nesting

so they say a sure sign of impending labor is the "nesting" instinct... where the mother suddenly goes on some sort of monsterous cleaning spree. i must admit, today i vacuumed, de-cluttered my house, started laundry, and even dusted a bit. i only wish it was cause i wanted to. there's nothing like a long weekend to mess up the house, and even though paul and i were more careful this weekend about keeping it clean (for prospective buyers to see), it still got pretty bad. (the only thing i'd have voluntary done today was the laundry, and only then cause i'm out of clothes that fit).
afton's gone today, visiting nana thelda for a "practice run." thelda's the one that will watch her whenever the baby comes. afton's not being here means i can clean everything in less than half the usual time. so i think i'm just being practical, and not necessarily nesting. though i still hope to have the baby this week. i guess i don't really remember feeling any great urge to nest when afton was born either.
on the plus side, i still have another hour and a half before afton's due home, and since i did do those looming chores, i can now lay around and be lazy with a book like i would have planned in the first place, if we weren't trying to sell the house.