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February 2013 Moms
How I am different than a FTM
When I read many of the posts here, I keep thinking how different my pregnancy is now that I am on baby #3. I am so woefully behind. My largest concern is that i can't find my Ergo Carrier. You would think with the laundry list of things I need to do, that just the Ergo shouldn't be the highest priority, but for some reason it is.
1) Working: I now work 3 days a week and am home 2 days a week. Working is so much easier physically(desk job obviously) that I told my husband I want to increase back to full time until the baby comes. This wont happen, just sitting at my desk is so much easier than chasing after 2 kids. I get to look at the computer, go out by myself to grab lunch, etc. I will be working up to the very end.
2) Nursery: Don't have one. I did buy a crib but it is downstairs in the basement. I also need to borrow a friends cosleeper. I used to have a bassinet, but my kids played with it and broke it. My girls will start to share a room and turn one of their rooms into the new nursery, but haven't started that process.
3) Clothes: Must find baby clothes. They are somewhere in the basement, but haven't gone through them or washed them yet.
4) Names: Still working on that
5) Bag for the hospital: Saw a post about that yesterday and haven't remotely thought about it. My main thing is bringing my pillow.
6) Something to put baby clothes in: This one just hit me. I don't have a bureau for this little bean.
7) Car seat - need to clean and install that
All of the moms here are so impressive! I am a disaster!
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Re: How I am different than a FTM
I hear you! I work two days a week and lately I definitely seem to enjoy my days away. The peace and quiet of being in my office alone is welcomed after listening to crying and breaking up fights over the rest of the week. But I still miss them when I'm gone
My older sister and I were talking about this the other day. I was laughing at her because I was at her house when she came home from the hospital with #4. She walked in the door and looked at her husband and said, "Can you go into the attic and get out the bassinet? I think we're going to need it now." I remember him bringing it down and dusting it off really quickly before they put the baby in there. At the time I was amazed at how laid back she seemed, when I remembered freaking out about having everything assmebled and sanitized perfectly before my baby came. I think you reach a point (for me it was sometime after baby #2) where you just relax and realize that they don't really need much to survive and that they aren't as fragile as we think they are.
With #1 I remember making sure he was never on the floor playing without it being swept or without a clean blanket under him. Now I just try to brush the crumbs out of the way before I put him down and tell the oldest child to try to pick up the little toys so no one chokes. lol
The seatbelt in our car for where the new baby's carseat goes is broken and we still need to fix it. I guess the worst case scenario is I won't be able to go anywhere for a while with all four kids when the new one comes. It actually sounds like a blessing in disguise
ETA - I forgot about the Ergo. That is also top priority around here. I need to have both hands free to survive the day in this zoo!
We have a name picked out though! Still need to clean the clothes and car seat.
At this point I'm just going with the flow of everything.
I'm only on #2 and I am soooo there with you!
No name.
Up until last weekend the nursery was still a guest bedroom. As it stands now, it is painted, has a crib and a dresser. I made some of the bedding over the weekend, but it is still not even in the same zipcode as done.
Hospital bag? Ha! I'll grab and go when the time comes!!
Working full time and will until she comes.
The clothes are in a box. I know where they are, but they aren't washed.
The carseat is washed, but I cannot find the infant insert to save my life.
I will say, I did have a little nesting anxiety last weekend, but then my energy failed me so, well, we'll get to it...maybe
Infant insert. I knew I was missing something. It must be in my trunk, because I haven't seen it anywhere else.
Thanks for the reminder
Ha! I forgot about the infant insert...thanks! Adamwife, my sister has 4 kids too, and she had her last baby in July. She didn't even plan the whole 'where are my other kids going when i am in the hospital plan'. She went in, and my brother, mother and sister were all like 'wait who has the kids?'.
All worked out though in the end!!
Haha! You sound exactly like me. Im on baby #3 and I havent done even 10% of what the FTMs have done. And Im a stay at home mom. Ive gotten as far as dragging the newborn clothes boxes out of the garage, but I havent sorted through them yet. Car seat still needs to be washed/cleaned.... I set the crib up in our room,but it doesnt have sheets. Hospital bag? Yea.... I totally forgot about that until just now lol And we have a nameless baby as of now
Crazy how things change from baby #1 to baby #3
The only thing that Im really worried about is my My Brest Friend pillow broke with baby #2, so I need to buy a new one for the hospital. I WILL do it in the next 2 weeks... I WILL do it in the next 2 weeks (or so Im telling myself) 