The little things

In preparation for the baby, I know we have just ONE more full day... and that one day is already a little 'scheduled out'... school drop off, pick up, pre-op, and the unknown of the 'situation' at school which we may have to go in about. So today we're trying to do those little things that we can to have our home ready for me to leave for 2-4 days, for others to be here and taking care of our children, for the school week to go smoothly as far as things that I usually prepare, and for the house to be ready for our 7th family member when we come home.

Some of the things on the list for today... or the next few days if they don't get done :) :

• Finish painting the bathroom (Mike)
• Raise the crib mattress for baby
  
• Put the playpen w/ bassinet attachment up in the family room- safe spot for baby!
• Clean up spare playpen and set it up for Micah's early mornings in the living room
  
• Get baby's car seat ready- tags off and head insert in it
• Print 2-3 family photos to finally send them in to school
• Look back over our routines sheet and check if it's still accurate- add Micah's reflux meds on to it
• Pack this week's lunches
• Set out clothes for the 4 kids for the week in their hanging bins
• Have the twin mattress bagged and stored back in the garage from the guest room
• Grocery shop for the week
• Put away diapers that my parents brought over
• Re-install Brianna's car seat to tighten it, move the center buckle in, and move Emma's seat to the 3rd row
  
• Finish packing my hospital bag and Mike pack some clothes for himself
• Launder sheets on B, E, and M's beds and ours
• Put sheets on the guest bed
  

Right now Micah is waking from napping and Michael took the three older kids over to Sea World for the afternoon. Brianna brought me my shoes and said she wanted to go with Daddy, but was pretty insistent that I come too. Kristopher asked why I didn't want to go with them today... I said I'd love to go, but if I walked all around Sea World that our baby might decide that she's ready to be born today instead of waiting two more days, and we need her to wait just a bit. So I am home with Micah :)

Sounds like he's ready to be up so we're off to Wal-Mart then a relaxing afternoon at home while we get out clothes and make lunches :) Hey, those can be relaxing... right? I'll definitely be much more 'relaxed' when they're DONE!