Preparations are in order...

I ordered my birth kit a week or so ago and I have been washing receiving blankets and getting things together. I still laugh so hard when I think about when I was in the throes of labor in the shower and I had to get out so mandy could get heart tones. (she didn't have a doppler at that time and I'm so happy she has one now!) I get out and ask Clint to wrap a towel on my head while I lean my head down. He throws it on my head and I wait for him to actually WRAP it on my hair so I can tuck in and have a nice turban to keep my hair out of the way. When I realize he is done, I look up at both mandy and him and mandy says, " you are asking the wrong people to do that - we both have short hair!" We laugh so hard and I do my best to get it on my head before another contraction comes. The next contraction, I'm pretty sure was the one that brought out Crispin's head and my towel wrapping wasn't good enough so it was falling off by that time. I ended up with my wet hair in my face anyway.

This time I am prepared! In the dollar section at Target, they had a microfiber spa towel that is made to wrap around your head w/ ease. It wasn't actually a dollar but 2 bucks and a half, so I bought it. I get home all excited to show clint how to use it in case we face the same situation. I, for the life of me can't get that thing on my head with ease! He's looking at me and finally says, "I don't know if I will be able to help you out - you might be on your own in that dept."

I think the towel is a swell idea, but my hair might be too long and too heavy for it. Oh well. I tried.

So, I think I have everything in order for this birth. The neighbor lady that had her baby a week or so ago came over to thank me for the booties I made and also to give me her phone number if I needed to send Creaky over there. That was very sweet of her. I hope the birth happens so fast, crispin won't know what happened and we all snuggle in bed with a little one and start living our new life.