List of To Dos! - Page 3

[the_lissa]

-finish painting bedroom- done!
-reorganize bedroom, especially wardrobe- done!
-paint dining room- done!
-put in dryer vent
-have the kitchen floor retiled
-paint kitchen
-organize playroom
-organize linen closet
-clean and organize basement
-call for driveway estimates

[lotus.blossom]

bump for update! I'm almost done. The couple things that I have left can be done after the baby arrives (nursing bras, paint dresser, and buy crib)

[iana703]

Originally Posted by iana703

Most of my list depends on if we are moving or not. But heres the in general baby stuff:

- Wash and prep diapers and covers
- Wash dd's old newborn gender neutral clothes and a few girly ones
- Finish hypnobabies
- Prepare freezer meals
- Buy homebirth supplies
- Get pool from my doula
- Take pregnancy portraits
- Knit one or two more soakers
- Return dd's old crib (recalled) buy her and baby new beds
- File taxes asap

If we are moving thats a whole can of worms there but I will at least get to set up a nursery since we will have three bedrooms instead of two!

Awww, this list was so petite and doable. We are moving in two weeks and the list of things to do is incomprehensible at this point. I did wash and prep diapers, sorted through some of dd's clothes and filed taxes. The rest is still up in the air.

[CookAMH]

Originally Posted by lotus.blossom

bump for update! I'm almost done. The couple things that I have left can be done after the baby arrives (nursing bras, paint dresser, and buy crib)

Awesome!

[essnce629]

Bumping so people can update their lists!

[CookAMH]

Updated mine - went to the dentist today!

I also got an iced peppermint mocha but that isn't on my list

[Ldavis24]

mine is too long to even put on here.
I'll just leave it at these few important points I try to remember

-don't scream at DH for little things (or big if possible)
-yes I do have to pay my taxes
-no I cannot spend 24 hours eating ice cream on the couch
-don't forget to actually look at your to-do list!

[CookAMH]

Originally Posted by CookAMH

I think there may be a related thread somewhere, but I thought we could all put our To Dos here and then update/edit as we complete them. I'll start.

Tour hospital - DONE!
Find & buy dresser for DH - DONE!
Wash baby clothes - DONE!
Wash diapers -DONE!
Order diapers - DONE!
Order covers - DONE!
Rearrange study/guest room - DONE!
Attend LLL meeting or two - will go to meeting Monday evening
Write birth plan - DONE!
Make bible verse cards for labor- DONE!
Write notecards of tips for DH
Make some food to freeze - I currently have no room in my freezer. Not sure how I'm going to do this lol.
Stock up on more toiletries - DONE!
Interview pediatrician - DONE!
Buy and install car seat - bought, will get installed & checked this week
Start packing for July move - DONE!
Clean out freezer
Clean out planters on balcony - started
Complete paperwork for short-term disability - DONE!
Thank you notes for shower on March 14 - DONE!
List of what to pack for birth center - DONE!
Buy a birth ball - DONE!
Get some pads to freeze for after birth
Buy three nursing bras for first couple of weeks - have one
Go to Dentist - DONE!
Find stretchy long shirt for labor - DONE!
Have guest room bed made and ready for moms
Finalize announcement design with SIL - DONE!
Address birth announcement envelopes - purchased, waiting to arrive
Get low watt light bulb for bedroom feedings - DONE!
Organize storage closet - DONE!

Updated for pediatrician interview and disability paperwork. What I have left:

Write notecards of tips for DH - partially done
Attend LLL meeting or two
Have guest room bed made and ready for moms
Get some pads to freeze for after birth
Address birth announcement envelopes - I'll start some, but this would be a good task for MIL after birth, so I don't plan to do them all.
Make some food to freeze
Clean out freezer
Clean out planters on balcony
Buy three nursing bras for first couple of weeks - have one, may just get some supportive tanks and save the $ for longer term bras
install car seat

[Punchy Kaby]

Originally Posted by Nolansmum

Holy cow, you mamas are BUSY!

I have just started to have a sense of urgency about getting things done. I have 5 weeks until due date.

• Taxes-Done
• buy diapers and dependsDone
• Baby room paintedDone
• wash baby clothes/organize closetDone
• stock freezer with mealssome done, more to do this week
• Arrange to Get house cleaned 2 weeks before due date(maid service!)Done did it ourselves
• Finish making curtainsDone
• order blinds for front windowsLater, no money now
• hang curtains + blindsdone
• read birthing books (2)Halfway done

Wow, I have gotten a lot done in the past few weeks! These last couple of weeks are going to be cooking weeks, I bought a bunch of food today and need to buy more containers for freezing. And, we have to keep on top of the daily cleaning. But I am feeling pretty good about where we are.

