Terrified that we are going to be scrambling around too late and last-minute to get everything we need, S. and I realized that, at 24 weeks, some stuff needs to start getting done and happening. So far we've:
-compiled a pretty good list of boys names
-read through a few birthing books
-been to all of our regularly scheduled midwife appointments and had an ultrasound (with a follow-up to occur in a month or so for a kidneys check)
-ummm....
Yeah. So, what should probably be done or in the process of being done by now is:
-setting up Theo's new bedroom
-interviewing (at least, if not hiring) doulas
-finding a birthing class/instructor to work with that suits our needs (no first-time mamas birth classes - it would be way too boring)
-exercising regularly, or getting into some mini-yoga/stretching routine so I continue to feel physically comfortable since I will be working up until my due date
-declaring to my job how long I plan on taking for maternity leave (which is still a question mark)
What else should be on this list? We are list people. Maybe we are over-reacting and we've done just the right amount of stuff. We don't need the hubub of registering or decorating a nursery (although we'll need a few new things - new bumpers and new blankets since the ones we have are definitely T's). So that leaves us with..what else? An open question I pose to you, readers.
