preparing

(the best seat in the whole house: the corner

of the sectional facing the tv, laptop on lap, legs up)

With another baby on the way I keep wondering if it's really going to happen. Changes like this are so big that I think it's hard for me to get my mind wrapped around them. Our family will never be the same. I wonder what challenges this new gift will bring, but I am also very excited to have a new bundle to snuggle and canoodle with. Awwww...

Even though I keep questioning the reality for the situation, I think this time around is the most prepared for a baby we that we have ever been. We know what the whole process is like, and the fact that we are not moving this time is huge too.

In an effort to be even more prepared we've been working (very slowly) on our food storage. Last weekend we bought a freezer for the garage. Right now there are just a few odds and ends in there, but I am proud to announce that the first thing we put in was two bags of missile popsicles (on sale for $2 a piece; how could I pass?). Only the bare necessities for this family, I'll tell ya.

Those popsicles will have to scoot over to make room for some friends tomorrow though. Melanie is coming over to guide me through a day of constant cooking so we can have at least a dozen dinners on hand to defrost and cook for quick, easy, and pain-free meals after the new addition. I'm excited to be so prepared and to spend a day with one of my favorite people in the whole world. Hopefully we'll be productive and not decide to cut out for a trip to Ikea instead (although that would be a lot of fun too).