Thursday - 1 week left
Yesterday we spent a little time celebrating with hubby's mom for her birthday. Nothing major - just the kids being sweet to her and hanging out. We gave her a pretty gift bag (picked by T) with practical gifts and sentimental gifts (card picked by J that we listed reasons hubby's mom is special and a bracelet we made together). The twins sang happy birthday to her and gave her WAY more hugs than usual. She was thrilled.
Doctor update...I lost 1 pound...I am dilated 3-4cm...cervix still pretty thick...head down but not dropped too far - still floating a bit. After 3 types of tests I was told I am NOT leaking amniotic fluid. The third test to check my fluid issue was an ultrasound; they also wanted to check his size - he seemed big to the doctor. The ultrasound could be off by a pound either way...8 pounds 5 ounces. The doctor used that with the reminder of "he'll gain a half a pound a week" to push me into setting a date. She says he's still vaginally birthable, but if he gets much bigger...well, we'll see. I told her if I haven't gone into labor naturally by my due date, I'll get induced then. So, in 1 week or less I'll have a baby. AND he does NOT need any more newborn diapers. I think we're going into size 1's quick!
I really need to focus on particular areas of my to-do list. Common sense tells me to do things first that pertain to the baby; also, I try not to focus on things other people could do for me if they had to. I feel like I need to write an outline of what needs to be done...like I'm in school or something. Big headings could be - laundry, living room, bedroom, baby preparation, day-to-day basics. Seems so "doable" to have 5 things on a list; unfortunately, there are MANY subheadings, and I get LOST in the details!
Today - To-Do:
Kids breakfast
Empty small camera
Put diapers on BR dresser - kids helped move them
Charge cell phone
Kids Lunch
Kids Dinner
Roll dimes
Roll pennies
Put cash box up
Pickup J's prescription
Put away kids too big clothes
Put away kids clothes in my room
Dry towels
Dust star station TV
Rinse & Test spray bottle - it works
Check Mail
Fold blankets/towels/comforter
Finish the glass project
Fold towels from dryer
Wash kids and my clothes
Wake up hubby
Tomorrow - To-Do:
Call the pediatrician about new patient
Call doctor for appointment next Wednesday
Wake up hubby
Paint my tummy
Take tummy pictures!
Clean & dust ottoman
Move ottoman to bedroom
Clear off dresser in living room
Mail booster seat registration cards
Fill up the movie rack
Move surelatch connectors on new car seat to rear-facing position
J's antihistamine
J's inhaler
Kids Breakfast
Kids Lunch
Kids Dinner
Check Mail
Cut hair out of vacuum brush
Vacuum as much as possible - BR, LR, Kids room, hallway
Vacuum where star station TV was
Empty brown shelf
Move brown bookshelf to old star station TV spot
Clean the crib
Wipe down crib mattress
Put crib mattress in crib (after dry) Enter coke rewards points
Put swaddleme in spacebag
Move star station TV to dining room
Rip paper towels for wipes
Fold paper towels for wipes
Sew cloth wipes
Try out wipes solution in spray bottle & dilute if needed
Fill & organize craft tub
Fix shelves of white bookshelf to fit books
Empty book tub onto white or brown bookshelf
Use empty tub for clothes in my bottom drawer
Fold towels from dryer
Wash kids and my clothes
Dry kids and my clothes
Fold kids and my clothes
Label twins dresser drawers
Put hammer away in toolbox
Put away folded towels/blankets/comforter
Clear off bedroom dresser
Pack blue fabric, 2 pairs breast pads, medicaid application, pretty paper for footprints, camera charger
Scan some pages in the Apple Tree workbook
Doctor update...I lost 1 pound...I am dilated 3-4cm...cervix still pretty thick...head down but not dropped too far - still floating a bit. After 3 types of tests I was told I am NOT leaking amniotic fluid. The third test to check my fluid issue was an ultrasound; they also wanted to check his size - he seemed big to the doctor. The ultrasound could be off by a pound either way...8 pounds 5 ounces. The doctor used that with the reminder of "he'll gain a half a pound a week" to push me into setting a date. She says he's still vaginally birthable, but if he gets much bigger...well, we'll see. I told her if I haven't gone into labor naturally by my due date, I'll get induced then. So, in 1 week or less I'll have a baby. AND he does NOT need any more newborn diapers. I think we're going into size 1's quick!
I really need to focus on particular areas of my to-do list. Common sense tells me to do things first that pertain to the baby; also, I try not to focus on things other people could do for me if they had to. I feel like I need to write an outline of what needs to be done...like I'm in school or something. Big headings could be - laundry, living room, bedroom, baby preparation, day-to-day basics. Seems so "doable" to have 5 things on a list; unfortunately, there are MANY subheadings, and I get LOST in the details!
Today - To-Do:
Empty small camera
Put diapers on BR dresser - kids helped move them
Charge cell phone
Kids Lunch
Kids Dinner
Roll dimes
Roll pennies
Put cash box up
Pickup J's prescription
Put away kids too big clothes
Put away kids clothes in my room
Dry towels
Dust star station TV
Rinse & Test spray bottle - it works
Check Mail
Fold blankets/towels/comforter
Finish the glass project
Fold towels from dryer
Wash kids and my clothes
Wake up hubby
Tomorrow - To-Do:
Call the pediatrician about new patient
Call doctor for appointment next Wednesday
Wake up hubby
Paint my tummy
Take tummy pictures!
Clean & dust ottoman
Move ottoman to bedroom
Clear off dresser in living room
Mail booster seat registration cards
Fill up the movie rack
Move surelatch connectors on new car seat to rear-facing position
J's antihistamine
J's inhaler
Kids Breakfast
Kids Lunch
Kids Dinner
Check Mail
Cut hair out of vacuum brush
Vacuum as much as possible - BR, LR, Kids room, hallway
Vacuum where star station TV was
Empty brown shelf
Move brown bookshelf to old star station TV spot
Clean the crib
Wipe down crib mattress
Put crib mattress in crib (after dry) Enter coke rewards points
Put swaddleme in spacebag
Move star station TV to dining room
Rip paper towels for wipes
Fold paper towels for wipes
Sew cloth wipes
Try out wipes solution in spray bottle & dilute if needed
Fill & organize craft tub
Fix shelves of white bookshelf to fit books
Empty book tub onto white or brown bookshelf
Use empty tub for clothes in my bottom drawer
Fold towels from dryer
Wash kids and my clothes
Dry kids and my clothes
Fold kids and my clothes
Label twins dresser drawers
Put hammer away in toolbox
Put away folded towels/blankets/comforter
Clear off bedroom dresser
Pack blue fabric, 2 pairs breast pads, medicaid application, pretty paper for footprints, camera charger
Scan some pages in the Apple Tree workbook
