NYC-style Nesting

Everyone I've ever blog stalked talks about their big nesting phase during pregnancy.  Well, we don't have the space to really indulge that, so instead, I randomly felt I needed to start rearranging things in our apartment.  No, there's no additional baby stuff, but now it will be easier to swap out certain boxes and bins for what we're planning on doing for Critter.  Sorry, no before pictures.  It was too crowded, unorganized, and messy to have proof displayed online.

It's very different preparing for a little one here than what I've seen my entire life.  Obviously, the fact that most younger couples live in studio or one bedroom apartments for years means not much space.  But I've been getting lots of tips at church and of course while awkwardly watching how people behave with their children walking down the street.  I'm sure furniture will move a million times while we figure it out.  Good thing kids come little so we have time to really figure out how to fit him :)

Job One of the rearrange:  make more room for Marcus to walk to his side of the bed.  Serves two purposes.  First, he won't stub his toes on the piano stand and wake up probably the entire apartment building in the process of mourning his jammed toes.  It's a traumatic experience.  Every time.  Second, when Critter comes, he can easily get up in the night and get the little guy :)

Much more room!

The two boxes will be gone when Critter's here since they're both for him.  And the guitar has been requested in Arizona.  Just the vacuum in the way, and it doesn't take much space.

Job Two: What to do with the piano???  It's now behind the glider.  Takes much less space than the huge AC boxes did while there, and it will be more convenient to use if I start teaching again.  Don't worry, it wasn't any heavy lifting.  Dobby came and helped out.  At least that's what I'm telling Marcus. 

Doesn't look too crazy busy in that corner (comparatively).  

I don't think anything will change in this area before Critter, besides the pile of pillows and blankets on the couch that are being used by Corie and Cadie.

Job Three: Work on the Storage Wall of Doom in the bedroom.  When we don't know where to put something, it's always gone along this wall.  Hence, it's become a serious wall of doom.  At least it's not bigger than before with working on other sections of the apartment.  That's an accomplishment if you ask me :)

Still scary, but not as overwhelming.  :)

The plan is to trash the college storage bins and put those clothes in vacuum bags.  A task I've been putting off for too long.  The laundry...  well, who knows.  The empty boxes on the left are for the AC units, which we have to keep.  Still working out that one.  But really all we have to additionally fit in this space is a storage tower guy with totes for some Critter stuff.  We have a plan for that, so don't worry too, too much. :)  We'd also put a pack-n-play here, but it will often move to the living room.  So it doesn't have to have a permanent place against a wall.  It can totally be in the way.  Haha.

I had to post my pictures because I've felt like I've accomplished nothing today.  But I feel this was good progress and productive.  We'll see how long it takes Marcus to notice that his toes won't be as threatened by the piano anymore...