Birthing day bag (to be packed, esp camera batteries and charger things)
basket/box to be beside you when you are feeding baby (including things to keep Charlotte entertained)
set up automatic orders for regular groceries, fruit and veg, for first three months
set up cleaner to come each fortnight for first few months, to do the wet areas (kitchen/bathroom/loo) or whatever is most time consuming/erks you if not done
automate as many bills as you can online with scheduled bpay payments
You can put in forward dates "pay this amount on this date".
Or if you aren't already doing it, gas and electricity companies for example, you can pay a small amount each fortnight, so that the quarterly bill is much much smaller.
have all your filing up to date
type out nappy washing instructions, put in plastic and blu tac near washing machine, so that if for any reason, you are not able to wash the MCN, whoever does, knows what to do
stock up on household basics e.g loo paper, tinned food. (get someone else to carry all this stuff though).
any birthdays in the next six months, Easter - work out the presents now, wrap them too. Even if all you do is THINK about these events, if you DO have an idea what you would get, at least write down that idea on the calendar, so if you can't go buy it, you can always send someone else like your dh, on a mission to get it. Sometimes the hardest part of a present is to think WHAT to get the person.
Have a special outing/time in with Charlotte - just doing things she loves to do with you.
You may not need all of these things done (in the long run), but if they are done, you will have more time to bond with baby, have time for Charlotte - instead of saying - can't play with you now, gotta pay bills/drag you round the shops/mop the floor etc.
do you feel tired reading my long list?
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I also went through everything in the house, pantry, draws in kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms etc and I dusted/vacuumed around the wall edges. I planed to go through the filing but never got to it. Instead I opted for total relaxation in between my mad obsession of moping the floor EVERY day lol So pretty much every day from 34 weeks I had a bath morning and night and practiced my hypnobirthing breathing. I watched a few movies every day. Had massages, got my nails and hair done. Had a facial and soaked my feet in the foot spa. I spent loads of time snuggling with dh on the bed, just laying and talking to bub in my belly etc. So whilst nesting is great in the wee hours of the morning my suggestion would be to get your DD looked after for a couple of days a week and go and pamper yourself! I'm very happy I did all that during the pregnancy and relaxed for pretty much the whole 3rd tri.
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