To Do Before Baby Arrives

[4dramamama]

Originally Posted by melilo Baby Shower/Registry To Do Sign up for Target Mat Health Program to get $100 gift card!

Ooooo, tell me more about this please?!

[dagmomma]

Originally Posted by 4dramamama Ooooo, tell me more about this please?!

YES TELL TELL TELL

[Mom2Connor]

Originally Posted by dagmomma YES TELL TELL TELL

I googled it and it appears to be an employee program.

[emkeegan]

General To Do - make a bed w/ DH, renovate master bath, figure out how to keep my house clean, help DH with his business

To Buy- ring sling, cloths if it's a girl, some small fitted dipes (esbaby since she is local)

To Make- woolies! A few more OS covers, freezer meals

Baby Shower/Registry To Do - n/a this is my second baby, so we don't need much

To Prepare for homebirth- birthing tub?, clean the house really well

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Bought a RS cuz I found one on thebabywearer that I loved!
Made 2 pairs of longies (modified kanoko pattern if anyone is a ravelry girl)

[Shel9365]

My to do list is to (hopefully!) knit up all that yummy girly yarn I have and to paint our nursery pink! lol

[mdm81888]

Originally Posted by emkeegan Made 2 pairs of longies (modified kanoko pattern if anyone is a ravelry girl)

How did you modify the kanoko pattern? I'm currently making that and was wondering if there were better improvements to make for longies???

[melilo]

Oh... I didn't mean to tease you gals. It's a program offered as part of my health insurance. I work at Target and have my coverage through them. I pay enough of my check in premiums, so I'm glad I can at least get a little of it back.

[emkeegan]

Originally Posted by mdm81888 How did you modify the kanoko pattern? I'm currently making that and was wondering if there were better improvements to make for longies???

I don't like how they look with her initial increase after the waistband (maybe it would look better for a girl?) so I don't do the increases at all (just keep the same amount of stitches as waist). I added short rows on the bum, 8 I think? I also decrease made more of a gusset at the crotch. So if you have 72 stitches, I made the legs with 32 stitches each, and knit 4 stitches down the middle together (so 8 total). Does that make sense? It's hard to describe. I also use a worsted weight yarn - I think from her sizing she uses sport weight.

I don't think she meant these as longies for diapering when she made them, so I think the extra gusset and short rows to create a roomier bottom will accommodate a fluffy bottom better.

Actually I made a 'newborn' pair with double worsted & just cut all the directions in half.

[4dramamama]

Originally Posted by RunawayBunny Baby Shower/Registry To Do -going to register at Target for the coupon but wont tell anyone...

I always do this, too. Totally just for the coupons. I also register at Babies R Us and get a good coupon around 8 months.

[NavyHSwife]

General To Do--
Set up Skype accounts (& do trial run!) for hubby's and my laptops & tablets.
Regularly visit area thrift shops for maternity & nursing clothes.
Inventory the two giant boxes of cloth diapers & other diapering supplies
Organize DD3yo closet, remove all "baby stuff" from it and relocate to baby area
Take crib out of rafters, try to locate the hardware for it

To Buy--
Ergo Infant insert
crib?
pack-n-play
pack-n-play sheets
clothes (have none except girl clothes 3T+)

To Make--
(4-6wks out)freezer meals, pancakes/waffles, muffins


Baby Shower/Registry To Do--
probably nothing

To Pack for Delivery--

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