Preparing for the new baby

I have been taking things very lightly this pregnancy, as I had assumed that since this is the second time around, we would be more experienced and besides, we already have most of the things we need. However, while going through the checklist I prepared during my first pregnancy, I realized that there are still many things that we need to attend to, even though it’s true that we can recycle many things.

There’s the baby clothes, traditional cloth diapers, mattress sheets, blankets, bouncinet, etc to wash. I’ve just managed to dig these out from the store room but I realized that I can’t wash them just yet – coz I’ve got no place to keep them. That calls for a trip to Ikea to shop for a chest of drawers to keep the baby’s day-to-day stuff. There are also other small items like cloth diaper fasteners, waterproof mattress pads, disposable diapers (still contemplating whether I should go green and opt for the modern cloth diapers, but I’m just to lazy to want to learn the intricacies of cloth diapering), cream for nappy rash, baby nail clipper, wet wipes, cotton, etc.

And then, there’s the decision we have to make on whether to buy two more baby car seats (we currently have one each in hubby’s and my car – and we’ll need one more in each car for the new baby) or to buy booster seats for Yiu Yiu, so the current car seats can be used by the baby. Our only concern is that Yiu Yiu is still too small to fit snugly into the booster seats, but if we buy two more baby car seats, we’ll still need to upgrade Yiu Yiu to a booster seat some time in the future, and we’ll be stuck with four car seats then.

I still have five more weekends to settle all these before the baby is due to arrive, that, of course, assuming she doesn’t decide to make an early appearance. And I had better start packing my hospital bag, just in case.