Sweet Melissa

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Lists on Lists on Lists

As you already know, I am a “lists” person.  I love making lists and crossing things off.  It makes me feel so accomplished!  Today’s post is a list of the things I need to make lists for.  Are you confused?  Let me explain…

I’ve been putting off making baby lists until I finish work and go on maternity leave.  Then, I’ll have about a month off before my due date to make my lists and prepare for Baby’s arrival.  There are several different kinds of lists that I need, however, so I need to make a master list of all these other lists!

This post is to half get myself organized and half to prepare you, too (if you’re interested).  These are the things I need to make lists for and take action on (in no particular order):

  • Meal prep
  • Registry purchases
  • Hospital bag
  • Baby prep

Meal prep

I want to make freezer meals and crock pot meals so that Shane and I do not have to worry about dinner for a few weeks after Baby is born.  I’ve printed out a bunch of recipes from Pinterest and now have to organize them further into other lists:

  1. List of meals (and how many nights they will last)
  2. Shopping list of ingredients
  3. Shopping list of tins and freezer bags

Registry purchases

A while back I wrote about my registry ideas and what I thought would work for me.  Now that I have my registry organized it’s ready for purchases to be made (wink, wink).  I am not having a baby shower before Baby is born so I need to make sure I have the absolute necessities ready beforehand.  That’s where my list comes in – what do we absolutely need (a car seat and diapers!) and what can wait (a swing and toys)?

Hospital bag

I plan on packing two hospital bags – a small one with a few things for labor and delivery and a larger one that can stay in the car until after Baby is born.  Of course, I need to make the list to figure out what exactly is needed.

Baby prep

  1. Make freezer/crock pot meals
  2. Print registries and decide what needs to be purchased before Baby is born. Then go and purchase those items (using coupons and discounts!).
  3. Pack hospital bags
  4. Wash baby clothes (they are currently piled in my parents basement)
  5. Install car seat and get inspected
  6. Organize nursery as much as possible

Stay tuned for Part 2 – more lists 🙂