Preparing for Baby

Week 34
I feel that I have spread out all the "to-do" lists in preparing for baby's arrival. I have been considered to be "nesting" since 4-months, so I have had quite a span of time in accomplishing a lot. Here is a list of things that I have done specifically to prepare for baby...some are practical, some are humorous, and some have nothing to do with baby at all (but it "needed" to be done in my opinion before a baby was to be brought home.) At the end of this post I will also list things that are still in progress of being done or are being planned out to be done right before baby's arrival.

Accomplished

• Nursery
• All closets have been cleaned out and re-organized
• Furniture in rooms have been re-arranged to accommodate baby swing, bassinet, changing table, etc.
• Air Duct Cleaning
• Set up (temporary) bassinet, rocker, and changing station in our master bedroom

I cleaned off my dresser and plan to use it as a temporary
changing station until Baby moves into the Nursery.
The glider was not a planned piece of furniture to
have in our home/bedroom, but a welcome one!
(It was a surprise gift)

The bassinet is set up on my side of the bed, and near the
changing table and glider area. Planning on have
baby sleep in this in our room for the first few weeks.

• Pantry and Kitchen Cupboards Organized
• Safety Plugs in all outlets
• All baby Sewing Projects (bibs, burp-cloths, blankets)
• Organizing Recipes for crock-pot/freezer meals
• Grocery Shopping/Stocking up on household items. 
• Prep Freezer and Crock Pot Meals
• Maternity Pictures
• Purchase card-stock and decide on Birth Announcement design (Plan to make my own)
• Choose our Pediatrician
• Wrapping and hiding Andrews Christmas Presents

In Progress

• Research Carpet Shampooing? (deciding whether to do ourselves or pay a company)
• Baby Classes- scheduled in November and December (more specifics in future post)
• Setting up Carbon Monoxide Detector in Hall near baby's room (on registry)
• Have Car Seat Inspector sign off on installation.
• Finishing up Christmas Gifts (I am doing all homemade gifts this year for something fun and different and to save $$)
• Have all Family Christmas presents wrapped and sent out/delivered
• Have Christmas Cards addressed to send out 1st of December

To-Do (around 36-weeks)

• Establish date of first delivery of cloth diapers with diaper service
• Deep clean of house--my GG is planning to come down for a week during Thanksgiving to help with this.
• Wash Baby Clothes, towels, bedding, & diaper covers
• Set up Christmas Tree/Decorations (We are doing a bare minimum this year)
• Final Pack of Hospital Bags
• Have Guest Bedrooms and Bath ready for guests arrival
• Make Christmas Baskets for neighbors and Andrew's coworkers/group at work