Chris and Jenni

As you can see from my list below that I’ve been working hard these past couple weeks since I made this list. Who knows, maybe if I get it all done early he will come early, and then again maybe he wont and I will just have to add more things to my list! I should be almost done with my list by tomorrow or the next day. My mom solved the mystery of our infant car seat, we thought it had disappeared off the face of the planet, but low and behold it is in her storage unit! We had let my brother and his family borrow it at Christmas time last year and stored it in her storage unit. Thankfully we didn’t buy a new one but had borrowed one from a friend, so we can just give it back. But the foam for the baby’s bed didn’t fare as well, Chris found it in the garage and it was wet and a little moldy, not fit for a baby bed, we will figure something else out.

It’s hard to believe that I am only 10 days from my due date and really at the point where need to prepare for the baby to come any day. It’s exciting and scary all at once. What will life be like with five children, 5 and under? What will labor be like? What will the recovery be like? How will Cait adjust to having a baby brother? There are so many unknowns in life and yet that is what makes life so exciting. I really am excited about the birth. When I was in labor with Eamon I had been making apple butter that day so the house smelled like apple butter, so yummy. I wanted to do something like that but without the work. When I realize I’m in labor I am going to make spiced apple cider for my guests, in the crock pot. I juiced the last of my apples to add to the store bought cider to add some flavor and texture. Then while I’m in labor I will get to smell that lovely appley smell that is so warm and comforting.  My mother in law always makes a big pot of homemade chicken soup and usually prepares some little sandwiches for the guests to snack on while they are here for the long haul, that’s one fun thing about having the birth at home, the guests are very close but not necessarily with me during labor if I need quiet.  I’m going to try to labor leaning over the birth ball this time, I’m hoping that helps :) Well, enough about all that, I better get back to my list. My hope is to get all these extra things done so I can just focus on keeping my house clean and playing with my kids for the remainder of the wait. Soon our little boy will be here, I can’t wait to hold him and see his lovely little face!  Here’s my almost finished list:

• Store baby girl blankets
• Clean off dryer
• Clean off our dresser
• Make labels for tubs
• Attach labels
• Purchase socks for baby
• Make sure his crib is clean
• Find foam for his crib
• Purchase material for baby sheets
• Make two sets of sheets for baby’s bed
• Wash/change sheets in our room
• Figure out what his first outfit will be
• Make sure my homebirth kit is ready to go
• Purchase shower liner for the bed
• Clean birth ball and inflate
• Purchase booster for Aidan
• Install seat belt extenders/new booster in van
• Get an infant car seat
• Install infant car seat in van
• Find straps for Cait’s new car seat
• Clean out van
• Find out from Charlotte if I need anything else for the birth
• Letter to the baby
• Organize back porch
• Thorough washing of the bath tub
• Make a Chore Chart for the kids
• Bleach wall in kids room
• Wash/change sheets in kids room
• Organize and store Guenna’s new hand-me-downs
• Make list, “Things to do when I go into labor”
• Make phone list, “People to call when I go into labor”
• Make list for babysitter for kids when I have the baby
• Eamon’s birthday preparation, cake, menu, gifts
• Visit pumpkin patch
• Carve pumpkins
• Make applesauce
• Juice apples for cider
• Rearrange dining/homeschool room
  

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