[roses25]

Originally Posted by roses25

Here's my list:

• Wash Baby Clothes Done
• Clean Carpet Done
• Install extra window air-conditioner
• Organize Living Room Done
• Organize Kitchen
• Organize Bedrooms Done
• Organize Bathroom Done
• Set-up baby items such as pack'n play, swing, bouncer, etc. Done
• Install safety locks on kitchen cabinets
• Prepare Meals Started
• Install car seat Done
• Finish School
• Make Christmas Stockings
• Make sling
• Get birth healing supplies Done
• Buy baby announcements Done
• Write birth plan Done
• Pack birth center bag
• Fix couch Done

Just bumping up the list since many of us are almost 37 weeks or already 37 weeks along. I've got most of my stuff done, and I just have a few more things that I need to do in the next couple of weeks.

[JD5351]

I can't bring myself to make a list.

This week I have GOT to get the 2nd bedroom in order, since Sweetie's friends from PA are staying here Saturday night to go to the baby shower on Sunday..

I did manage to sort through the huge mountain of clothes that a friend from work gave us, and sorted them out by size, bagged them up and Sweetie will put everything 6months and beyond up in the storage attic in the closet.

And he will be scrubbing out both bathtubs/shower walls tomorrow, and doing SOMETHING with his stupid NordicTrac ski machine that he's used 3 times since we've lived here. It needs to get out of my dining room, and either upstairs, or the garage.

And I need to go to Target and get hand towels for the 2nd bathroom and the half bath downstairs. And he wants me to get placemats for the table...I guess so we can pretend that we eat there like civilized people...lol I told him why don't I just get them for the coffee table and the tv trays, and we can tell the truth...lol

[lil_miss_understood]

Originally Posted by JD5351

And he will be scrubbing out both bathtubs/shower walls tomorrow, and doing SOMETHING with his stupid NordicTrac ski machine that he's used 3 times since we've lived here. It needs to get out of my dining room, and either upstairs, or the garage.

And I need to go to Target and get hand towels for the 2nd bathroom and the half bath downstairs. And he wants me to get placemats for the table...I guess so we can pretend that we eat there like civilized people...lol I told him why don't I just get them for the coffee table and the tv trays, and we can tell the truth...lol

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[CookAMH]

Originally Posted by JD5351

And he wants me to get placemats for the table...I guess so we can pretend that we eat there like civilized people...lol I told him why don't I just get them for the coffee table and the tv trays, and we can tell the truth...lol

It amuses me that HE's the one who wants placemats. lol.

[CookAMH]

Originally Posted by CookAMH

I think there may be a related thread somewhere, but I thought we could all put our To Dos here and then update/edit as we complete them. I'll start.

Tour hospital - DONE!
Find & buy dresser for DH - DONE!
Wash baby clothes - DONE!
Wash diapers -DONE!
Order diapers - DONE!
Order covers - DONE!
Rearrange study/guest room - DONE!
Attend LLL meeting or two - DONE!
Write birth plan - DONE!
Make bible verse cards for labor - DONE!
Write notecards of tips for DH - DONE!
Make some food to freeze - DONE!
Stock up on more toiletries - DONE!
Interview pediatrician - DONE!
Buy and install car seat - DONE!
Start packing for July move - DONE!
Clean out freezer -DONE!
Clean out planters on balcony - - DONE!
Complete paperwork for short-term disability - DONE!
Thank you notes for shower on March 14 - DONE!
List of what to pack for birth center - DONE!
Buy a birth ball - DONE!
Get some pads to freeze for after birth -DONE!
Buy three nursing bras for first couple of weeks - DONE!
Go to Dentist - DONE!
Find stretchy long shirt for labor - DONE!
Have guest room bed made and ready for moms
Finalize announcement design with SIL - DONE!
Get low watt light bulb for bedroom feedings - DONE!
Organize storage closet - DONE!
Mail mom's bday and Mother's Day gifts - DONE!

Only one thing left!!! Getting the study/guest room ready for moms. DH inflated the air mattress today. I can make it tomorrow and need to straighten a few things.

[Limabean1975]

I have some house stuff -cleaning & organizing I want to do but is not crucial. Cook, your list reminded me I should tour the hospital - I'm planning a homebirth but the midwives would like me to pre-register at the hosp to make a transfer simpler if needed; I might as well do a tour too and see our town's new hospital and maternity ward.

That, and I need to make an appointment with my GP to see if she's willing to write me a couple of pre-emptive prescriptions - for domperidone and zoloft, both of which I've taken before and hope not to have to take again, but if low milk supply and/or PPD come on, it would be so much easier to have them on hand rather than have to rouse myself to get to the doc for an Rx.

[trauerweidchen]

Bumping for updates, although it seems that with so many babies arriving there soon may not be anyone left who has to update their list!