@MrsLittleMac So I thought this earlier, and should have just posted it then.
I'm way excited for your loan payoff! Super awesome. Being 2 weeks behind schedule just shows that you had that sucker planned and tracked. 4000 points.
Thank you so much!!! It's about dang time, I can't wait to get that ish off my shoulders. Just over $500 left! (And seven ...ish... years of my life spent trying to make headway with it all.) Finally said "F*** it" and started diverting like 25% of each paycheck toward it. Works out as long as I keep my hours up!
@MrsLittleMac congrats!!! It's such a good feeling to finish paying it off. I know it's cliche but it literally felt like a huge weight was lifted off of my shoulders when we payed mine off last winter!
Me: 33 | DH: 34 Married: October, 19, 2015 EDD 2/22/17 DS1 born on 3/2/17 EDD 3/8/20 DS2 born on 3/10/20 EDD 11/24/23 (Formerly Marriedhamstermom Feb ‘17)
Holy cow! 1. I'm glad I'm not the only list maker and 2. my world is now a spinning ball of stress seeing all of this haha! I have an in-my-head list for now and I'm sure I'll add more but:
Finish registry.
Decide on "nursery" décor
Help plan the baby shower (November 12 so kind of close, eek!).
After we assess what we got at the shower, get everything else we need. Also....learn what we actually need and what is excess.
Take NB, BF, and CPR classes.
Make sure my insurance switch goes well and then order a pump. Also, map out what the costs will be next year since this is the first time I'm paying for insurance (woo for mooching off your mom till you're 26!).
Build Kaya's raised dog bed so she can gtfo of our bed so I can start to sleep better.
Rearrange our room and get Kaya used to the new place her crate is in. But I will have you know I spent 5 hours starting the project yesterday and I am very happy so far! haha
Get extended baby gate and gate off the "dining" room a the new playroom early and get Kaya used to it being there/us being in there.
Deep clean the house. Clean out the hall closet and linen closet to make room.
Plan maternity leave and file any paperwork that I can do asap.
Decide what to put in my fiancé's hospital bag and get him new slippers and make him a new blanket.
Get PP items and stuff for the hospital like nursing tanks, robes, etc.
Have a plan for who will get Kaya to daycare to be boarded and let daycare know the plan.
Work as much OT as I can so we can afford to have a baby....
I'm sure there's 6 million more things to add but I wont have an organized list until after tomorrow haha.
Finish switching bedroom to upstairs- hang shit, buy curtains, buy dresser, tell Hubs to clean out closet (seriously- when did he take over the whole damn house??)
Dog training so Jake doesn't try to eat the baby
GOAL: Be so organized that I can just enjoy Christmas (
Finish switching bedroom to upstairs- hang shit, buy curtains, buy dresser, tell Hubs to clean out closet (seriously- when did he take over the whole damn house??)
Dog training so Jake doesn't try to eat the baby
GOAL: Be so organized that I can just enjoy Christmas (
My planning is hampered because my husband works from home and the only room suited to become a baby's room is his office. No idea at what point I get to kick him out and start putting together the room. Honestly though, kid sleeps in our room(in a pack and play) for at least the first few months so it's not a pressing issue. However, the organizer in me would love to do it ahead of time. Otherwise my list goes a little like this
1- decide on new infant car seat since our old on expired. Waiting until after the big kid expo thing in Oct to see if things change or get discounted
2- sell/trade some more babywearing stuff
3- pull out newborn and 0-3 month girl clothing bins and start washing
4- finish buying newborn cloth stash- waiting for black Friday sales
5- pull out and set up baby stuff- pack and play, swing, bouncer, etc
6- buy coming home outfit, otherwise this kid probably doesn't need clothes since she is girl #3
Down the road will pack a hospital bag and pull out pumping/breastfeeding supplies
We are JUST starting to get things done, but here's what's on the list:
Done - Signed up for childbirth classes and hospital maternity tour - Started the baby registry, but barely
In progress
- Cleaning/de-cluttering: We live in a pretty small two-bedroom house, and we have a lot of stuff. The spare room is currently an office/guest room/bedroom spillover (my dresser and closet are in there). H really wants to keep his desk in there, since he is a part-time student, I want to keep the futon. But pretty much everything else needs to go to make room for the baby. Which means we need to get a bigger dresser that we can both use in our bedroom, and we need to purge our closets and attempt to combine their contents to fit in the bedroom closet. H is also organizing the basement and garage so we can move excess furniture out. This whole process is really making me want to buy a house sooner than not, so we have room for everything we want.
To do
- Buy baby furniture and gear (still need a crib, bassinet, pack and play, clothes, cloth diapers, bottles)
- Talk to insurance about the breast pump situation. Insurance covers one, but not sure if I can get it before the birth.
