Things to Do While Waiting for Baby

Found this article because I’m going crazy waiting. Thought some of you might like it too

As a way to pass the time while waiting for baby, consider making some of these your bucket list items for the last, long weeks of pregnancy:

Read another pregnancy book

Take a bubble bath

Get a manicure or pedicure

Eat something spicy

Talk to an old friend

Learn to time contractions

Pick out a baby book

Go over your list of baby names one more time

Write a birth plan

Change the message on your answering machine or voicemail to inform callers you're still around

Get your hair done

Get a pregnancy massage

Go for a bumpy ride

Recalculate your due date

Hang out on the pregnancy forums

Watch reruns on television

Wash all of your baby clothes

Check out a matinee movie, alone or with a friend

Make a rice sock for labor

Try a new recipe for dinner

Pack your birth bag for the hospital or birth center

Look through your pregnancy journal or pregnancy blog and relive some of the better moments

Buy a new nightgown

Go dancing

Look at some birth announcements

Put the baby's car seat in the car

Go window shopping

Daydream about the baby

Eat something else spicy, like samosas

Buy a nursing bra

If you have older kids, read to them

Shave your legs

Visit someone else with a new baby and practice holding him or her

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Think of goofy answers to the questions about whether or not you're still pregnant

Try a new nail color

Call your mom

Sit in your baby's room for a while

Buy a cute baby toy

Make a list of foods that are high in fiber

Put together any unmade furniture

Buy stamps for birth announcements

Work out—go to yoga, aerobics, whatever you like to do

Practice a new position for labor

Walk around the mall or park

Check to be sure your insurance information is packed in your birth bag

Indulge your biggest pregnancy craving—soon you won't crave it anymore

Listen to your favorite music and consider making a playlist for the birth

Buy a pack of diapers

Buy a new toothbrush for the birth

Make a cake

Call your best friend

Play with your pets

Do nothing for a change

Give your partner a back massage and show him how you like to have your back rubbed

Buy any birthday cards or presents you'll need for the first six weeks after your baby is born

Have a smoothie

Recheck your birth bag for the hospital or birth center

Go to a La Leche League meeting or breastfeeding class

Take your partner dancing

Pack some snacks for the hospital or birth center

Make a belly cast of your belly

Buy some sexy underwear, or at least not granny panties, for after the birth (a couple of weeks)

If you have older kids, make "I'm a big sister/brother" t-shirts for them

Bake a batch of cookies for the doctors and nurses at the hospital or birth center

Go to your last prenatal appointments

Order your favorite pizza for dinner

Have sex (*wink*wink*nudge*nudge*)

Think about anything but the new baby or labor

Tell your partner how much you love and appreciate him

Make big batches of food and freeze them to use after the baby is born

Have AAA or a local car dealer inspect your car seat for safety

Get a new scented lotion for labor

Pack a diaper bag

Message your honey to make sure he's paying attention

Put together a casserole to eat when you come home from the hospital

Put your birth bag in the car

Make sure you have some postpartum help lined up

Start a scrapbook for your baby if you haven't already

Call your pediatrician to see if he or she has a recommended list of first aid items

Look through your old baby books and pictures

Have a lunch date with a friend

Read positive birth stories

Chat with your doula or doctor about any last minute worries

Feel your baby's movements and remember how you waited to feel those first kicks

Make a romantic dinner for your honey

Make a list of everything you will miss about being pregnant

Learn to knit baby booties

Ask your mom about your birth

Clean out the refrigerator

Rent a movie

Take a practice drive to the hospital

Listen to an audiobook

Read a novel you've been dying to read

Go to work—why not?

Think about your postpartum birth control choices

Read a new breastfeeding book

Practice a new relaxation technique

Refold all the baby clothes

Write a letter to your baby explaining how much you can't wait to meet him or her

Make a list of everything you won't miss about being pregnant

Give birth!