My List

Dear Mama-To-Be Kat

I guess its time for you to have a blog like I did to Mama Lisa. First let me start off about how excited I am that you are gonna be a Mama soon! I pray that your delivery goes easy and you don't have to have a c-section. BUT if they do give you one, I will say, it is a scary. And the recovery is the pitts. I often think and get sad that I cannot not have babies the old fashion way. Stay focus and if you forget everything you read - do not worry - the nurses will help you through everything. They will tell how to breath and even what to thinki. Trust me and trust them. In fact, I never took a birthing class and the nurses were the best.

So my list, is a short list cause the 1st one I over packed.

My own travel size of: Deodorant, toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, soap, bath scrungie thingy. Breath mints and lots of them, still camera, cell phone & charger. Make-up, comb/brush and small mirror. Don't bring your own robe and nightgown - you will ruin them with the massive amounts of blood. Remember you haven't had "Flo" in a while. I personally do use their very old fashioned maxi pads, but bring or/have at home some extra long, extra heavy with wings super duty ones - you'll need. An outfit for the baby to get his hospital photo taken in. I use that one to bring the sweeties home in too. Its gonna be cold, so make sure you have blankets brought in from Seth on the day of check-out. A baby hat or the hospital will have one for you. Don't forget to have that car seat installed and have Seth bring it in as well on check out day too - can't leave hospital w/o it.

Also, I like to make sure I leave the hospital in a different outfit then the one I came in with.

I kept bath/wash items in one small bag. Make-up and brush and mirror in another. Baby stuff, camera, phone, etc in another.

But you know, everyone is different. As you can see from my list I didn't go by a traditional list of "don't forget your husband too." Cause I'm just selfish and have too much of my own stuff to worry about.

Lisa - what are your thoughts? Mine seem dumb.