Parenting Penrose: 2nd Baby Checklist

During a pregnancy, I feel like at times it goes by slowly and at times it rushes by.  All of a sudden you get to a certain week and feel so far along.  That definitely hit me at 35 weeks this past Sunday.  Wow. 5(+/-) weeks to go. One month. Or less? Or more?

So, it's crunch time.  My baby shower came at a perfect time because it's helping my severe nesting mode to get all of these little things checked off the list:

Set up nursery furniture

Make nursery wall letters

Hang nursery wall letters & other frames

Wash pass-down & new clothing

Put clothing away in dresser & closet

Hang black-out curtain in nursery

Clear out misc. junk from nursery

Test breastpump

Wash all bottles & pump parts

Stock up on Household goods & toiletries

Clean out closets/drop off clothes at Goodwill

Wrap Ryleigh's Big Sister gifts

Pick up nursery art from printer's

Buy remaining Registry must-haves

 Buy postpartum lounge clothes

Pack Hospital bag for:  me, baby, Jake

Have carpet cleaned upstairs

Buy baby monitor with 2 cameras

Figure out how to work double stroller

Pre-Register at hospital

Pick new Pediatrician

Install Car seat bases

Tour Hospital

Set up Newborn pictures

Purchase organizer for changing table

Purchase new humidifier

Start on purchasing Christmas gifts

So, as you can see we've got most of the important items crossed off the list!  We need to hang some things in the nursery, get breastpump and bottles ready, finish packing the hospital bag (half-done)...We have to buy a new video monitor with two cameras because our model has been discontinued so there is no way to get a second camera! I'm pretty bummed about this because our monitor has been fantastic, but alas, that is how technology goes I guess...Install our carseat bases, and get a few last things for the nursery.  

Also, thanks to my hormones I've decided our carpets should be cleaned before the baby arrives.

Since I'm going to be in my "we have a newborn"/postpartum fog over the holidays, Santa has been trying to stock up on gifts for our girls ;)