All things baby...

It has been a crazy few weeks trying to get ready for Baby Lilley.  Between home and school, it has all become a little overwhelming.

Baby Lilley's room is almost completely done.  We still have to hang the wall decals up over the crib, and find homes for a few items, but overall, it's looking pretty good.  Not to mention the pesky curtain issue.  We decided that because we weren't finding out at our sonogram if we were having a boy or a girl that we would wait on the curtains until the little one arrives.  That is fine, although one wall is looking pretty bare because of that.

We have been very blessed over the last few weeks though.  Paul's mom threw us a surprise baby shower Labor Day weekend (alright, Paul knew but I didn't) with some of our closest friends and family there.  It was very nice and a great surprise.  We were able to have it at the local park, which just added to the surprise because I thought we were going for a typical Sunday afternoon cookout.  We were blessed not only with great company, but also some great gifts.  Our friends and family are so generous, and helped us with a lot of items that we may or may not have picked up on our own.  We did have to buy some of the "big" items on our own, car seat and stroller, swing, Pack 'n' Play, but are very thankful that our parents pitched in to buy the beautiful nursery set for us. 

Now it's down to the last minute sewing projects that I put off all summer.  Yeah, not the wisest idea, but oh well.  Have a couple Boppy covers to make, along with a few more receiving blankets and other miscellaneous projects, but I am confident that whatever get done will get done and be ready, and whatever doesn't get done, doesn't need to get done.

School on the other hand has been a disaster.  Found out that there is no long term sub for me yet, and there doesn't look like there will be a long term sub who is familiar with chemistry.  That means that I have to try to get as much put together before I go out as I can so that whichever poor soul in the science department gets stuck planning lessons for the sub has a clue of what to do and where I hope the kids to be by the time I return.  We'll see how well that goes.  I can only get as much done as I can, while keeping up with the work that I need to do to cover the material that I can before I leave.  It's going to be a long and stressful few weeks.  Thank goodness for two Jewish holidays, today and next Wednesday to help give me some time to do all that I would like to do.