Check List Updates

[ThePalindromicOne]

Seems like a few weeks since we did a "checklist of things to still do" update... and I found the last one really helpful!  So what is still on your list?

[ThePalindromicOne]

1) Find pediatrician
2) Make curtains for the nursery
3) Freezer meals (if I decide we're doing that)
4) Think about/Pack hospital bag
5) Buy Shower Host gifts
6) Decide yay or nay on maternity photos
7) Nursery final touches
8) Living will (eekkss)
9) Complete FMLA paperwork
10) Set up blog?

[bendherova]

we haven't done anything on our list yet... Won't start until May.

I am taking DS1 to the pediatrician for his 4yr well child tomorrow, and I'll ask about what I need to do once DS2 is born as far as who sees him in the hospital and making our first office visit. (it wasn't on my list though)

[gilder40]

Apr 12, 2015 21:52:22 GMT -5 ThePalindromicOne said:

1) Find pediatrician
2) Make curtains for the nursery
3) Freezer meals (if I decide we're doing that)
4) Think about/Pack hospital bag
5) Buy Shower Host gifts
6) Decide yay or nay on maternity photos
7) Nursery final touches
8) Living will (eekkss)
9) Complete FMLA paperwork
10) Set up blog?

ACK! Looking at a list makes me hyperventilate lol. I have several of the same things left to do.

1. Set up nursery (waiting for the renovation to be complete)
2. Clean house top to bottom
3. Pack my hospital bag and decide what to take
4. Prep freezer meals
5. Shower hostess gifts
6. Get paperwork for short term disability
7. Find pediatrician

There's probably other stuff I've forgotten. My brain is mush.

[Deleted]

Drywallers are coming back tomorrow and the ceiling should finally be fixed. And then we need to

1. Hang the blinds
2. Hang the curtains
3. Hang the framed pictures
4. Put up the wall decals
5. Install the car seat bases
6. Go to Target for 5-6 things we didn't get off the registry
7. Pack a hospital bag

[billyhorrible]

We've got a lot accomplished since the last one. Here's what's left:

What I have left:
- Hang the tv in our bedroom? (DH decided maybe we'll just move it to the garage instead of worrying about where to put the box)
- Things to buy for the baby's room: crib sheets, coverlet for the guest bed, crib skirt for the guest bed, pillows for the guest bed, buy and hang the prints (2/3), throw pillow for the glider.
- Paint knobs for the baby's dresser
- steam the glider
- make the mobile

[omgtree]

~Find small bottles, clean and sterilize just in case.
~clean pump
~pack hospital bag
~pack DD1 bag for stay at grandma & grandpa
~go shopping for crib matress, rock n play, binkies when friend come next week
~set up crib
~wipe down carseat, changing part of pack n play

[Widget123]

1. Nursery & DD's room. Nursery set-up is mostly done; all I have left to buy is a lamp shade and crib sheets (still undecided what to get); and I have to actually move most of LO's smaller stuff into the room. I haven't washed any clothes or swaddle blankets; I am going to wash some of them but not all of them. I still could go through DD's old newborn stuff and see if there are any more gender neutral items I've missed but honestly I'm not sure I am going to bother because there wouldn't be much. DD loves her big girl bed.

2. Getting bottles and pump stuff ready & getting DD off bottles. I finally got all of my bottle and pump stuff out over the weekend to take a look at it and see what I need to order and updated my amazon registry. I still have to wash all of the stuff again and try to figure out how to organize it-- there is a lot of it. DD has been off her night time bottle for a while but I still haven't taken away the morning bottle. I have been hesitant because DH has been gone and I don't want to have to deal with a crazy morning DD on my own. I guess I can at least start drastically cutting back the quantity of milk in the bottle so when DH is home the second week of May, we can discontinue the morning bottle then.

3. Getting diapering and bath stuff ready and potty training DD. I haven't bought any newborn diapers yet and I still have to clean the Puj and wash towels and washcloths, etc. DD has been doing a lot better with potty training lately and has been very good with pooping on the potty, she just needs to continue to work on consistently peeing on the potty instead of her diaper.

4. Miscellaneous gear things. I still have to clean the car seat, rock n' play, swing. I want to buy a sit n' stand style double stroller (Joovy Caboose Too Ultralight) and the rest of my registry items but I have been spacing out purchases.

5. Daycare situation is done for now.

6. Baby name is settled.

New items to add to the checklist:

7. Pack hospital bag. ETA also pack a bag for DD and talk to SIL about hopes to have DD stay with them during labor & hospital stay.

