The List - Update :)

Now there are only 3 weeks (and a couple of days) before the baby comes...oh my...

The good news is that progress has been made on the list.  Realistically, I don't think everything is going to get done, but it is good to have goals...

Item #1: New Shades for the Sun Room
We are making progress...all 7 shades have been cut and are in some state of being sown.  Some are really close to done, some are not as close to done.  Of course, after the sewing then there is the stringing of the shades and the installing...well, we'll see what happens.

Item #2: Get a big girl bed for Madelyn and move her into it
As a refresher, this is the bed we got from Ikea...I still need to actually take pictures of it in her room with the quilt Aunt Becci made for her.

Last night, Madelyn told us that she wanted to sleep in her big girl bed.  The last time we tried to get her to sleep in there it did not go well and she ended up in the crib.  However, last night it was her idea and since our goal is to get her sleeping in it we decided to give it a try.  She really wanted me to stay in the room with her, which I agreed to.  However, after about 30 minutes of lying down with her in the bed and her talking to me, I told her that I would stay in her room but in the rocking chair, not in the bed with her.  5 minutes later she was fast asleep.  She did come find us in our room at about 1:45am, but Justin took her back to bed and she slept the rest of the night in her bed without incident.  Tonight she is currently sleeping in her bed.  I am currently cautiously optimistic that this transition is going ok.

Item #3: Extra storage in the kids room...yikes!
We have made more progress on this front.  The closet is anchored to the wall (thanks Dad and Justin!),  most of the inside pieces are installed (we may or may not have initially gotten the wrong size shelves), and we have gotten the doors.  This has been a much more multi-step process than I had originally envisioned, but at least we are making progress.

This is the PAX storage system from Ikea

Item #4: Childproofing the kids room BEFORE Madelyn actually starts sleeping in her big girl bed
I am pretty sure this is done...just in time :)  Who knows what we'll discover now that she is free to roam her room at night.

Item #5: Fixing/Removing the shower doors in the bathroom
DONE!!!! They are gone! I am so happy!

Item #6: Repaint the Living/Dining Room
This is scheduled for Monday.  Sometime before then we need to pick out and purchase paint and clear everything off of and away from the walls.  We've got some time...

Item #7: General cleaning out/organizing of closets and other storage in the house to make things easier once the baby comes
I cleaned out and reorganized the linen closet and the under the bed storage in the kids room.  I am going to count this as a partially filled goal :)
Here is my beautifully organized closet...who knows how long this will last.

At least we've made progress :)