Holy Moly

I was reading my 36-week-update yesterday on babycenter.com, and there was one line that really stood out to me:

At the end of this week, your baby will be considered full-term.

Wow. It dawned on me that this baby is coming soon. If he comes in 6 days, he won't even be considered premature. He'll be a regular-sized bambino.

I suddenly realized that we are not nearly as ready as I had thought.

I found some baby registry checklists online to refresh my memory as to what we need, and realized that I have some shopping to do.

We currently have one pack of wipes. One pack? How long will that last - 8 hrs? And we have no diaper pail or even a trash can for diapers! I'm low on bibs and burp cloths, and the baby wash cloths that I have had for the past 3 years are as thin as Viva paper towels. And I only have one changing pad cover, which will ultimately be poop-covered within 24 hrs. Diaper rash cream? Might be a good thing to have.

And what about a nightgown for the hospital? I don't even own a nightgown, except for the hideous one I bought for Hayden's birth that was some type of mu mu/clown suite hybrid. It seriously needs to be replaced.

Then there are nursing supplies - nursing pads, lanolin, bottle nipples!

Booger sucker? Thought I had that covered, but as I was cleaning it out today with soapy, warm (anti-bacterial) water, it sprung a hole.

I can only find the receiving end of my monitor. I don't think that will do much good.

Infant Tylenol? Mylecon? When do you start giving babies these things? I can't remember!

Do they sleep on their stomachs or backs? I'm pretty sure it's backs, but it's been so long that I seriously need a refresher course.

I'm also designing the magazine for our Mom2Mom group at church. It's almost done, but it's not to the printer yet! And in addition, I've put an ad in the magazine for my somewhat imaginary at-home graphic design business. This means I've had to create a website and add a portfolio. It's not done either!

And I had planned to design our birth announcements. I hoped to have it all ready, except for the photo, of course. At this point, I have nothing. Not even a name!!!!

And then there's our little guy. I bought him a "baby brother doll" last week to help him prepare. Within 5 minutes, he had stripped it of its clothes, opened the sliding glass door, inserted baby brother's head, closed the door and left him hanging there with amusement and pride.

As I make a trip to Target today, please pray for me. Pray that I don't become overwhelmed by every "new & improved" safety product or "baby genius-maker" educational toy that I see. Pray that I don't fall into a ball of panic as I choose from ultra-sensitive, organic or moisturizing wipes.

Most of all, pray that my water doesn't break before I make it to the check-out line.