Nesting Habits of the Papa Bird

The term "nesting" refers to a pregnancy instinct that is experienced by mothers in very much the same way that mama birds have an instinct to set up their nest before they lay eggs. "Nesting," in reference to the behavior of a father-to-be, isn't usually as urgent or domestic and is usually in seen in the form of worrying (more) about money. I don't know how well the metaphor carries over to papa birds, as I'm not much of an expert on ornithological behaviors, nor have I seen "March of the Penguins."

I'm very involved in getting our home in order, but I'm it mostly at the mercy of Anonymommy and her armies of motherly hormones (G-d bless them). If she gets an urge to have hardwood floors installed in our main living area NOW, then it's best for everybody if we do just that.

With Anonymommy leading the way on knowing the most crucial nesting activity of the moment, I was very pleased with a nice gesture which she afforded me. While the floor guys were here, with their awesome power tools, she noticed that their table-saw would work quite nicely for a project I had in mind. She called me over and suggested I grab a roll of paper towels and have the guys cut it in half.

A while ago, I came across a do-it-yourself blog post which shows how to make your own baby wipes. I know! Right? Awesome. It's a great way to save a lot of money on something which doesn't really cost that much in the first place.

I want to thank Anonymommy for spotting an opportunity for me to experiment with homemade toiletries while risking an entire brand-new roll of paper towels. You may laugh at my ambitions, but believe me, it'll be worth it when, G-d willing, we get to use this on our new baby's butt.