More Spring Cleaning - Does it End?

     Before I get into my latest cleaning adventure I'm going to take a moment to indulge in myself and show you a picture of my belly. For a while there I was a little depressed at how saggy the 2 time pregnant belly was but hey, I'd just lost 30 lbs and there was a little extra sag that hadn't had time to tighten up before this little guy came into existence, but now it's tightening up and I look more pregnant than fat. :D So here I am at 24 weeks! (And can I just say that I'm thrilled that I didn't have to photoshop my acne out? The Dr. gave me the okay to continue to use Proactiv and thank heavens for that!)

     So anyway, I'm down to the wire here on preparing for my "half move" as I like to call it. That, coupled with my early nesting desires, has lead me to perform a giant purge on all the junk in my house. I've never liked all the junk I have but I've also had a hard time separating myself from my junk. Thoughts of "but I might need it again!" or "but that lotion bottle is still half full, who cares if I don't like the scent!" keep running through my mind but in the last month I've decided that enough is enough and it's time to purge. You saw my closet makeover (even more amazing is my storage closet makeover that I haven't even posted yet haha) but yesterday I decided my bathroom needed some TLC.
     My bathroom has always been clean but the cupboards were FULL of stuff that I didn't need. In the end I managed to DI a few more things (which I wish I would have discovered sooner since I just made a DI trip on Saturday haha) and I filled up an entire trash bag with half full bottles of lotion that I probably would never use again anyway, old shampoo and conditioner bottles with just a little left in them, expired antibacterial ointments (expired by several years, I might add), and various other things I just have no use for anymore. Can I just say that it was an extremely liberating experience? Holy cow! Normally I worry about how wasteful it is for me to throw things like that away. I don't have much money, how could I throw away a perfectly good bottle of lotion just because I don't like it? (I know, it doesn't make any sense to me now that I've purged it out from under my bathroom sink haha.) Letting go and throwing away made me feel so good! And even though under my bathroom sink is still full, it's full of stuff that I use and I can promise you that I'll be much more careful when I buy things in the future. (Hint: Don't buy a giant 3 pack of lotion at Costco, torture yourself with the first 2 bottles and then have to throw the 3rd bottle away, just buy something you like even if it's more expensive to buy it somewhere else instead of in bulk at Costco with a coupon!)
     Today I've got big plans to clean out Ashley's linen closet and under her sink (the linen closet may be more of a fiasco than mine, but under her sink will be a breeze, there's almost nothing in there!) and the best part of this whole de-junking and spring cleaning process is that I have ZERO plans to replace what I got rid of with more stuff. :) Well, I guess having a shiny, sparkling clean house is a plus too. ;)
     Anyway, the whole point of me blogging about my soon-to-be junk free house is that I've really taken to heart the message to simplify. I've been thinking so much about that concept for a long time now and I'm finally doing something about it (I attribute that to the "half move" and the nesting haha) and it feels so good. A simplified life is a fun, relaxing, carefree life in which I get to spend more time with my kids (I can say kids now even though one is still chilling in utero haha) and I have to spend less time cleaning my house. So I challenge all of you who read this to simplify and start enjoying life the way it's meant to be. Muster up the courage I know you have to clean out and simplify! It feels so good and there's just something nice about opening up a closet to get out your summer clothes, or getting under the bathroom sink for that new tube of toothpaste and being able to see exactly everything that's in there and where it's all at! I can't even explain the amount of stress that has been lifted off my shoulders because I know exactly where things are at when I want them. Have fun simplifying your life!

The Promised Ultrasound Pictures

     I didn't lie in my last post when I said I would take care of scanning ultrasound pictures during Ashley's nap. I really did scan them and touch them up and everything! I just didn't make it as far as posting them on here for all you lovely people who still read my blog. ;) So without further ado, please enjoy Baby Boy Sorensen and all of his naked baby glory. ;)

     And there you have it! I'm nervous posting this picture proving he's really a boy because he's just so *exposed* ya know? I definitely couldn't post it on facebook for the world to see so consider yourselves lucky that you get to see proof. ;) But we're very excited to be having a boy and I'm busy already trying to find a way to put a boy's and girl's room together that doesn't clash haha. Luckily one of Ashley's main colors in her room is bright green so I'm thinking bright green, navy blue, orange, and aqua. I've had no such luck finding anything already made (and let's face it, crib sets are outrageously expensive, it should be against the law to charge so much for something young couples with no money need) so I'm constantly on the lookout for fabrics that have those colors so that I can get sewing and have a cute bedding set ready for him before he gets here. :)

     And just because I haven't posted a picture of my fat self for a while now, here's my 18 week profile the day of the ultrasound. :)

It's A Boy!

     Yup, definitely a boy! I didn't need an ultrasound tech to tell me he was a boy! Let me just say, he's well endowed and proud of it haha. I'm hoping to scan all of my ultrasound pictures tomorrow and post them here for your viewing pleasure but I'm just too pooped to do it now. I'm afraid if I try my crazed brain will screw it all up and it'll take me twice as long because I'll have to do it over anyway. :) So to all those of you who voted boy, you win! Your prize is to donate to the clothing fund! ;) Just kidding haha. Speaking of clothes, we (that is to say, I) were so excited about finding out we were expecting a boy that we went and bought all of this! (Not gonna lie, the 5 pack of onesies we bought a month ago, you know, just in case, and we're glad we don't have to exchange them haha.)

     Oh, my heart just melts at the thought of our cute little boy on the way. :) Suddenly things seem much more real and I'm a little freaked out, but that's okay! Now we're busing thinking up manly names like Thor, Engine Block, and Sport. Haha, just kidding. We want a manly name but maybe not that manly... :)