- Finish the baby registry. People have started asking about this, so need to get on it.
- Buy a new car - neither of our vehicles is car seat-friendly. Need to sell the coupe and get a small SUV.
- Sign up for breastfeeding class and infant CPR
I feel like I could add a dozen other things, but it's stressing me out to think about it. So for now, we are focusing on the cleaning and de-cluttering, and then the baby furniture.
@WinchesterGirl of course my husband is allowed. I'm saying like my brothers in law, my dad, my uncles. I just hate laying there half naked in front them while nurses are walking in and out, checking your wounds, asking if you peed, or if the baby was able to latch. Obviously, I'm a FTM, so this didn't happen to me but I've seen it happen to my sisters and aunts.
@WinchesterGirl of course my husband is allowed. I'm saying like my brothers in law, my dad, my uncles. I just hate laying there half naked in front them while nurses are walking in and out, checking your wounds, asking if you peed, or if the baby was able to latch. Obviously, I'm a FTM, so this didn't happen to me but I've seen it happen to my sisters and aunts.
I get this. Luckily, the only men in my family who live close enough to me to visit in the hospital are my BILs (H's brother and my sister's husband). They are both welcome to come visit, but only after a few hours minimum, when I am all fixed up and dressed. Otherwise, the only people who will be allowed in to my room are H, MIL, my sister, and my mom.
@Janefelicity - I looked at 2 different sites for the lists and formulated my own based on what they recommended and also based off of what my hospital itself recommends. I have a large travel bag that I plan to pack everything in, or at worst that big bag and the baby bag. 3-6 bags is too much work lol. Plus some of the items like a breast pump, I don't need to bring my own, same with bottles, diapers, wipes, etc.
I can't believe I forgot this off my original list, but I also need to pre-register at the hospital!
So far we've been able to finish a few things off the list:
File FMLA
Put together crib
Organize dresser
Make Birth Playlist
Order pump and test it
Nursery Ceiling fan install
Send Bradley check
Pick up glider
Bar stools
Pick manual pump
Upper shelf in all closets
Put up light fixtures
Pulled this back up to shame myself. I was right... things slid, lol.
Whoops: Paint baseboards & interior doors,Find two 18" x 30" pivot or glass-framed mirrors for master bath, Complete drawer & door faces for master vanity, Stain & Poly master vanity & master bed,Build, Install & Paint master closet built-ins, Build crib... Never mind. Buy the damn crib.
Dec: Tour EN & EE hospitals Buy stuff as needed after shower Damn holiday travel H: Complete master suite (baseboards, final stuff), Tell me more frequently how majestic and quite sexy this whole process is.
Stuff I forgot to include: Wash baby stuff... once I figure out what clothes I'm keeping/need. Ah jeez. Put things somewhere in the nursery, not just in a terrifying pile. Idiotically come up with & start 5 projects for the nursery Actually finish any of those projects.
Jan: Pack, Keep kid in for vast majority of the month., Find way to get me Diet Dr Pepper during labor (Develop plan & back-up plan) H:Finish the impossible list of things he was supposed to have done already Tell me incessantly how majestic and exceedingly sexy this whole process is. Compose a poem, etc. Possibly learn guitar.
Done early!?: Oh yeah, we have a dog., A birth plan,Freak out., Figure out when and how long we want mom or MIL in the house, Naively look forward to "taking time off" Opt: Re-vent hall bath Ha!, Opt: Make coffee table Ha!
Feb: Me: Fiddle with nursery, Produce entire other human being out of my hoo-hah., Hoo-hah recovery Both: Keep new human alive Husband: Get me Diet Dr Pepper during labor, Submit to abuse as needed
@Lafreeman21 Don't feel too bad, trying to get all this stuff done over the holiday season is brutal!! Quite a few of my things have slid as well, and I just got a notification email that my real estate license renewal course is due... March 31st.
So I either have to squeeze in 45 credit hours in the approximately 6-8 weeks before baby, or after with a newborn. Oh poop. Oh, and I conveniently left off our plan to do all of our tax work in Jan/Feb... January is going to suck. A lot.
Here is what is remaining off our baby/house list:
Attend showers (1 done, 1 to go)
Put together any gear that needs assembly
Post-showers:
- returns/exchanges
Attend infant CPR class
Birth plan?
