7 Weeks countdown to get my entire life in order...

I am officially driving myself crazy.  My mind is telling me "Time to nest!  Time to nest!  Time to nest" and my body is telling me "Rest! Rest! Rest!"  and on top of that I have no time to do either one.  I am constantly going through a checklist of what I absolutely need to do before Vivien arrives or I just won't be a good mother.  Yes, its that bad.  I feel like if I don't get her closet organized now, then my entire life with her will be one big mess.  If I don't clean the base boards and the carpet now, it means I'm going to turn into one of those slob mom's who just doesn't care anymore.  And if I don't pre-cook meals to freeze so when she arrives we have food to eat, well then we will all starve because you HAVE to have ready to cook meals in your freezer!

The last few days have been hard because this is what I think about all the time.  Of course yesterday I almost lost it, but I focused and kept my screams from pouring out when I explained to Lance why putting in shelves in the closet is just as important to me as having a carseat.  I've asked him a dozen times within two months to install shelves so I can reach her baby clothes, but every week goes by and still no shelves.  I finally couldn't stand it and cried to him about how I hate the state of the house and we need to do something to fix it or I won't feel ready for her arrival.  He has promised that those shelves will be installed today. I hope my husband understands if be breaks this promise I might just lose it. 

Checklists have always helped me keep my sanity for some reason.  So I've decided to put a checklist of what I need to do before she arrives:

1. Organize Vivien's closet
2. Get that ugly TV out of her nursery
3. Clean base boards and carpet in each room (starting w/ the nursery)
4. Wipe down wooden blinds
5. Organize baby changing station
6. Stock up on toiletries
7. Get labor and delivery bag packed
8. Find a pediatrician and schedule an appointment
9. Put together all baby equipment (carseat, stroller, pac-n-play)
10. Take inventory of diapers
11. Mop floors
12. Clean out freezer
13. Prepare meals we can freeze
14. Buy music for labor and delivery
15. Buy a music box for Vivien's room
16. Buy a toy she can sleep with
17. Buy lullaby music for her room (my computer crashed and I lost all the ones I had)
18. Get a haircut
19. Get manicure and pedicure
20. Get waxed
21. Buy her "Bringing home baby" outfit

I don't think this is a difficult list to accomplish if I can just keep my legs strong enough to get through a few items each week.  I hope Lance understands I am likely to have 1 or 2 more mental breakdowns within the next 7 weeks.