I have been compiling a list of things “to-do” before the baby arrives.  These are not the obvious things to do (like: “buy diapers”), but instead are things that will drive me bonkers if I don’t do them beforehand, because I imagine I will not have the time/energy/money to do so after the baby is here.

The list includes:

• Have my toes done.  I can’t reach them at the moment, so I will have to pay someone else to do them.
• Have my hair cut and colored.  I figure that will last me about three months, so I can not worry about it.
• Wash my car and vaccuum it.
• Get a massage.
• Make a serious Costco run.  This involves garbage bags, Clorox wipes, toilet paper, paper towels, dishwashing detergent, regular detergent, Brita filters, and if I can swing it, dog food. (Perhaps diapers.)
• Have the dogs groomed and trimmed and all that good stuff.
• Clean out the freezer of stuff we haven’t eaten yet.
• Restock with quick meals that we will eat.
• Buy a present for The Boy.

So there’s a shortened version of my list.  Those of you who’ve birthed before, I ask: what did you wish you had done beforehand?  Or am I missing something crucial that you were SO glad you thought of?  Share your stories.

I’m all about lists.

From Caroline, in reference to my doctor’s visit yesterday:

For those of you (like moi) who only go to the hoity-toity chi-chi mall in our little town, you probably want to know this: THE OTHER MALL HAS A CINNABON STORE. 

Guess where?

Right next to the maternity store.  Is that not BRILLIANT marketing?  Why, yes.  Yes, it is.  Because even though I initially resisted when I stopped by the mall after the doctor, Bryan and I eventually drove all the way back across town to indulge in a cinnabon.  I could NOT stop thinking about it, and the smell was literally in my clothes.  We used to stop at the Cinnabon in our local mall in Virginia, so it was heavenly to have another one, twenty something years later.

God, I’m old.

Anyway, today might be a hectic day, although I’m fighting it.  I slept like a rock last night and it’s raining today, so I have no desire to work.  At all.  My plan is to do my job and little else. (Which is a far cry from my usual MO.) Tomorrow is my first baby shower, and I’m really very excited!

I could totally use a nap, though.