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my cats have the ability to turn a frown upside down. my pregnancy related "emotional" hormones, the kind that make you cry over anything (like spilled milk or when your favorite pair of underwear need to be washed) are back. as i was bawling and feeling sorry for myself, one of my cats approached me and did something silly before cuddling up to me. within seconds i was smiling and everything was back to rainbows and butterflies.  i love my cats ♥

i finally used some of ashton's money. i bought a plastic bin to store his larger clothes in. i don't know why i am having such a hard time buying him stuff right now. typically it doesn't stay in his account for more than a day! it's burning a huge hole in david's pocket! i  feel overwhelmed and almost don't know where to begin. i have a few lists started but it's like reading a different language when i look at them. i look at my list of things i need to sew and i just almost want to chuck it out the window. i just don't know where to begin with any of it. it's just sitting there mocking me.

things i need to sew/make before ashton gets here:

• stroller bunting
• slip on shoes for ashton
• hooded bath towels
• cat scratcher covers for our bed posts
• cover for my leg pillow
• pram mattress cover
• amby bed cover
• diaper bag
• diaper caddy
• mirror covers (david brought home these great plastic mirrors for ashton to play with from work but they need some kind of padding on the corners)
• piddle pads/naked mats
• solid color babylegs (i refuse to spend $12 a piece on those)
• new stroller cover or at least finish the one we have
• we have these crappy curtains (over ten years old) in our bedroom. i want to sew them together and revamp them
• duvet cover and shams because david thinks our nice flannel ones are too heavy/hot lol
• diaper/wipe clutch
• nursing cover?
• some soft toys. like a ball and stacking cubes.. oh and a soft baby book for ashton. typical play toys
• i would love to make him some baby clothes too but that's at the end of my list

then my general to do list:

• wash all of ashton's clothing
• wash the amby bed (it has to be washed a special way)
• wash all of the rest of ashton's linens/things that aren't clothing
• re-organize his storage space
• have shopping cart cover made (one thing i don't want to sew myself)
• make out birth plan
• find a pediatrician
• buy a birthing ball
• finish buying ashton's layette (0-6months)
• GET RID OF EBAY! good grief
• order bathtub
• figure out what we need regarding small items (first aid, bath supplies etc for ashton)
• buy a miracle blanket!!!!!
• put together all of ashton's things
• install carseat and have inspected
• clean out my trunk so i may have room for my two strollers!!!
• clean out a space in the bathroom for ashton's bath items
• general deep cleaning crap

remember back when i was in germany, i said that i wanted to have all of this stuff done by the end of november? hHAHAHAHAHA that was a funny joke wasn't it?! i'm not laughing :o| 

btw.. i accidentally spelled ashton, asston TWICE while writing this blog. oopsie. i found myself chuckling.. then sad because it can be a cruel nickname from bratty mean kids that ashton will have to deal with someday!