Well I feel I am FINALLY making progress on getting ready for the baby--
Really NOTHING is ready (FOR THE BABY, yet ) it has been more of getting the REST of the family READY for the baby!! 
BABY TO DO LIST:
At home:
someone set up to watch kids- My mom can be here in about 2-3 hours--- can we wait that long??
Stephen and Rebekah's schedules typed up-- (per my moms request)
I have a list of phone numbers available for those caring for my children (usually my mom or inlaws) with the kids' and my dr's numbers as well as a few friends who could help out in a crisis
baby clothes washed -
Crib set up in MASTER bedroom !?!
nursing b#&s washed -- Also bought 4 more... :)
Nursing station (basket) with lansinoh, water bottle, burp cloths,
DIAPER BAG-- PURCHASED-- now need to set up (its just a BIG canvas bag like LL BEAN, but Walmart brand) Rebekah will still have her little cooler bag since her RAW milk needs to stay super cold.
I also restock toilet paper, paper towels and others such necessities so I don't have to think about them.
Kitchen DEEP CLEAN
Dinning Room DEEP CLEAN
Living Room Deep Clean
Boys Room Deep Clean
Baby Room Deep Clean
Master Room Deep Clean
Bathrooms & esp Toilets spotless
clean out the van----- Car seat washed/cleaned and set up
IN THE KITCHEN
Have a few things in the freezer,
Menu for crock pot meals w/ groceries purchased (or at least a list)
easy lunches (like make sure i am stocked on bread, peanut butter and jelly, tuna and mayo, and cheese.
Pack Items
camera ready to go w/ charger
CASH for dh to eat at the hospital
MOM:
-Clothes to wear home
- PJ’s (w/ front opening)
-socks
-undergarments LOTS
-nursing b#$s
-nursing pads
-feminine pads
-toiletry bag
Baby:
-3 pr pj’s
-3 outfits
-socks
-hat
-blanket
Purchase Items
get some travel size toiletries
Crib
Disposable Diapers- NB
Convertable Carseat (for Rebekah- new baby will move into hers)
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Meals for AFTER new Baby Arrives
Breakfast
** Breakfast may be served with milk, peaches (basement)
Breads- (10 Zuchhni and 8 bananna in chest and small FREEZER)
Oatmeal (in tall mason jar in cupboard—if low—white bucket beside upright freezer)
Eggs/ Toast (bread 10 loaves in Freezers)
Pancakes- (blueberry and Pumpkin in small freezer) toast in toaster
Smoothies and Toast (yogurt w/ frozen fruit (in upright freezer)
Granola- (icecream pails on top of fridge)
Lunch
**Any lunch may be served with Soup (in small freezer there is frozen chicken noodle, chicken rice, vegetable), or Yogurt of Fresh Fruit
Egg salad sandwiches (bread in freezers)
Grilled cheese (bread in freezers)
Peanut Butter and Jelly (extra jelly in basement)
Pizza Burgers (English muffins and mozz cheese in upright freezer), sauce in cupboard or in basement)
Tuna melts (tuna in cupboard or in basement- bagels in upright freezer)
Dinner
** Dinners may be served with frozen vegetable (in upright freezer) and /or potatoes
Chicken Spaghetti (frozen in little freezer, thaw and put in crockpot)
Calico Beans (frozen in little freezer, thaw and put in crockpot)
Baked Beans (frozen in little freezer, thaw and put in crockpot)
Vegetable soup (3x frozen in little freezer, thaw and put in crockpot)
Cabbage Rolls (frozen in little freezer, add V8 and put in crockpot)
Spaghetti
Chicken Caccitore (can be made in crockpot) Chicken in upright freezer
Baked Chicken (can be made in oven) Chicken in upright freezer
Salmon cakes (made in griddle) Salmon in cupboard
Honey Glazed Chicken (can be made in oven) Chicken in upright freezer
Pork chops (can be made in oven or in griddle with liquid smoke and potatoes) Pork chops in upright freezer
Crockpot chicken and gravy- grocerys are all available (see recipe)
Crockpot Cheesy Chicken and Rice- grocerys are all available (see recipe)
Crockpot Lasagna- grocerys are all available (see recipe)
Crockpot Beef Stroganoff- grocerys are all available (see recipe)
Grocery Items Needed- Jason to pick up
**MILK DELIVERED WEDNESDAY- just put 4 empty bottles in cooler on porch)
Butter (weekly)
Yogurt (weekly)
FRESH fruit (weekly)
Mayonaise
REAL Peanut butter
Canned Mushrooms
Salmon
V8
Cottage Cheese
Onions
Evaporated Milk
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LOL So I gave her the ol' standby (and TRUTH) "Oh we are homeschooling all day--everyday-- my children are always LEARNING.... it is just a matter of WHAT they are learning." (and I must BLUSH and add that since Nathan has been home and we have been watching FOOD NETWORK and the DO IT YOURSELF channel VERY frequently-- they have had a WHOLE lot of Home Ec. and Industrial Arts... LOL-- really though-- they can tell you many things they did not know before-- and are very ANXIOUS to help in the kitchen!! LOL) Oh and don't for get life science-- raising 25 meat chickens from 2 day old babies to the freezer to the kitchen TABLE (last nights dinner) But I did tell her the truth- "sitting and desk time is about 3 hours"-- (because I KNOW that is what she is considering school-- but hoping she will see school is SOOOO much more) I did re-state that that was not counting read aloud time and hands on learning-- and learning to "serve and help" as members of a society (the home and more).
It was me!!! Must be honest..... However it is on VERY VERY little now!! 
) and the rest of the time in the JET TUB!! Ahhhh This is my first time spending time in the "tub" (due to the pitocin I am usually receiving) and can I just tell you it made ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD!! I actually fell asleep SEVERAL times in the tub (during labor)!!! WOW!! THAT is the TICKET!!!
OUCH--that was tough-- then they thought-- they'd give me one more bag of IV (for strep B) which took 20 minutes... This did make me ANGRY-- because I KNEW how much nicer I would be feeling if only I COULD GET OUT OF THAT BED!!! But-- if you do the math-- after that 20 minutes-- BABY WAS HERE!!!