8. Plan more for newborn photos, i.e. photo props, family attire, etc.

9.  ETA Plan and prepare freezer meals.

[sugarbean17]

1. Make a quilt
2. Order cloth diapers
3. Install carseat
4. Put up the co-sleeper
5. Pack labor/delivery bags
6. Turn in packets for the Hospital and Birth center
7. Make decision on a doula

That's all I got for now.

[txngrl31]

1. Finish up the nursery: wall decor, purchase a glider, wash everything and move a bookcase out
2. Purchase items that we did not receive at showers ( last one is 5/2)
3. Prep freezer meals
4. Install car seat
5. Child Birth and Newborn Care Class at the end of the month
6. Hospital Bag
7. Put together rock n play and other baby activity toys so that our cat can become accustomed to them

[carolyngrace]

A lot of the stuff I want to get done is not baby related, like big yard projects. But I have a feeling DH will use those as an excuse to get out of the house once baby stress kicks in! Which is actually ok (I think). I just want them done THIS summer.

Your lists reminded me: Find a pediatrician! I've been playing phone tag with one place for like a month. Maybe that's not a good sign about how available they are....

I feel like baby stuff is ready. The only big thing I don't have yet is the car seat, and I'll get it in the next couple of weeks.

[laurenlou83]

1. Order breast pump. I need to get the prescription from my dr. at next week's appointment.
2. Finish setting up the nursery -- will be able to do (hopefully) after our shower this coming weekend.
3. Have BFing class tonight and hospital tour on Wednesday - childbirth class is complete.
4. Install car seat
5. Pack hospital bag - purchase a few nursing tanks for the hospital stay. I bought travel size toiletries and a few other things already.
6. Paperwork for STD claim - Need to do 4-6 weeks before due date
7. Pick up any last minute items we didn't get off of our registry

[dmoney]

I feel like we still have so much to do!!

1.) Finish Painting _ This is DH task for this week, 1st coat went on the walls Saturday but he still needs to do the ceiling and a 2nd coat of pain
2.) Have nursery Furniture come in
3.) Pack Hospital Bag (Probably going to wait till May to do this, havent even talked to DH about it yet)
4.) Purchase a floor lamp for the Nursery (There is no over ceiling lights)
5.) Get Car Seat and have it installed (DH mentioned that his dad MIGHT be getting this for us as a gift but if we dont have it by my shower, 1st weekend in May) I'm insisting we go out and get it ourselves.
6.) look for shower curtain for baby's bathroom, its currently very boyish.
7.) Find a crib Mobile that DH likes
8.) Last minute touches to Nursery which will happen after all of the furniture has arrived and I see what can still fit in the room.

[periwinkledaydreams]

WOW yall are so on top of things. Being sick + life events, I have fallen so far behind :/ I need to:

*finish my registry, as in finish making it, not complete purchases
*get my family and SOs family in contact with each other so they can figure out a shower if they want to (they've never met before, and EVERYONE keeps asking ME about a shower.. that I'M OBVIOUSLY not planning..)
*find and secure a new apartment by May 1st FX hoping to hear good news from one today!!!
*MOVE INTO SAID NEW APARTMENT then immediately start the nursery
*sand and paint dresser set and bookshelf from my old bedroom to be for nursery
*find a pediatrician
*find a worker's comp lawyer to figure out how it might play into my maternity leave and all that jazz
*discuss with OB pros/cons of scheduling early (37 week) delivery as recommended by MFM
*register for childbirth class

Nope, I'm going to stop now. My list could go on and on and on..............

[ajm11]

1. Wash baby clothes that have been in storage.
2. Organize closet in the nursery
3. Hang wall art in nursery
4. Install car seat base
5. Pack hospital bag
6. Buy new tubing for my pump or contact insurance about a new one
7. Buy pacifiers, diapers, and wipes
8. Get Rock N Play and My Brest Friend back from the person I lent them to.

[Bluedaisy]

My list is too long.... and this week I didn't get nearly as much done as I expected. We did order cloth diapers, change my insurance info and sign up for prenatal and breast feeding classes.

My nursery is still a disaster so that's my biggest to-do.

[tiffbot]

1. Go through storage closet and start bringing baby stuff up, bassinet, breastfeeding pillow, baby swing and chair, and we'll see what other things we've already forgotten about since putting them away haha.

2. Pack our bags

3. Install infant seat (at least the base)

[periwinkledaydreams]

Update to my checklist: *BOOM*!!! GOT THE APARTMENT!!!! Can start moving in April 15th which is in 2 days I cannot describe the level of excitement, joy and overwhelming RELIEF OF ANXIETY this brings me!

[Widget123]

@kej0004 that situation with your BIL's brain surgery is really tough, but there is a high probability that your baby will already be here by then or extremely close to it. I would say you definitely should not purchase plane tickets for him. Maybe if your baby is born already by then, already safely at home with you, and you feel comfortable enough, then he could drive, otherwise IMO it is in your best interest for your DH to stay at home with you and miss the surgery.

