We spent a weekend at my mother-in-law’s last week, where both my Mom-in-law and brother-in-law have not been shy about offering beautiful items for the baby, particularly a great many clothing articles. Though the baby will be a girl, my brother-in-law will be able to buy our daughter a superhero outfit. Apparently, there’s a Supergirl Onesie out there.
Today, we’ll be heading up to my mother’s place. We’ll be moving some furniture around (well, I’ll be doing that. Cheri will not be). My mom aunt have provided for my grandma the past few years. my uncle Robert died several months ago, and so my grandma has elected to move in permanently with my aunt. Hence the need to move her furniture there. At the end of this move, my aunt is giving us a dresser and table that we’ll use for the new nursery. We started moving furniture last weekend in preparation for this.
For me, building the nursery is a big deal. Not that it’s difficult, just momentous. The baby is well into her second trimester. Early on, when we let people know about the pregnancy, most were happy with the news, but we were often told to be careful, because “things can happen”. Those gentle warnings have evaporated as the summer wears on. I feel, at 22 weeks, we’re steamrolling into fall, but there’s still time to take things slow and do things with care.
