Carpet Cleaning

Today has been a busy day. I started it off with my visit to the doctor.

I came home and played with Enzo for a bit, then had lunch.
After lunch Enzo and I went to Target. I got a few things for the house and he got a bucket of Duplo blocks.
After Target, we drove out to my parents' house, where the carpet cleaner was waiting for me. My parents also just got back from a visit to my grandmother's house and mom showed me some things they brought back.

I got home and went to work on the carpet. All I managed to clean was the area from the TV to the futon. I can tell a difference. You should have seen the water that came out of the machine. It was almost black. Tomorrow it's gonna be time to finish up the rest of the living/dining room and spot clean the rest of the house.

Here's my fabulous carpet cleaning abilities.

Before:


After:


It's still not perfect, but it's a lot better than it was.

It's weekly from here out

I'm speaking of doctor visits, of course.

I went to see the doc today. Blood pressure was good -- 110/72. Everything else, good.

I think it finally hit me today. We're having a baby, and soon. Possibly in 15 days, or no more than 23. It's either going to be 2 Sept or 9 Sept. Oh my god! 2 or 3 weeks until baby?! I have so much to do.

The nesting urge has popped up again. I cleaned our bedroom and the kids' room last night. And not just "let's pick up a few things" but the kind of clean where everything has to be just right. The bedside tables got cleaned, the desk, the dresser, the TV, the bed was made with newly-washed sheets. And it's like I can't stop myself. Must clean. At least it hasn't gotten to the point I reached when I was pregnant with Enzo when I was literally standing on top of the bed vacuuming the mattress and box springs. Didn't even bother to take the vacuum apart and use the attachments. Just went at it.

And while I'm on the topic of nesting/cleaning...I'm borrowing my sister's industrial/commercial carpet cleaner to freshen up the carpet in the living room. It was once beige. It's filthy. I guess 3 years of Enzo will do that.