Getting Ready

We're getting ready for Bernamon. I guess I feel the need to prepare earlier than I did for P because we're so busy with P that our spare time is limited. I won't have as much time in my 8th and 9th months to putter around the nursery, so I have to get started earlier.

Like four months earlier. Why yes, I am compulsive.

I think part of it is because I'm so busy with P and the new job that I feel less "connected" with this pregnancy. I can't spend entire evenings sipping lemonade and sitting perfectly still, waiting to feel a tap inside my belly, or perusing pregnancy websites and books. But doing things like arranging Bernamon's room or buying a crib makes it more real for me. I can't wait for the ultrasound...that'll make it even more real. Now that Mike and I know the rollercoaster that pregnancy and parenting can be, we're more eager than ever to see that ultrasound and be reassured that we have a whole, healthy baby in there.

Anyway, I added a tag called Compulsive Lists because I do make compulsive lists, and also because that's what this is. It's what we have and what we need for the baby.

What We Need:

[X] Crib and mattress
[X] Bedding
[ ] Mattress pads
[ ] Changing table
[X] Double stroller
[X] Infant car seat/carrier
[ ] Larger car seat
[X] Clothes (we're set, especially if it's a boy!)
[X] Baby carrier
[X] Cloth diapers
[ ] Snappis (we have some, but ours are old and they need replacing after 6 months)
[X] Toys
[X] Bath tub
[X] Baby monitor
[X] Pack'n'Play
[X] Swing
[ ] Shelves
[ ] Bins/baskets for the shelves
[X] Random baby stuff that we have left over from P

We're close to being set.