Nursing Covers

I put a Bebe au Lait style nursing cover on my baby registry when I first put it together.  At some point during the weeks that I registered online and waited for my baby shower, I started to wonder how hard it would be to make my own cover.  The price tag for each Bebe au Lait cover is $35.  That's a little steep for essentially a blanket with a strap at the top.  And I began to realize that if I didn't receive this as a gift would I really want to spend that much for one?  I was able to find a free pattern online and spent last night making two of them.  Each of them has the same features as the cover I wanted: a rigid neckline that allows me to peak at baby while using it, two inside pockets at the bottom, adjustable straps, and of course plenty of material to keep me and baby covered.  I think they turned out cute and both together only cost me $16!

Nesting?

So, here I am two days shy of 39 weeks pregnant.  I have been waiting for something to change and feel different somehow.  But so far there's been nothing, no sign that I'm even close to going into labor; I'm not even having Braxton Hicks.  I keep being told by other people that I'm "nesting."  I haven't been able to help but roll my eyes each time I've heard it so far.  Sure... doing dishes and laundry after it gets backed up a few days is really nesting, right?  It seems that any normal housekeeping task to non-pregnant people suddenly counts as "nesting."  But, I haven't had any strange desire to wash my soap dispenser with soap or randomly dust with Q-tips.  So far I've felt pretty normal, until tonight.

My day started out with shopping for a few essentials at Costco.  When I came home, around noon, I was exhausted and took a three hour nap.  I felt a little better when I woke up and had more energy.  I actually made a meal for dinner (I've been lazy this week and we've only eaten what's quick and easy to make).  I then decided to catch up on all the dishes, open and clean my new coffee maker, make banana bread, and sew two nursing covers.  I would keep going, I need to repack my hospital bag and do some sewing on my new curtains, but it's already midnight.

So, the real question is, am I really nesting?  Everything I did tonight were things I had been planning on doing for a while.  From my understanding, true nesting comes only a few days before labor.  That may be the one sign I get that I'll be starting labor soon and I'm still not completely sure that's really what it was!  I guess I'll just have to continue being patient until it actually happens.