Thursday, November 17, 2005

Only 34 shopping days until...

HOLY CRAP. ONLY 34 DAYS?!

I wish I hadnt done the math... I'm SO not ready. At minimum, I still need:

  1. Bassinet sheets
  2. Baby washcloths and towels
  3. Baby shampoo
  4. Baby soap/body wash
  5. Baby lotion and/or oil
  6. Diaper cream
  7. DIAPERS (I think I have about 12... that should last all of 2 days... or less...)
  8. Wipes
  9. Pump
  10. Bottles (various kinds in case he hates one of them)
  11. Baby Tylenol and/or ibuprofen
  12. New batteries for video and digital cameras
  13. Bookcase or shelves for 50 million toys and books he's gotten already
  14. Tiny outfit to wear for hospital picture and another tiny outfit to wear home (could choose from among the ones I have or choose something else)
And, I need to DO the following yet:
  1. Finish setting up nursery (everything is en route... furniture, rug, etc.)
  2. Choose daycare provider
  3. Complete maternity leave paperwork
  4. Complete tenure-clock-stoppage paperwork
  5. Add kiddo to health insurance (note: called and found out he's covered for the first 30 days automatically)
  6. Finish revising and resubmit 2 articles
  7. Grade final papers (due after T-giving holiday) and finalize grades
  8. Work on several aspects of Grant that will be taking place in my absence
  9. Finalize paperwork for field project that will start in my absence
  10. Have fun with Spouse in anticipation of chaos when child arrives
  11. Decorate for Christmas early (as in next weekend)
  12. Haircut, massage, pedicure (oh, wait... that's tomorrow... :-) )
  13. Breathe
*sigh* I wish I werent so. damn. tired.

posted by AAYOR @ Thursday, November 17, 2005   2 comments

2 Comments:

At 11/18/2005 10:35 PM, Blogger Leslie M-B said...

Oooh--one product recommendation: for diaper cream, invest in a tub of Boudreaux's Butt Paste--it works really well and it smells nice, kind of herbal instead of too medicinal.

I wish someone had told us we didn't need so damn many newborn-sized diapers. Our little guy outgrew them in less than a week.

If you decide to circumcise, be sure to have lots of gauze and petroleum jelly on hand. We went through a lot of that stuff post-circ. :P

We took an outfit for him to wear home from the hospital, but we were so anxious to get out of there and we felt he was so fragile (even at 8+ pounds) that we just left him in the hospital t-shirt. I hope you're more motivated than we were.

Good luck!

 
At 11/30/2005 8:18 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

you can acquire some things post birth. honest. i remember feeling like I *had* to have everything. RIGHT NOW. I think i drove my husband a little nuts because that meant I had to have it and he had to go ge tit.

but you don't need it all lined up. baby shampoo etc, for example. you may not really need that for a week or two. you won't get to bathe him until his belly button (and circ, if you do that) are healed.

anyway. i so know this feeling.

here i go with the unsolicited advice :)

 

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