[mrskblack11]

• Choose pediatrician.
  
• Decorate nursery.
• Install car seat.
  
• FORCE HUBBY TO CLEAN OUT THE GARAGE.
  
• Buy the remaining necessities off our registry.
  
• Pack hospital bag.
  
• Take maternity photos.
  
• Take infant CPR class.
  
• Take breastfeeding class.
  
• Order breast pump.  ETA: Knocked this one off the list this morning. They make it so easy to order online!
  
• Wash a few onesies.
  

We are taking the classes this week so that will be nice to check off the list.

[ladymouse]

1. Set up back-up care for DS
2. Set up housecleaning for 39 weeks
3. Hire exterminators (fire ants. Fire ants everywhere.)
4. Find nipple cream (finish packing hospital bag)

38+ weeks
1. Wash baby furniture/bedding
2. Set up bassinet
3. Install car seat bases
4. Get a new changing pad for changing table
5. Pack hospital bag snacks (don't even know what I'd want at this point.)

Optional
1. Make DD sweater.
2. Make meal plan for DS (DS will be staying with my mom at our place, and I want the house stocked with healthy stuff he'll actually eat.)

[noeliav]

Everything. Every.thing. Everything is on my foffing list. I hate the list.

lol.

I'm waiting until after May 1st to do most of it. The things that are bugging me are: 1) name the baby and 2) pack the labor/delivery bag. I've put some things into the bag, but our birth center "class" isn't until next week and that's when I get the bring-this-with-you list, so I have to wait until then. I'm so annoyed by that.

And the name. I'm ready to kick DH in the shins until he agrees with my choice. So. You know. Excellent progress.

[nettje]

1. Wash the newborn/0-3 neutral clothes from DD.
2. Put up the shelves in nursery and find some wall decor
3. Sew part of the bassinet that needs to be fixed.
4. Raise the crib mattress and wash down nursery furniture.
5. Pack hospital bag
6. Start cooking freezer meals (this is difficult to do as the freezer we ordered is not yet here. Apparently there is a 2 week delay)
7. General house cleaning
8. Wash and sanitize breast pump and replace any worn out parts.
9. Landscaping. We have a dirt backyard with no fence and it would be nice if that's done so that DD has an outdoor space.

Wow... That's longer than I thought it would be. Boo

[noname83]

I'm with the everything ladies. In order to start getting everything done, we need to finish this:

1) Finish kitchen renovation (hopefully done by May 1, should be feasible)
2) Get new car - should be picking it up on Saturday
3) Have baby shower - May 9
4) Take classes (spread out in May, starting May 3)
5) Meet with last pediatrician office on my list (May 5)
6) Figure out my leave- I called the Leave Management Office at work and they said to call back about a month before my due date, so May 21

May is clearly going to be REALLY busy for us

What I have actually gotten done:
- ordered breast pump
- interviewed 2 pediatricians
- hired doula
- received stroller, crib, mattress, dresser/changer (they're all in boxes though, waiting for the nursery to get cleared out. The nursery can't get cleared until the kitchen is further along)
- somewhat finalized the registry (I'm still making minor tweaks to things like diapers)

[flbabychin]

Oh man, this thread reminds me how much I still have left! We need to:

1. Paint the nursery, hang up pictures and framed art, and put up curtains.

2. Cover our glider cushions with new material.

3. Buy additional items off registries that we don't receive at shower (shower is this Sat!).

4. Wash clothes and cloth diapers, fold and put in drawers and closet.

5. Start birthing classes, do hospital tour, and infant CPR (we are at least registered for all of these, and they start end of April and go through May).

6. Pack a hospital bag.

7. Do freezer meals (probably mid-June).

8. Do a deep clean on the apartment (also mid-June).

There's probably a lot more that I forgot. At home, I have a Word document that I keep this list on and instead of deleting each item as I do it, I just cross it off - so I can remind myself how much I've actually done when I start freaking out, hah.

[mrsholley1344]

Apr 13, 2015 7:06:50 GMT -5 pghtruelove said:

1. Start a checklist

We put everything off until our move. Now that we are all moved in we were waiting to get all of the baby clothes and furniture in. That was done this weekend. I have no idea what to do now. Im feeling so much pressure and SO just plays video games and won't help me figure out what we need to do. 9 weeks left until EDD... That's not a long time!

In a very similar boat. We don't move into our new apartment until May 8th. At that point we will still need to get basically all the nursery furniture. I am trying to look at that as a good thing because its easier to paint an empty room right? Luckily I am due near the end June 25, so hopefully little ladies will stay put and give us the time we need to get everything done.