Baby Schedule

She’s not even born yet and she has a deadline! Today at my doctor’s appointment, they told me I’m not allowed to go past my due date – next Saturday – and that they’ll be inducing by the end of next week if the baby doesn’t come early. This is something of a relief, I’ll admit, because I’m starting to feel very achy and tired, and I’m totally sick of bedrest – tomorrow will be six weeks. However…I still feel like she should be allowed to “choose” her own birthday. Oh, well, I’m not going to worry too much about it. After all, she has a week more, and anything can happen, right? My next appointment is Wednesday, so I imagine we’ll be actually scheduling something then.

But this means she’ll definitely be here in time for Halloween, and maybe even home by then. Yay for little orange pumpkin outfits and hats! (We’ve got at least three at this point, we’ll just have to take lots of pictures!)

The nursery is so close to being done – the chair rail still needs to be cut and installed (it’s painted already), the curtains need to be hung, we need to buy and install a closet organizer (we gutted the single rod & shelf that was in there before we painted), and the vents and outlet covers need to be painted and put up. Other than that, we’re just (still) waiting on the glider and we have to set up the crib. And then, maybe, we can reclaim most of the living and dining rooms from the mountain of baby stuff that’s on every flat surface.

I packed the diaper bag last night. My goodness, those newborn-sized diapers are teeny! And they’re really soft, and kind of smell like baby powder…yes, I sniffed the diapers. I’m strange. And then I had to do some research, because it really wasn’t obvious to me what might go in a diaper bag besides diapers, wipes, receiving blankets and a change of clothes. I guess there’s a heck of a lot more that can be considered essential, though, and I did manage to find enough to almost fill the bag – thankfully it’s still pretty light. I also ordered an adjustable fleece pouch because I’d like to try using that for short trips in and out of stores or for walking rather than relying solely on the stroller. We’ll see if it or the baby arrives first…

Tonight, I’m packing my own bag. Just in case!