Weekend Ramblings

We got a lot done this weekend, although Peanut's room isn't quite ready yet. Of course, if Peanut decided to show up a bit early, we are ready for him/her, but the finishing touches aren't quite there yet. We will post pictures of the room once it is all set. We spent quite a lot of time (and money!) and Babies R Us this weekend, finishing up getting stuff off our registry that we wanted for the room. There are only a few things left to get.

We also did a lot around the house, and I did about a million loads of laundry. I am used to doing two loads of laundry a weekend - one for our lights and one for our darks. Sometimes I have to do a third load of one or the other, especially in the winter when Tim wears big heavy sweaters. I have the feeling that once Peanut comes, I will be doing a TON more laundry. I have already done about four of five loads of baby stuff - clothes, sheets, blankets, etc. Folding baby stuff is crazy, it is so tiny, I can't figure out a good way to have it fold and stack nicely in the drawer. I know I'll figure something out that works the best for us, but for now I have onesies folded about four different ways in same drawer!

This week is my last week of work. I am planning on working until Friday. We get two weeks off, paid, before the due date if we want, and then six weeks paid after the baby is born. I can take up to twelve weeks total off under the Family Medical Leave Act and still retain my job (although I am not worried about not keeping my job if I take more than that). My plan right now is to go back to work at the start of February. That will give me about three months off. Hopefully it will be the right amount of time for me. It is weird to think that this week is my last week of work for the year though!