Everyone experiences pregnancy differently. During my first pregnancy, I never nested. I really didn't think anything of this fact until my mother pointed it out a while back. She said that if I did nest, it was really hard to tell, because I was probably just being my usual self. What she was getting at is that there's little difference between normal, OCD, Type A personality Gabby and a nesting woman.
But did I go through a frenzied time of cleaning everything in sight? No, not at all. I don't know if I skipped nesting because Isabelle was born 2 weeks early or because there wasn't much to clean. I'd already spent my pregnancy vacuuming ceiling fans, wiping down light fixtures, and reorganizing closets (that was last pregnancy, before I had a toddler!).
Lately, I've had more of a desire to clean my house, but to me, it seems that I have more energy and I'm back to my old self again. It doesn't seem extreme and I have yet to get my house to a spotless state. I don't know if nesting is yet to come or if I'll skip it again.
So I'm curious. Did you nest? There's a poll at the left of my blog, and I'd love to see your experiences reflected there or through comments.
This is the second post in a series titled "Oh Baby!"
Wow I never thought about that! I haven't read anything on nesting, but I'm a generally messy person. Nick does most of the cleaning at our house. But lately, I have been freaking out to change the air filter and dust the fans, vacuum, wash all our bed sheets and blankets, etc. I was thinking about that the other day, hoping parenthood will make me a changed person! Interesting ...
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