Oh my- I think I just realized that I am going to have a baby any day now and that I am so NOT ready! Yes, I have completed all the items on my to-do list and have just been making up more to keep me busy, but still I don't think I'm ready. With #1, I was sure that I was ready! But, I have learned that you are NEVER really completely ready for the change that baby brings into your life.
My recent to-do list before baby arrives is to:
BUY:
chevron curtains and baskets
sound machine (needed with 2 loud boys in this house)
pacifiers (neither of my boys used them, but they seem like a good idea…)
Ring sling (I borrowed a friend's for baby #2 and it was so useful on the go)
white crib sheets & changing pad cover (to match current decor)
dishwasher basket for bottles (dishwasher in the rental house does not have an enclosed basket)
Newborn diapers and wipes (no explanation needed!)
Nursing accessories (new pump tubing, milk bags, nipple pads)
Coming home outfit for a boy and girl (we still do not know the gender!)
*nursing bras
*knobs for dresser
*goat cheeses (---assuming this baby will have MSPI like my other 2)
DO:
wash car seat cover
wash swing seat cover
wash pack-N-play bassinet piece
wash bottles
wash newborn and 0-3 month clothes and blankets
sort gender neutral and boy clothes… just in case
sew crib skirt
finish projects for the boys rooms (paint letters, sign, hang pictures and decor)
print and hang family pictures along stairs
send check and contract out for birth tub rental
*make mobile
*decorations for baby's room (waiting to know the gender and name)
pack hospital bag
*pack toiletries for hospital bag
Honey-Do list:
clear out garage (enough to fit family car)
hang TV upstairs
secure bookshelves to wall
disconnect doorbell
*hang pictures
hang stuffed animal net
adjust rug in playroom and living room
hang mirror over dresser in master bedroom
move all cleaners to the top shelf in bathroom closet
fix tp holder in boys' bathroom
fix towel bar in master bathroom
put all medicine in top of hall closet
assemble baby's dresser (IKEA)
*wire hide in place for 2 TVs
* items still needing completion
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