Choose pediatrician (need list of Qs)
Finish nursery
- Sew basket liners
- hang animal pics
Install carseat
Pack hospital bag
Pack diaper bag (In progress)
Wash clothes/linens (in progress)
Buy post-post-partum supplies (nipple cream, breast pads, post-partum pads, sitz bath, dermoplast, colace)
Finish around the house stuff:
Baby proof medicine cabinet (In progress)
Attic Insulation
Switch to standing freezer
Make some freezer meals (In progress)
Pre-baby stock up shop (January)
Find family member to take care of dogs for birth
Get estimates for tree trimming Pine and rental
Make a basic will
Put up smoke detector
Re-caulk granite
Re-caulk bathroom sink/tub
Weather stripping on doors
- put together nursery furniture - hang up wall art - go on mini babymoon (Oct 14-17) - finish bathroom remodel - plan DS's 3rd bday - make red carnasaurus costume - have said birthday - get thanksgiving foods and do stuff - decorate for xmas - do some sort of family shoot while pregnant - buy all of the xmas things - buy a new BP and bottles and ring sling - wash all the clothes - dont go on bedrest - find daycare - prepare binder for HOW TO DO MY JOB for people covering for me
Complete: Nursery is done Washed all clothes and blankets I currently have Got diapering supplies Preregistration at hospital is done Selected a pediatrician Packed hospital bag for me and baby Got breast pump Did baby shower registry
Left to do: Get glider for nursery Tour hospital on Jan 12th Have baby shower and assemble/wash any new items and install carseat Exchange/purchase any remaining items we need Pay for placenta encapsulation and submit contract paperwork Sanitize bottles, binkies, breast pump stuff Assemble bassinet in bedroom Prepare supplies for postpartum care File maternity leave paperwork in Jan Any last minute cleaning/organization of the house I feel the need to do
Re: Pre-Baby Lists
Finally said "F*** it" and started diverting like 25% of each paycheck toward it. Works out as long as I keep my hours up!
Also, love or hate him, I feel like this is appropriate for your impending success!
Married: October, 19, 2015
EDD 2/22/17
EDD 3/8/20
EDD 11/24/23
(Formerly Marriedhamstermom Feb ‘17)
Holy cow! 1. I'm glad I'm not the only list maker and 2. my world is now a spinning ball of stress seeing all of this haha! I have an in-my-head list for now and I'm sure I'll add more but:
I'm sure there's 6 million more things to add but I wont have an organized list until after tomorrow haha.
Finish registry, send to ladies organizing my shower
Harass Hubs to get off his ass and clean out the 3 rooms he has stored all his crap in for the past 4 years and condense it to 2.
Paint nursery
decorate nursery - ask dad and hubs to make shelves for books, buy rug, buy glider, put together crib, put up curtains
Attend classes: Bradley, CPR, Newborn, Cloth Diaper, Breastfeed
Read up on hypnobirth?
Read happiest baby on the block?
Have all the loud sex with Hubs. all of it.
Finish buying Christmas presents (almost done!)
Deep clean house
Finish switching bedroom to upstairs- hang shit, buy curtains, buy dresser, tell Hubs to clean out closet (seriously- when did he take over the whole damn house??)
Dog training so Jake doesn't try to eat the baby
GOAL: Be so organized that I can just enjoy Christmas (
Married to my Soul Mate since 09/06/09
1- decide on new infant car seat since our old on expired. Waiting until after the big kid expo thing in Oct to see if things change or get discounted
2- sell/trade some more babywearing stuff
3- pull out newborn and 0-3 month girl clothing bins and start washing
4- finish buying newborn cloth stash- waiting for black Friday sales
5- pull out and set up baby stuff- pack and play, swing, bouncer, etc
6- buy coming home outfit, otherwise this kid probably doesn't need clothes since she is girl #3
Down the road will pack a hospital bag and pull out pumping/breastfeeding supplies
Married: 10/10
EDD: 8/27/16 MMC 1/16
Rainbow Boy: 2/04/17
TTC: 4/18 BFP: 1/2/19
EDD: 9/6/19
Find lactation consultant
NO MEN ALLOWED!
Done
- Signed up for childbirth classes and hospital maternity tour
- Started the baby registry, but barely
In progress
- Cleaning/de-cluttering: We live in a pretty small two-bedroom house, and we have a lot of stuff. The spare room is currently an office/guest room/bedroom spillover (my dresser and closet are in there). H really wants to keep his desk in there, since he is a part-time student, I want to keep the futon. But pretty much everything else needs to go to make room for the baby. Which means we need to get a bigger dresser that we can both use in our bedroom, and we need to purge our closets and attempt to combine their contents to fit in the bedroom closet. H is also organizing the basement and garage so we can move excess furniture out. This whole process is really making me want to buy a house sooner than not, so we have room for everything we want.
To do
- Buy baby furniture and gear (still need a crib, bassinet, pack and play, clothes, cloth diapers, bottles)
- Talk to insurance about the breast pump situation. Insurance covers one, but not sure if I can get it before the birth.
