I mentioned yesterday that I didn’t have my bag packed for the hospital.
(I still don’t have it packed.)
But I thought it’d be interesting to review what I had in my (40lb) bag when I had Carter
versus what I’m planning on taking this time.

Baby #1 (in random order)

• CD player(pre-iPod age) with CDs
• Comfy nursing gown with matching robe, purchased specifically for this day
• Boppy Nursing Pillow (helpful, but probably not worth lugging to and fro)
• Non-slip socks (Because that’s what all the online packing lists said to bring)
• 3 outfits with matching shoes (Really?  Where did I think I was going?)
• A “to-call” list (written on index cards, one card per person with a list of who should call whom)
• Diary (I did write in it…but now I can’t find it.)
• Thank you notes (Seriously.  I’m not even joking.)
• Scrapbook paper (For footprints)
• My nicest undergarments (All ruined, for the record)
  (Um…by the time I had #2, I stole those mesh granny panties they give you because they’re awesome.)
• UNO cards (We totally played UNO that morning)
• Magazines (I’m fairly certain we did the PEOPLE crossword, but I got mad when we couldn’t finish it)
• Toothbrush and toothpaste
• Hairbrush, headbands and hair twisties
• Hair stuff including a hair dryer and curling iron
• Makeup
• Camera

Baby #4 (in order of importance)

• My phone
• Phone charger
• Camera
• Toothbrush and toothpaste
• Hairbrush and hair twisty(probably already in use)

(Although I do admit that my “to-text” and “to-email” lists are in my phone.)
(And I probably should go find a piece of paper to get those cute little footprints stamped on.)

I’ll wear a hospital gown and the mesh granny panties.
I will brush my teeth, but I won’t have on makeup.
I will leave in the same clothes that I wore when I arrived.

My, how things change.