Busy fall days

I've got to admit - this whole baby thing is incredibly intimidating and more than a little overwhelming...

Yesterday, Mom and I took a trip to Havre.  We hit some rummage sales and got some AMAZING deals.  We came away with two rubbermaid containers filled with 0-6 month clothes, one filled with bigger sizes, a Newborn snowsuit, 3 larger sized snow suits, a ton of baby hats, 10 receiving blankets, a huge Classic Pooh tapestry type blanket, a giant stuffed tigger, some shoes, a pair of cowboy boots, a box full of newborn toys, and a bunch of breastfeeding accessories (breast pads, a few drop-in bottles & more drop-ins, brand new nipples, etc.)  We paid about $100 for the whole thing.  So we have lots and lots of baby clothes, though there are still a few things we need...burp rags, bibs, socks, wash clothes and towels and more long-sleeved (thermal if I can find 'em) onesies.

Then we got paint for the nursery and stain for the wood furniture and all of the accessories for that.

Then a trip to Ben Franklin for lots of fabric.  I've got enough to make 2 fleece tie blankets (one is Navy print, one is this utterly adorable Snoopy Christmas print) and enough fabric to make a crap ton of burp rags and bibs.  Next time I get there I'm going to pick up some more yarn so I can make some hats.

I just feel like I have so much I need to accomplish and just not enough time to do it all.  We have 11 1/2 weeks.  We still need to paint the nursery, lay the carpet, wash ALL the clothes and organize them by size, get a rod to hang clothes up and get everything organized and ready to go.  And Colin and I need to find a time to get to some parenting classes.  I'm just...overwhelmed.  So instead of starting somewhere and just going, I'm kinda doing what I usually do...sitting there and crying internally at how much I still need to accomplish.  Ack!  It's maddening!

The baby is moving a lot more these days.  He's constantly rolling around and wiggling and kicking me.  It's awesome that he is so active...though it doesn't help the way I feel.  I can definitely feel the energy I had in the second trimester fading.  Today?  I'm still exhausted from our excursions yesterday.  I sleep 8-10 hours a night, and often times feel like I need a nap in the middle of the day.  I ache all over and I'm just tired.  I'm happy and excited...but so sleepy!  My hope is that we can get the majority of the renovations and cleaning in the house done by the end of October...let's see how that goes!

I don't know if I mentioned it, but we're going to be living with my parents for the forseeable future, at least until Colin gets into the Navy.  It's actually all working out really well.  We're going to move into the old nursery room, the baby is going to be in the old office, and it will be nice to have the help of having my parents right here.

Whew.  I'm not sure if I'm ready for this...