organizing, crazy spree.
I bought shelving for under our kitchen sink (and it’s beautiful).
I have re-folded and re-arranged every drawer in our dresser.
I have scrubbed our baseboards and vacuumed out my car.
I have an amazon wish-list that scrolls for days with all sorts of items to organize our life with.
I made a rash decision and bought an extremely heavy antique buffet I was convinced was a good price and could be refurbished into a changing dresser and table. ..and then spent the difference of what I could have bought a brand new one for online, in paint and painting supplies… I am my mothers daughter, evidently. 🤦🏼♀️
(Husband has since made me see the light of my mistake and thankfully the antique store owners are letting me return the piece tomorrow. This experience has also inspired him (after a he witnessed a few hours of crying and freak-out nesting-brain) to build a changing table for me! (and i’m holding him to it. Update on it to come (hopefully) very soon!)
The nesting-brain is strong, y’all.
It has overpowered my every thought for only four days, and it feels like a month.
Don’t. mess. with nesting-brain.
Dühring Life 
aww what a fun time for you! :)
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Nesting is SO real. I can relate.
When I was pregnant, we were in the middle of moving, so I was packing EVERYTHING (and later unpacked it all).
But while we were at the old place, not being able to properly wash and sort things in their final resting spots was so frustrating for me.
Needless to say, I unpacked everything in one day so I could start getting baby things organized.
I can SO relate to all of this. You’re not alone. :)
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That sounds like an anxiety nightmare! But so refreshing to get it all sorted out in the new house too, i’m sure. :)
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