The Daily Hailey

I spent a good chunk of my day listing. And listing. And making yet more lists. Lists of things to do before baby comes. Lists of things to buy before baby comes. Lists of things to accomplish outside before Dekker’s birthday. Lists of what to buy for Dekker’s birthday party. Lists of what to bring to the hospital. Lists of what to pack for Dekker to stay with Grandma and Grandpa while we’re at the hospital. Grocery lists. To-do lists. Things that we don’t need to do immediately but cannot forget lists. How does everyone feel about my list of lists?

I felt somewhat overwhelmed writing it out. Especially the “Before She Comes” lists. I sort of had random lists all revolving around the subject floating around, but when I put them all in one place, it got really big and scary. I’ve been reminded by a few friends now that baby will come with very few demands actually, and besides being fed and changed, she’ll require a carseat and a place to sleep. This is very true! And for reasons like that, we’ve opted out of repainting the baby room and things like that. It would be great and exciting to have a new look, but why??! She doesn’t care, and the room looks great, in my opinion. So our expectations aren’t super huge or anything. I would really like to do things like clean out my freezer, book all my little appointments for a week or two before her arrival, paint her crib, and organize her clothes. Our list of things to buy is a bit bigger than I wish it was, but not much of it needs to be done before she comes. She literally has three sleepers, so we need to pick up some of those, plus just general things like breast pads, sanitary pads (add to list: make padsicles) and some size one disposable diapers to use until the tar poops are done. See? None of it is ominous, but I’m just pulling a few things off the top of my head. There is way more!

But I know that if she were to come today, we would be more than fine. She has a crib and a cradle and a carseat and even a sit and stand stroller. We are more than blessed just to have those few bigger items! Plus I have an involved husband that will keep his eyes open for anything we need or anything that can help his family. We are so very taken care of.

Sigh. Aaaaanyway… if anyone wants a job, I have a few to pass around, haha! Or I could even use a motivator, to help me actually get a move on these things. They are piling up but as I think/hope other people can relate to, its hard to get started sometimes. Help?