mommy's little "helper"

with my little "helper", things are going more smoothly than i thought they would! i'm really glad that cole's able to play with his toys by himself for a significant amount of time- he's super good at keeping himself entertained! of course, when he's had enough of playing by himself, he lets me know. loudly. and that's my signal to take a break... lol!caught red-handed! he was attemtping to unpack the box for the third time... unfortunately for him, it's all taped up now, so it's no longer an irresistable attraction.

cole's trying to figure out just why in the world mommy would put everything in boxes...

anyway, like i said, things are going really well, even though a sick little boy kinda put things on hold for a day or two. today, i got the laundry room partially cleaned, the fridge emptied and cleaned, the bathroom is DEEP- cleaned... almost everything is in boxes. so- all that's left is vacuuming, spot-cleaning, packing up our clothes and last minute laundry. and a few other odds-n-ends, little piddly stuff. tonight there is a get-together at philip and jeanette's; it's a much-needed distraction for me, and cole will (hopefully) have fun playing with the big kids. and of course, there's the weekly friday grocery shopping, which will mostly consist of baby food, juice and snacks for cole for the rest of our time here and for our trip, more packing tape, oven cleaner, stuff like that. tomorrow we head to up to the phoenix area with nate- we're going to meet his cousin, jason, and his family for lunch. also, we sold the futon on craigslist, so we're dropping that off and then we'll swing over to glendale (a suburb of phoenix, not too far away) to pick up a crib and mattress i found (also on craigslist... thank you, craigslist!!!). it's white, a simple design, converts to toddler bed and full headboard, just over a year old, used twice... the lady is asking $75 for the whole thing. can't go wrong there! so- we'll have one crib down, one to go. i'm thinking we'll just get another one new, closer to when the baby is due or when we have the extra cash, whichever comes first. i scouted them out at walmart yesterday, and they have a really nice simplicity 4-in-1 for under $200, so i think we'll get that for cole later down the road. i thought about getting two white cribs, but since we don't want to have to buy another bed for when he gets older, we'll just do natural wood. more boyish, anyway. so- knowing that both our babies will have beds really puts my mind at ease! and now, since i've rambled enough, i am off to take a much-needed shower... me-time!!