To do list...

[stellimamo]

So mamas who haven't had their babies yet, what is still on your to do list?

I need to...
finish feeding the freezer (Ijust reviewed our recipe sticky)
finish up Christmas gifts both making and wrapping
general cleaningof the house

done
all birth supplies organized/purchased
diaper area rearranged

[Elsaraw]

I need to:
Finish carseat installations
Make sure house is stocked with food
Final scrub of house (floors are particularly nasty)
Get more firewood
Get one last Xmas present
Clean humedifier
Finish washing ton of free baby clothes I was given
Find (&*%$#@ camera charger! I've lost two in the last few months. May have to buy another.

[Momma2DoubleCuties]

I still have some Christmas gifts to buy, but really I'm not too worried about them. They can wait. I want to go and get some groceries, our fridge is just about only condiments. Otherwise....HAVE MY BABY is top priority.

[DucetteMama21842]

I am obsessed with finishing a deep clean of the house for two reasons:

1.) I will not be comfortable if my midwife, friends, family are in my house with it not clean (yeah... I'm one of those.. LOL)

2.) I want NOTHING left to do after baby arrives except snuggle as a family. I'd prefer DH spent his time snuggling and not cleaning for me.


All the stuff I need for the birth is bought and here already.

[*MamaJen*]

Not much, really--and nothing where it'll be really bad if it doesn't happen before the baby gets here.

I want to:
Make birth music mixes
Take more belly photos with photographer friend
Set up co-sleeper
Freeze a few more meals
get a haircut
order a couple last Christmas presents online

And I would love it if Aaron finished the nursury walls, fixed the broken hallway tiles and fixed the leaky guest toilet. But I'm feeling very zen about all that and I decided to not mention it anymore. Because I can't control his actions, but I can control whether or not I turn into a horrific nag.

[starry_mama]

*When birth supplies come, play with them and organize them to *my* liking.
*When hose stuff comes, test it out.
*make 2 lasagnas, 1 shephard's pie, and a batch of lentil soup to freeze.
*make pumpkin bread/muffins and choco-chip cookies to freeze
*make a list for DH about homeopathic/herbal remedies for postpartum.
*print out phone number list for birth.
*finalize Christmas gift plans with DH
*lanolize the last of the newborn wool
*make "labor music" CD

Done:
*car seat cleaned and installed in my car
*birth pool blown up
*baby clothes washed and put away
*newborn diapers washed and put away

[crsta33]

I need to:

-finish sewing the kid's Christmas outfits
-buy a few more gifts
-finish address list and print labels for birth announcements

Christa

[seaheroine]

Originally Posted by DucetteMama21842

I am obsessed with finishing a deep clean of the house for two reasons:

1.) I will not be comfortable if my midwife, friends, family are in my house with it not clean (yeah... I'm one of those.. LOL)

:

My house is driving me CRAZY. I finally deep-cleaned our three dog crates today (horrible task while pregnant!) and want everything "deep cleaned" so I can get by with spot cleaning from here on out...

DP needs to recaulk the kitchen sink and fix the two broken counter tiles
Finish painting master bathroom...it's half done
Deep clean laundry room
Organize freezer
Empty and clean hall closet (must find somewhere for golf clubs!)
Have two sets of sheets washed and folded on standby
DUST
Clean bathrooms - again
Go grocery shopping
Install carseat
Organize bills/paperwork

[kittywitty]

Not necessarily pre-baby, but before Xmas:

Finish embroidering eyes and teeth on ds' present.
Finish knitting my mittens (should be done tonight!)
Knit some random stuff if I get motivated. Gotta use up yarn scraps!
Call insurance people about something stupid
Drop off some stuff to donate

That's it. I've been ready for baby for awhile now.

[Frenchie2]

I dont have too much stuff left. We have done our deep cleaning, so I am hoping baby is born soon so that it will still be clean when he is born. I do need to keep cleaning and thinning out my DS toy room. It is a lot more work than what I thought so it could take awhile. Mainly I am just waiting for baby to come. Xmas shopping is done and wrapped, baby stuff is set up and my bag is hanging out at the door waiting to be grabbed on the way to the hospital.

[zjande]

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Can't stop cleaning! !!

Like an obsessed madwoman! : : : I am cleaning things that I don't believe have been cleaned since this house was built! : I climbed under the bathroom sink & recaulked the entire thing last night! : : I took my freezer apart & scrubbed out the ice trays! : : I practically sterilized beneath the kitchen sink! : : I gotta go find some other weird thing to clean!!!! : I think I'll go scrub the wall behind my toilet!! : :

[ghuaghua]

I'm so ready to have a baby.

