The List

I have a list of things I want to get done before Scarlett comes. Some of them I need to do now and others can wait until I am closer to due date. I have about 2 1/2 months left so hopefully that will be enough time to get through a good portion! I have prepared myself for the possibility that I might not get some things done until after she comes or even at all. Either way, it always helps to have a list! 

Things I Can Work On Now:

• Finish all my canning ( I still need to do: salsa, pizza sauce, apple pie filling )
• Make freezer meals
• Find or make a blessing dress
• Get couches cleaned
• Wash all the bedding in the guest room 
• Sew bed skirt and drapes for the nursery
• Paint the nursery
• Wipe down walls ( I am really OCD and some of our walls are dusty )
• Set up Scarlett's college fund
• Go on a small but relaxing vacation with Jake ( I can check this off the list next week. We are going to Park City! )
• Write "thank you" notes for gifts 
• Finish organizing kitchen cupboards and make room for bottles
• Get a small "new dad" gift and write a letter to Jake to give him after Scarlett is born 
• Find and book a photographer for newborn photos

Things I Can Do A Few Weeks Before Due Date:

• Have Christmas shopping done and gifts wrapped
• Clean both cars and make sure we are caught up on any repairs that need to be done
• Pack a hospital bag
• Stock up on bones, toys, food for Mack 
• Get Mack as exercised as possible!
• Do a big Costco run so we don't need to go for awhile
• Clean floors, bathrooms, bedrooms, kitchen, etc
• Wash/ put away Scarlett's bedding and clothes
• Have a video camera and a regular camera charged and ready with extra batteries
• Pick out a coming home outfit
• Make sure we are stocked up on the essentials ( diapers, wipes, hand sanitizer, onesies, etc. )
• Get carseat set up in the car