I have this long list in my journal entitled, Things to do pre-jack. Now, I don’t know how long we’ve got until he’s here, but I’ve been making these things a priority. Celebration is in order because I have been able to cross off number 8: wedding scrapbooks. (Wedding photo albums are still on the list!). I have posted my favorite pages from them on flickr, but these are my super-ultimate-favorites:
From our wedding planning book. We started daydreaming/planning in it when we got engaged, and used it our entire engagement to manage guest lists, plan reception menus, design wedding attire, organize calendars and family phone numbers, and just basically keep everything in one place. It’s now this beautiful record of the planning of our wedding, including the ideas that we didn’t use!
Our wedding card album. I got this fabulous handmade album from flyleafbooks, intending to use it as a wedding album…but it’s perfect for this. All of our well-wishes together!
My bachelorette party scrapbook! I created this one using the wrapping and boxes from the presents I received. The cover is from a Victoria’s Secret box (from my sister, she’s the best!). I used my binding machine at home to keep it all together.
Pages from our honeymoon scrapbook. This one took me two full nights of scrapbooking- probably a total of 15 hours. Yikes!
And a scrapbook from a trip to Orlando we took last May.
SO nice to have these done! The nursery isn’t done…but I know that Jack won’t need it for a while anyways- he’ll be hanging out in the parents room all night. =)
Here’s the rest of the list:
make planet mobile
pack for the hospital (almost done!)
buy: rug, lanterns, camcorder, changing pad, diapers, wipes
paint crib
clean and stock baby room
make Jack Danger painting
honeymoon photo album
wedding photo books
choose photo sorting program
fix back seat
clean new toys (half done)
install carseat
compile phone lists/groups on phone
freeze a week of meals (we’ve got two days done!)
make Sam/Jack/Maci quilts
get bassinet ready
lots of bow ties ready to list
clean chair
write in Jack’s book
houseguest cleaning
organize baby stuff in garage (thanks Garth!)
crib bedding
So what should I work on tonight? =) I’ll keep all ya’ll updated as the big day draws near.
xo
soon-to-be-mama elle
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I love your posts and your lists you will get it done somehow I know you will.
have you decided on a brand/type of cloth diapers? liners?
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