Guess who's nesting?

Mike is. It is very endearing. He is the one who is researching the bunk-beds and asking about paint and a "theme" for the big boy room. He keeps asking when I will start "nesting". He pointed out that with my first son, Max, he remembers putting the crib together (AKA- watching my mother do it), painting and decorating during the summertime. Max was born in November. I, too, remember having Max's first adorable yellow striped walls and Noah's Ark themed room ready way in advance. I would go in his little space and sit in the glider and look into the crib (sometimes I would even turn on the mobile) and think that soon a little baby would be there. I always got teary eyed. With Jake we (again -my mother) did a very high-end nursery with hand-painted murals and dark espresso furniture. Maybe I am just sad to see that go. Jake is still in his crib and has his "nursery". In a little over a month from now, it will be a "big boy" room. We still have the baby room we did for Max when we moved into this house. So, for the next ,third, baby boy, we will simply set up the crib Max had.

We took the boys to a furniture store over the weekend to let them climb on the beds and show "Jake" that he would be sleeping on the bottom and Max would be sleeping on the top. As predicted Jake went right up the ladder after his big brother. Our plan, as of now, is to introduce the bunk-beds early July, so that they have a month before the new baby comes. They will have to learn that every night is not a party and these are the sleeping arrangements. I imagine that either Mike or I will be sitting in there with them for the first few nights until the novelty wears off. We are looking at an "L" shaped model that will allow Max to jump from his top bunk directly down onto his brother. If his brother is even down there. I don't really think Jake has any idea that his brother is about to move into his room. Also, the talk about the baby in mom's belly, how much of that does he get? We'll have to be very nice to Jake this summer as soon his little world will do a 180.