To Do: -buy a few gifts for husband and one more for daughter
-pick up couch

Done: set up/test birth pool
lower blood pressure
make some cds for birth
wrap gifts
order couch

[Mom2Wilmo]

I need to:
-clean clean clean my house
-get carpet cleaned in DS's room (I still think it smells like pee)
-finish Christmas shopping
-wrap presents
-bake cookies for the cookie exchange I am hosting on Tuesday
-knit baby hats
-finish up to lesson #83 in our reading book
-go to Kinkos and make more copies of handwriting sheets
-pack my hospital bag
-pick up/clean swing from a friend

And since I am not at all dialted and I am 38+ weeks pregnant with #3 apparently I have lots of time to do this. No baby anytime soon.

[Tiny_Dancer]

TO DO:

-have a baby
-wrap Christmas presents
-do laundry everyday
-vacuum upstairs (again)
-clean the bathrooms (again)
-send TY note to MIL
-play with DD and enjoy her before baby comes
-go for a walk
-DTD to encourage baby OUT!
-get gifts for midwives
-write in journal
-try to think of stuff to add to my To Do List in case baby doesn't come soon. :

[mama2rey]

I need to:

Before the baby comes home...
1. Rearrange the bedroom furniture so that the crib can be a co-sleeper.
2. Get the car seat installation inspected.
3. Wash my cloth diapers.
4. Wash the rest of the newborn stuff that I was recently given.

Then at some point......
1.put the baby's tummy time stuff out of the box.
2. get the baby's room together before he is old enough to recognize that it's really the guest room that threw up baby stuff-and he actually wants to sleep there and not with us.
3. Write thank you notes for my baby shower gifts.

[Sihaya]

Not much baby-related stuff left, just a ton of little things that need to be taken care of because I won't have the time/inclination after birth. I'm past my due date - shouldn't I have finished this stuff by now?

• change cell phone message and stop answering phone
• write and mail thank you note to N&T
• print out mailer and mail paperbackswap book
• call in prescription refill and pick up when ready
• renew/return library books
• write or type out instructions for doing laundry for doula and mom
• pick up packages from mom's house
• wash wash cloths, wash and lanolize Aristocrats wool soaker
• pay bills through beginning/middle of January
• CLEAN! - put away baby clothes from S to sort through after we know the gender, deep clean kitchen and bathroom, organize/babyproof bedroom, deal with paper clutter in living/dining room, vacuum

Not to mention all of the books I was planning on finishing before baby arrives. I think there are 5-6 of them on my bedside table.

[Diva Mama]

Originally Posted by Sihaya

Not to mention all of the books I was planning on finishing before baby arrives. I think there are 5-6 of them on my bedside table.

Oooooo mention them! Which books?

[Sihaya]

Originally Posted by Diva Mama

Oooooo mention them! Which books?

You had to make me go get them and see that it's actually 8, not 5-6

The Battle for Christmas by Stephen Nussbaum
Unplug the Christmas Machine by Jo Robinson & Jean Coppock Staeheli
Living Simply with Children by Marie Sherlock
Under the Chinaberry Tree by Ann Ruethling & Patti Pitcher
Baby Signing 1 2 3 by Nancy Cadjan
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
In the Midst of Chaos by Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore
Parenting for Peace and Justice by Kathleen and James McGinnis

[stellimamo]

Originally Posted by Sihaya

You had to make me go get them and see that it's actually 8, not 5-6

The Battle for Christmas by Stephen Nussbaum
Unplug the Christmas Machine by Jo Robinson & Jean Coppock Staeheli
Living Simply with Children by Marie Sherlock
Under the Chinaberry Tree by Ann Ruethling & Patti Pitcher
Baby Signing 1 2 3 by Nancy Cadjan
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
In the Midst of Chaos by Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore
Parenting for Peace and Justice by Kathleen and James McGinnis

I actually had tons of time to read after having dd. I read while I nursed. It was great!

[kittywitty]

I finished re-organizing our closet, went through clothes to drop off at different donation sites, called the insurance people, had dh take some stuff to the garage, and lanoized wool stuff.

The maintenance guys fixed our closet, window, and dishwasher. I am doing laundry. And I just need to seam one mitten! I might felt it down a bit. It's a bit fat.

Now I need to sell some things on the TP. Maybe. If I can figure it out!