I just entered the third trimester of my fourth pregnancy. I have zero desire to nest. That’s just not a feeling I have ever had when pregnant, BUT I am a planner. It is important for me to be organized before a new baby arrives to help the transition go as smoothly as possible. As a list maker, I thought I would share my third trimester to-do list for any other pregnant mamas it may help. A free printable third trimester checklist is included at the end of the post.
Last year before my daughter started preschool I wanted to prepare her as much as possible for the transition. I knew she would be nervous and I think the more you read about what to expect for any situation the better. Together we read through a bunch of children’s books about preschool to help prepare her.
As we are about to embark on our homeschool preschool journey, I knew I needed a system to incentivize my three-year-old. After a lot of research and time spent looking at different types of behavior reward charts, I narrowed down the behaviors I knew I wanted my daughter to focus on the most. From there, I created my own preschool behavior reward chart featuring a two-tier reward system. The chart as well as the reward coupons are FREE to download below (no sign-up required!) and are also customizable.
I haven’t been reading as much this month because my kids have had me at the beach, splash pad, or playground almost every day. At their ages, I cannot take my eyes off them for a second so reading during these outings is not happening. But I am not complaining! Summer is amazing and I know soon enough I will be longing for beach days again. Check out the books I did manage to squeeze in this month below for my thoughts and recommendations.
We recently made the decision to homeschool our preschooler for the time being. The main reason my husband and I made this choice is because our school district has deemed it unsafe for students to have school in-person until COVID numbers go down. Also, we have a new baby on the way and want to take the extra precaution. Once we made the decision to homeschool we needed an area of the house as an organized preschool space. I thought I would share how we set up our affordable homeschool preschool space in case it would help give ideas to anyone else.
