Clean with a side of Crazy

Maybe it's the fact that I hit 30 weeks which makes me feel the need to step the baby mode into high gear or maybe it's just my innate genetic traits, but today I officially went crazy. It all started with the arrival of my 'boy' car seat cover in the mail. Hannah's infant seat is pink so I ordered Jack a custom cover. I figured it was the least I could do as I'm sure Hannah will make him suffer through playing house, painting his nails, princess parties, brushing his hair, etc. At least he can say his mom didn't make him ride in a pink car seat. Anyway once it arrived, I wanted to put it on to see if it fit. Makes since right? Ashlee, Amee, Madeline...my fellow type A sisters I know you get me on this. If you've read "If you give a mouse a cookie" my day went kinda like that. One thing led to another and another and another. I couldn't put the car seat on until we cleaned the car seat (it's been sitting in a dusty garage for 2 years now. That meant I'd be throwing the top piece into the wash and if I was going to be doing laundry anyway I figured why not also take out and clean the high chair, baby swing, baby tub, baby play mat, boppy cover, etc. Basically all things newborn came out of the garage into my living room and had to be cleaned asap. All this just to see my new purchase. At the time it felt necessary, now I feel like a crazy woman who has a swing in my living room, high chair in my kitchen, car seat in the car, play mat in the playroom, tub in the bathroom all for a boy who will still be cooking for 10 weeks. But, that is what was done. As I did the laundry of all things fabric, I put Tim and Hannah on the patio with a bucket, sponges and toothbrushes (For those really hard to reach places) and put them to work cleaning. Hannah thought the activity was a blast. I'm pretty sure Tim thought "Seriously? This is how I'm starting summer?" Anyway I know it's a bit crazy, but I feel good that everything is clean and out. It makes me smile to sit on the couch next to my unused baby swing because I have memories of Hannah and now I'm already picturing Jack. Not to mention, it seems really good for Hannah to get used to all the stuff. She was so cute pushing the swing and singing 'rock a bye baby.' When we took out her old 'bee friends' activity mat I told her how it was her favorite thing and she kept saying how she was going to show Jack how to use it. Can you believe the batteries still work. The music alone made the memories of Hannah come flooding back. Hannah keeps touching my stomach and saying "Jack big now, take him out to play." Anyway, yes I'm slightly crazy, but I've heard weirder things then babies coming early. It happens people and this Momma is ready.