the big ole baby to-do list

well, there's nothing like a huge life change to put a little spring in your very fatigued step. while i let myself get away with the "let's not jinx it" and gave myself a free pass to just not worry about things for the first three months, i am now back to my old, anxious, self.

but what better than to pretend that you have control over your life than to make a list and start crossing things off?

a few things we want to accomplish before baby rosato comes in late january, and that we spent the majority of the weekend working on: (some of these take longer than you would think) 
- fix front step
- fix front door  (we will need to replace this at some point, but for now a cheap fix will do!)
- put molding back on the rooms (removed because we already replaced the floors...i almost want to put floors on here so i have something i can cross off, haha) (got one out of two rooms done!)
- paint nursery... we were waiting to find out the gender (this thursday - fingers crossed - omg!) but we're thinking green
- buy and install nicer curtain rods
- buy and install stackable washer/dryer (it works and it's awesome!)
- get nursery furniture from cina & dave then set up nursery furniture: crib, dresser, and rocking chair (dresser still needs knobs)
- pull up plants in front garden
- plant fall mums in front garden
- cut down trees in front yard (mangled with wires coming in / out of house and growing slanted)
- paint bathroom cabinets white
- buy and hang art in the kitchen
- make fitted crib sheets... this looks like a great tutorial!... and this site has some amazing inspiration for sheets! i did some research on fabric (spoonflower.com is amazing) but it's more expensive to make than to buy. going to scrap this idea.
- hang nursery art (i've already painted a few pieces!). need to paint frames! I think we're set on the art, just need to hang it all up!
- hang picture in living room
- reorganize pantry
- figure out cat litter situation (we used to have it in the second bedroom)
- update light fixture in master bedroom (it currently has bronze monkeys and palm trees....)
- update light fixture in nursery
- put closet doors on in nursery (i went into crazy mode and removed the ugly carpet and 70's accordion doors one day... it was therapeutic)
- update mailbox bought and install
- set up day care situation
- set up a pediatrician
- schedule eye and dentist appointments
- install new shower head (one with an attachment hose)
- print and hang art for bathroom
- buy and install car seats
- stock up on house items
- stock up on pre-made freezer meals
- acquire necessary items from registry
- attend child birth class, and parenting class we will be DIYing these!
- make car set blankets (x 2)... i might check out this tutorial!
- paint cuckoo clock (i bought a cuckoo clock for $10 at the Bouckville Antique Show... i want to paint it something like this or this or this)
- plan a garden for next year. prepare by researching composting and plant organization.
- make a few changing pad covers... like these!
- learn how to properly use my camera
- register for baby done actually! only took about 4 episodes of breaking bad ;)
- pack for hospital
- maybe a diy mobile for over the crib... like this (she used christmas ornaments!)
- i'd love to crochet a couple of these bad boys too!

just having this all typed out makes it feel all feel way more manageable! am i the only list-freak out there? hopefully i'll add some finished pics to an updated list of this sometime soon!

hope everyone had weekends that were maybe not so chore-centered :-)

Patty