The List Update

We're getting farther down on our list of things to do before Lukas arrives. Our status a month ago.  Here's where we stand today:

1. Organize/clean back part of basement – DONE

2. Replace 2 blinds (killed by Ms. Wrigley and her accomplice Lydia) over basement windows - DONE

3. Clean/organize basement bathroom & take clothes to Goodwill –  DONE

4. Carpet the basement. DONE

5. Move all the existing furniture from the nursery to the basement. DONE

6. Clean out closet in Lukas’ room and find new homes for its inhabitants – 3/4th complete. I still need to move all our winter coats and some other random items into new homes.

7. Have door taken out and drywalled. –DONE!!!!  This was finished last week and looks amazing!

8. Steam-vac carpet in Lukas’ room or re-carpet – need to price carpet. Leaning towards just steam-vac-ing the carpet. DONE!  I opted for just steam cleaning the carpet.  It looks much better.

9. Have built ins bookshelves built. On the agenda for the end of September when Mr. Cob's parents come to visit.  Mr. Cob and his dad will be tackling this project. 

10. Pick out bedding for Lukas’ room. DONE!!! 

11. Paint Lukas’ room. DONE!!!  I went with a light green shade from Sherwin Williams called Limesicle.  It turned out exactly how I'd envisioned.  Thanks to my mom for her hard work helping me get this project done! 

12. Buy crib mattress DONE!  We ended up with a Sealy organic mattress from Target.

13. Put together crib for Lukas.  Up next on the list.  We did at least pick the crib up from my parents house and bring it to the city.

14. Remove current contents of dresser, desk and end table from guest room and find new homes. Half done. I removed all the contents of the dresser and filled it back up with newborn to three month clothes for Lukas thanks to my sister-in-law and cousin who have given me more baby boy clothes than I could have dreamed! I still need to clean the desk draws and end table.

15. Move dresser, desk and end table into nursery. On the agenda for the next week or two.

16. Wash Lukas’ clothes (I have hand-me-downs from Lukas' cousin Stu - lots of clothes!) – STILL NEED TO DO.; Box up clothes 9 mos. and up and store; hang or put away rest of clothes in Lukas’ dresser and closet DONE!

17. Pick up the "new" furniture for guest room.

18. Grandma Sip Sip to recover glider and make window treatments. GLIDER IS DONE!  She covered it in a chocolate brown and beige hounds tooth fabric and it looks amazing!

So that was the Original list.  We have had to add a few more items to the list since I made it.

19.  Paint the new siding on the outside of the house.  DONE!  Mr. Cob finished this this past weekend.  When the door was taken out of Lukas' room, they had to add siding to where the door used to be and since the siding was so old, they couldn't match it.  Instead, they replaced all the siding on the corner of the side of the house where the door was, but didn't paint it.  So Mr. Cob to the rescue!  He did a great job!

20.  Tear out dry wall in pantry.  Repair hole in drain pipe.  (Said hole was made when we drilled screws into the wall to hold up our shelves in the pantry).  Re-dry wall pantry.  Replace shelves.  DONE!  We still need to paint the pantry, but we figure its a more minor project, so it's on hold.

21.  Build work bench in garage.  On the agenda for the next week or so.  Mr. Cob did clean out the garage to make room for the bench.

So we're making progress and have only 8 weeks left to knock everything else off the list.  I think we can do it - we just may need a little help....thankfully Mr. Cob's parents are coming to visit for a week and my mom has been over a lot to help too! 

And I promise to take some pictures soon.