seemingly, the schans household is moving forward with its' baby prep projects.
well, ok, maybe not in the actual household
per se (in fact my mother pointed out that although we are just 6 weeks from baby's arrival, there is yet to be one ounce of evidence within our home that soon we'll be caring for an infant) but certainly within our
minds we're getting ready. the good news is, this aint our first rodeo.
the differences between our preparedness with baby number one and baby number four are remarkable. by this point with BOTH sophie and ellee, the closets were full of clean and organized clothes. the crib was up. diapers were readied. with casey, we were a bit more relaxed, but still, when the day came for him to be born, we were as ready as we were with his sisters.
at this point, however, things are not looking quite as promising for the 4th (and final!) schans baby. baby #4 will be lucky to have some onsies to keep her warm and a free boob to keep her fed. man. times sure have changed.
in all seriousness, the level of love we have for her is no different than what we have for our older babies, BUT if we were judged on amount of baby gear present in our living room to prove that we do, in fact, love our baby...umm...we may send a different impression.
so...if you're wondering where i am for the next six weeks...fear not. know that i will be buried deep in my basement storage area. i will be busily digging out 9,000 bins of baby girl clothes. i will be tunneling through toddler toys on a mission to locate our floor mat. i remain confident that although mine eyes have not seen the likes of our infant swing, my breast pump, vacant crib, or swaddling blankets in what seems like eons, it actually hasn't been
that long and they
are there - ready to be of service again.
and besides, i know the truth of a mother four times over. everything i need to happily and successfully bring my baby home is already here - she only needs
us. our family is ready. phew.
now...where did i put the boppy?
