nesting (again)

Ever since we got the news Monday that the arrival is Miss Bell would be pretty soon, it's been interesting to see how 4538 Kingsley is reacting.

I find myself praying often...but not for noble and good things. Here is an example.

"Dear Lord, please let me be able to dust and sweep the bed room and wash the walls in the bedroom and living room before our daughter comes. Amen."

All I really want it to have a super clean house to come home to from the hospital. And I'm finding the progress I've made to be very helpful in achieving this goal (minus the dog hair and dust that comes with it). Cleaning has been relatively easy and keeping up on laundry the same.

Micah has taken it upon himself to actually settle into the house. The more we do to make it a livable space (turning the spare bedroom into a den, per se), the more we both believe that we could be here for a while. We've even had talks about finishing the bath in the basement and putting in a master bedroom and a play room. That would give us a good while longer in this home and space for a few more children.

Micah has been a superstar the past couple days (with the help of Bill and Evan). Monday's appointment, I think, kicked him into gear a little.

On the other hand, the dogs have been reacting in their own way as well. We have taught them to stay out of the nursery (though Inu is still a little suspect-but no longer takes toys at least) and trained them to sleep in the den (which doesn't help with the dog hair issue, but at least they are no longer in our room). But Inu has been "nesting" in her own way.

For instance, as I type this, she has pulled the couch cover off of the loveseat in the den into the hallway and gathered it into a ball. It's taken her about 20 minutes to accomplish this.

Elmer, on the other hand, has just taken to sleeping more often than normal. Though usually he is interrupted by Inu as she pulls whatever his bed is out from under him.

So, things are going well in the Bell house...and I'm on my way to dusting, sweeping, and cleaning walls!

peace.