More preparation......

So being in a 2story house has kind of thrown me for a loop, because I cant imagine how its going to work with getting a newborn and toddler up and down, up and down. I may just end up using my sleepy wrap or beco carrier to go up and down so that I can hang on to the rail, and hold Dreycin's hand. Usually what we do is come downstairs for the morning, then go up for nap, then come back down after nap for the rest of the day, then go up at night for bath/bed routine at 8pm. But with a newborn.....they sleep most of the day, so i decided i needed something downstairs for the baby to sleep in so we got a moses basket and around 3months when Bronson outgrows it, I am hoping that nap times will be more established? Or i'll move the playard downstairs and put Bronson's crib in our room. We still use a monitor Safety 1st digital/nightvision with Dreycin, and its been great (even survived a throw by Dreycin into full bath of water) but it doesnt stay charged and you cant get to main menu since bath accident so we cant buy an additional camera for the main unit. So we bought another one, this time samsung digital with two cameras. I also went ahead and bought some cloth diapers (1dozen prefold unbleached) and 2 covers one by thirsties and one size bum genius, and a roll of flushable liners. I have about dozen prefold that I had from Dreycin's baby shower......this is going to be a test run on how cloth diapering will work for us. The other thing I need to do is figure out food situation, we are limited now that we live on base. We have a commissary that does not carry organic foods, and a subway. Well Im sure $5 footlongs will only get us so far......but for the most part every couple of days I cook up some chicken stovetop or shrimp, or bake some fish, throw some rice in the rice cooker(im so thankful that Dreycin prefers rice over mac n cheese) and steam a few different veggies.....but lately that only lasts us a few days. I really am searching for freezer meals right now to go ahead and start preparing. But because my husband isnt big on casseroles or lasagnas im hoping i can cook everything in mini aliminum tins for single servings? For right now who ever comes to visit will be tasked as the cook! My dad gets here Aug 27th-Sept 3rd. My mom gets here Aug 31st (induction date) and stays until Sept 14th. My Aunt Darlene plans on coming at the end of September for a weekend! And at some point Derek's mom will be coming with her boyfriend for 3-4days, but they arent sure of when. I will take all the cooks and cleaners I can get, this is a drawback to not living near family and friends! I even thought about ordering frozen food from Schwann's food delivery services? We'll see how it goes....
Ive been enjoying morning walks with my little D-Rex here on base housing, and we have 3 little parks in our housing community so we usually stop at 1 to play. We also have a pool, and fitness center.