baby daddy

My husband is finally home, which is why I missed my usual weekend post.

It has been a whirlwind catch up of a million baby things in order to have us both feel prepared. As much as we talked about things everyday and we shared over skype, I forget he missed out on most baby items coming into this house and therefore has not had time to adjust to how it works and where it all lives.

Overwhelmed with passing over our house, storage space, and time to someone who is not even here yet, we made a to do list to help organize the chaos. Our list is a good start to ensure things get done and a possible prioritizing of a few of them will make sleep easier at night.

TO Do before the little girl arrives:
- pack hospital bag ....seems easy enough, and there are list everywhere, but it has been a work in progress for 3 weeks now.
- tour the hospital...again, just a stop in when we drive by, and we drive by every time we go to town, but no time seems like a good time. I had toured it before it opened, but my husband hasn't been in yet and needs the comfort level before we go for the big event.
- wash the cloth diapers....again, it is just a load of laundry, but the hot water needs to be turned on to the washer and that job seems to be staling this job.
- install car seat base in vehicles.....I think we are both unsure how to do it all perfectly, so we are hesitant.
- sign up for EI....apparently there is a lot of paperwork behind having a child, especially if you want to be paid while off.
- check into a Dr. and daycare.....ALREADY? apparently yes....and worse than yes, the daycare may trump the Dr. in priority as they are harder to get into. Imagine signing someone up who doesn't exist yet for daycare they won't use for more than a year from now - bizarraro world!