Preparing for New Baby

For the last couple of months we've been pretty busy preparing for the new baby. We originally thought that hey, since this is our second one, preparing should be a breeze right? Well, actually, no. Since we are having a girl, all the baby boy clothes we have are now useless. Not to mention the blue car seat. Luckily though, my sister is loaning us her girls' clothes and they are in great shape. We just had to organize and wash them. Logistically, we also decided that baby girl will be staying with us in our room for at least a year (just like Lucas did until he moved over to his own room). This makes it easier to feed her and to put her to sleep. I also assembled a new Hello Kitty dresser drawer for baby's clothes and picked up newborn diapers, a new stroller, a pink car seat, and an extra car seat base. Most of the stuff we picked up from Amazon so that made it easier.

It's not just about getting things and stuff though. We also had to make sure that Lucas is prepared. We moved him several months ago to his own room but he still needs either me or Lediya to help him sleep (been mostly Lediya though). But with baby coming, he has to accept that mom will be busy with baby girl and that dad will be the one to put him to sleep. We've also prepped him by getting him a couple of books on being a big brother and on getting a younger sister. He seems to understand and I think he can tell that baby girl is coming real soon.

Other things left to do: clean the house from top to bottom, especially our room; last minute baby toiletries; swing set; rechargeable batteries; and pack for the hospital. For pictures, I picked up a new 35mm f/1.8 lens so I can snap away without having to use the flash. So I'm all set with that. Oh yeah, we still have to finalize her name. We can't wait to meet our little princess!