Whats up with the name??

Once i heard 'Upside Down Pickle in a Jar' as a metaphor for a baby in a womb, and thought it was pretty fitting for our blog. This is for all the family and friends that Ben and I unfortunately dont get to speak to often. You can feel like you are here in all the action!

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Cliche' "Hospital Bag" Post

Every pregnancy blog or vlog that I keep up with always has a post about the hospital bag. Like what all they are bringing for themselves and what they're bringing for baby.
So I guess I will hop on the bandwagon and do one too!

I have in my What to Expect (WTE) book, a list of items to bring, but I looked around online and got a list a my birthing class also. So I made my own list. And It's actually not that bad. I decided that I don't want to go out and buy gowns or really use any of my clothes in the hospital because I don't want them to get bled on, or messed up too bad, so I plan on wearing the hospital gowns. Here's what my list looks like so far:

-camera/charger
-phone/charger
-WTE book- just because
-baby book
-bag of toiletries
-HUGE pads
-nursing bra
-nursing tank top
-robe (bought a thinner one especially for this)
-granny panties
-going home outfit
-socks
-flip flops
-hair ties
and there are a few more things, but I'm too lazy to get up and get the original list

And for Finn:
-going home outfit
-receiving blankets (so Ben can take one home to jasper)
-Outfit Aunt Amy got him-"My Auntie is Awesome"
-paci
-car seat-obviously not in the bag, but in the car
-and socks and hat and little mittens so he doesn't scratch his face

I think alot of stuff is just provided for him at the hospital, so he's pretty low maintenance at that point.
So I will be doing a blog where I show pics of the stuff and the suitcase, just in case you all want to see, but mostly because I want to look back and see pics and also see what all was unnecessary. lol

One thing on all the lists was a focal point. It's supposed to be a picture or something that you can focus on during labor, like a picture or whatever. Let me go ahead right now and tell you right now, that a picture is not going to keep my attention. When the instructor at the birthing classes said to bring a focal point, at the exact same time Mom whispered "hot glue gun and ribbon", Ben whispered "crafts" I cracked up so bad. So true though! It keeps my attention! I might just download a game of sudoku or something on my phone. or find a friend to text and keep my mind occupied.

I think I will start my bag tonight as soon as Ben gets home and can reach it in the top of the closet for me haha

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