* move to our new house
* set up house and do all renovations - especially set up the kitchen, get a dishwasher, put up storage shelves EVERYWHERE
* find family doctor in Kitchener
* make playlist for iPod for labour (need song suggestions)
* put together a birth announcement email with everyone's email addresses for easy send-out
* take belly pictures every five weeks (only 25, 30, 35, and 40 left!)
* transfer care to our new midwives, schedule appointments (April 12, May ?, June ?)
* continue monthly thyroid blood test (March, April, May, June, and six weeks post-partum). Find blood lab in KW.
* get: dresser with change pad on top, ring sling, and some sort of sleeping arrangement for baby and me.
* sew curtains for bedrooms
* buy fabric for wrap
* get and install car seat ***
* go to La Leche League meeting in KW
* plan out maternity leave and Josh's parental leave - do all paperwork, give notice, put together a file in the file cabinet of all important documents
* go to Grand River Hospital tour, and pre-register
* fold and put away baby's clothes and junk
* plant a vegetable garden
* make list of fun stuff in KW - Early Years Centres, libraries, parks and playgrounds, community centres, farmers' markets, and also not-as-fun-stuff like vet, dentist, massage therapist, dry cleaner, bank, and post office.
* acquire a Joovy Ergo Caboose stroller (new or used)
* sign up for some sort of class for Miriam and myself (music? crafts? dance?)
* go to Miriam's kindergarten parent info night (end of June)
* feed the freezer - stock up on home-made meals for post-partum (chili, lasagna, casseroles, soups, other easy stuff)
* stock up on a pile of classics books for post-partum
* narrow name choices down to two-three for each sex
* pack hospital bag
Now I'm excited to get stuff done!
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