Thursday, October 20, 2011

Closet Upgrade

The baby clothes are organized! (I am 37 weeks and a few days, our due date is November 9)
My parents came by last weekend and Dad installed plywood shelves in the nursery closet.  He also put up a second clothing bar underneath the original bar.  Hanging the clothes is phase one of the closet upgrade. Phase two will involve matching bins and organized shelves, and maybe some hooks or towel bars on the back of the closet door.  Here is a brief tour: 
Bottom bar holds blankets and bunting.
Top bar holds 0-3m onesies & sleepers and 3-6m onesies.  I washed them all and put them up together because you never actually know what will fit him first.  I find Carter's shrink A LOT...the Ralph Lauren are a bit more generous...so I need to be able to grab whatever will fit, regardless of what the tag says. 
A billion 3-6m sleepers in the bottom drawer.  I could have hung these up in the closet, and left the blankets in the drawer....except, that required a billion additional baby hangers vs 10 or so adult size hangers.  Not to mention it is much easier to toss sleepers into a drawer when they come through the wash! (I wish I had the drawer space for onesies too!  How did I manage to fit everything in here last time?)
One top drawer holds socks, hats and bibs, the other (not pictured) contains diapers and diaper changing supplies.
Most of the swaddles and burp blankets are in the middle drawer.  I packed a stack in the hospital bag too!
Yes, we are finally packed!  Three bags - the big duffle is full of mommy stuff and snacks, small gym bag is for my toddler (he is off to my inlaws) and the diaper bag has stuff for baby. 

I am pretty much ready.  I ordered some bassinet sheets and other supplies from well.ca.  The sheets were on clearance! with a $10 off $40 coupon from Janice too! (We didn't use a bassinet last time, we have one from my brother and I will try it out).

We are going on a Walmart run this weekend and get a few last minute things.  A white noise machine (the same one as my toddler's), a PujTub, a laundry hamper, and some diaper genie II refills. 

There is one question nagging me - what did you ladies wear home from the hospital?  I know I shouldn't be worried about such a trivial thing.  Last time we had a planned Cesarean birth because my son was breech.  I wore lululemon pants, t-shirt and sneakers in, and the same thing out.  This time, I dunno what I need.  How loose is necessary?  If everything goes to plan, I will be walking out of the hospital about three hours after delivery.  Will mat jeans work? Are lululemons fine?

Ok, full disclosure...I packed my husband's navy sweat pants to wear home.  Maybe I will find something in the ladies section at Walmart this weekend?  I want to be comfy - but I don't want to shop (or spend)!