- Finish the baby registry. People have started asking about this, so need to get on it.
- Buy a new car - neither of our vehicles is car seat-friendly. Need to sell the coupe and get a small SUV.
- Sign up for breastfeeding class and infant CPR
I feel like I could add a dozen other things, but it's stressing me out to think about it. So for now, we are focusing on the cleaning and de-cluttering, and then the baby furniture.
So far we've been able to finish a few things off the list:
File FMLA
Put together crib
Organize dresser
Make Birth Playlist
Order pump and test it
Nursery Ceiling fan install
Send Bradley check
Pick up glider
Bar stools
Pick manual pump
Upper shelf in all closets
Put up light fixtures
Whoops: Paint baseboards & interior doors,Find two 18" x 30" pivot or glass-framed mirrors for master bath, Complete drawer & door faces for master vanity, Stain & Poly master vanity & master bed,Build, Install & Paint master closet built-ins, Build crib... Never mind. Buy the damn crib.
Dec:
Tour EN & EE hospitals
Buy stuff as needed after shower
Damn holiday travel
H: Complete master suite (baseboards, final stuff), Tell me more frequently how majestic and quite sexy this whole process is.
Stuff I forgot to include:
Wash baby stuff... once I figure out what clothes I'm keeping/need. Ah jeez.
Put things somewhere in the nursery, not just in a terrifying pile.
Idiotically come up with & start 5 projects for the nursery
Actually finish any of those projects.
Jan:
Pack, Keep kid in for vast majority of the month., Find way to get me Diet Dr Pepper during labor (Develop plan & back-up plan)
H:Finish the impossible list of things he was supposed to have done already
Tell me incessantly how majestic and exceedingly sexy this whole process is. Compose a poem, etc. Possibly learn guitar.
Done early!?: Oh yeah, we have a dog., A birth plan,Freak out., Figure out when and how long we want mom or MIL in the house, Naively look forward to "taking time off" Opt: Re-vent hall bath Ha!, Opt: Make coffee table Ha!
Feb:
Me: Fiddle with nursery, Produce entire other human being out of my hoo-hah., Hoo-hah recovery
Both: Keep new human alive
Husband: Get me Diet Dr Pepper during labor, Submit to abuse as needed
Married: 10/10
EDD: 8/27/16 MMC 1/16
Rainbow Boy: 2/04/17
TTC: 4/18 BFP: 1/2/19
EDD: 9/6/19
So I either have to squeeze in 45 credit hours in the approximately 6-8 weeks before baby, or after with a newborn. Oh poop. Oh, and I conveniently left off our plan to do all of our tax work in Jan/Feb... January is going to suck. A lot.
Here is what is remaining off our baby/house list:
Attend showers (1 done, 1 to go)
Put together any gear that needs assembly
Post-showers:
- returns/exchanges
Attend infant CPR class
Birth plan?
Choose pediatrician (need list of Qs)
Finish nursery
- Sew basket liners
- hang animal pics
Install carseat
Pack hospital bag
Pack diaper bag (In progress)
Wash clothes/linens (in progress)
Buy post-post-partum supplies (nipple cream, breast pads, post-partum pads, sitz bath, dermoplast, colace)
Finish around the house stuff:
Baby proof medicine cabinet (In progress)
Attic Insulation
Switch to standing freezer
Make some freezer meals (In progress)
Pre-baby stock up shop (January)
Find family member to take care of dogs for birth
Get estimates for tree trimming Pine and rental
Make a basic will
Put up smoke detector
Re-caulk granite
Re-caulk bathroom sink/tub
Weather stripping on doors
- put together nursery furniture
- hang up wall art
- go on mini babymoon (Oct 14-17)
- finish bathroom remodel
- plan DS's 3rd bday
- make red carnasaurus costume
- have said birthday
- get thanksgiving foods and do stuff
- decorate for xmas
- do some sort of family shoot while pregnant
- buy all of the xmas things
- buy a new BP and bottles and ring sling
- wash all the clothes
- dont go on bedrest
- find daycare
- prepare binder for HOW TO DO MY JOB for people covering for me
Nursery is done
Washed all clothes and blankets I currently have
Got diapering supplies
Preregistration at hospital is done
Selected a pediatrician
Packed hospital bag for me and baby
Got breast pump
Did baby shower registry
Left to do:
Get glider for nursery
Tour hospital on Jan 12th
Have baby shower and assemble/wash any new items and install carseat
Exchange/purchase any remaining items we need
Pay for placenta encapsulation and submit contract paperwork
Sanitize bottles, binkies, breast pump stuff
Assemble bassinet in bedroom
Prepare supplies for postpartum care
File maternity leave paperwork in Jan
Any last minute cleaning/organization of the house I feel the need to do