Mazel tov to Yael and Jonathan on the birth of their as-yet-name-unannounced baby girl today at 7:18am! She's the younger sister of Yasha and Eden - you might remember Yasha as Xander's best bud in Cincinnati.
As far as me... I'm still waiting. A couple people asked on the phone what I've been doing to prep for this new baby. It hadn't even occurred to me to write it down! Mainly because I feel like it's so little in comparison for what we did with the first two.
Here is our very paltry preparation list, that we completed almost two weeks ago:
- Moved the changing table from the boys' room to our room. Stocked it with wipes and diapers.
- Took out all the 0-3 clothes, wraps, and receiving blankets from the bin in the garage, put them in dresser drawers.
- Got the baby carseat from the garage, moved the straps from the biggest size to the lowest.
- Bought a new pump (the old one's 6 years old and the motor's dying).
- Bought a bottle warmer, since Jonathan thought it would be nice to have one for this baby.
- Been watching videos of birth with Xander, since he wants to be present, and reading books about new babies with him and Ari.
- Hired someone to clean the house.
- Moved the birthing tub into its final position, and compiled everything we need for the birth kit.
That's really about it, folks. We're not having a nursery and the baby will sleep with us. Other than that, I feel that we kinda know what to do.
If anything, it's just a bit crazy because my mom comes in tomorrow, my dad and stepmother next Monday, my sister for the bris... and then oh yeah, there's Thanksgiving and Hanukkah. I plan to have everyone else do holiday prep while I stay in bed and nurse.
One of the best parts about baby prep has been being a catalyst for Xander's increasingly smart questions. Take last night's bedtime query, "How was the first person born?" (Answer: "Let's talk about that in the morning," followed by an amazing conversation about apes and evolution and God creating it all.) The kid surprises me. Ari surprises me too, but he's easier, as his main morning concern was that his red underwear matched his red socks!
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