100 days to go

says my little baby countdown clock. but that's a countdown to my actual due date and I suspect we won't make it quite that far. so really, we have slightly less than 100 days to go. part of me is celebrating. part of me is panicking. and part of me is confused, how did it go so fast? this little one will make her arrival in three months and I feel very unprepared. things to do:

prepare baby stuff--sorting and washing baby clothes, replacing things that are worn out, reassembling/cleaning the bassinet and car seat, stocking up on baby essentials

prepare for baby's birth (we took classes when anticipating our first which was a great experience but something we don't really feel is necessary to do again. but still, I feel like I need to spend some time relaxing and practicing the techniques we used and will use again for labor, especially since I choose not to have an epidural I feel like I need to prepare myself)

family vacations and a "babymoon"--spend extra time with the girls and family and have a get away for just me and daddy before baby comes

construction and cleaning--the basement is still torn up from the water damage. construction should begin soon and we will hopefully be able to finish a few other little projects at the same time. and then the house needs a good deep cleaning before we bring a new baby home. but since I'm rather large and useless these days, I'm not much of a help for anything.

potty train Ladybug--hopefully but maybe not. Especially since she is now scheduled for surgery, that doesn't leave much time to potty train and have adequate time to reinforce it. I worry that if she isn't doing really well with it by the time the baby comes that she will regress (either to compete with baby for attention or simply because I'm not helping her as much as I should) and then it will take longer and be more frustrating than if we had just waited longer.

pick a name for baby3! we're working on it and have talked about several that we both like but don't feel strongly about it yet. I did promise the grandmas that she will have a name before we leave the hospital. (Daddy suggested we use the white board in our hospital room to take suggestions and then just throw a dart before we leave.)

stay off bed rest as long as possible. I'm already trying to be more careful and spend more time sitting or laying down throughout the day. It makes me feel incredibly lazy but its better than early contractions.