All packed with nowhere to go - yet!

Its 40 weeks + 9 days - we're still waiting for a reason to head to the hospital.

In the meantime, our bags have been packed for a few weeks. We have two bags - a backpack with the items we think we'll need during the actual labor and delivery and a big duffle bag for the hospital stay. Oh - and the bag with the videocamera tripod - NOT to be used for the delivery, but afterwards so we can get video with all three of us :-)

Here's what in our bags:

BACKPACK for labor and delivery

• 2 pairs of socks for Peanut's mom
• washcloth
• water sprayer - like the one you'd use for spraying a mist of water on plants
• L'Occitane Olive Oil lotion for massage
  
• a paperback for both Peanut's mom & dad
• 2 techies magazines for Peanut's dad to flip through
  
• 4 CDs - mostly quieter tunes
• notebook and pen
• copies of the birth plan (in English) + a list of key words in Finnish/English
  
• hard candies - Werther's Originals and fruity lollipops
  
• a bar of Fazer chocolate

And, mainly to sustain dad

• peanut & raisin mix
• box of instant soup mixes
• salty crackers

All topped with a note to remember to bring:

• the camera
• eyeglasses
• sports drink bottle for water or juice
  
• Peanut's mom's slippers and
  
• to put out extra catfood & water

The duffle bag for the hospital stay

• 6 pairs black cotton grannie underwear in my pregnancy size (bought especially for possible ruin) + 3 pairs cotton underwear
  
• 2 cotton nursing bras
• 4 pairs of socks
• 12 disposable nursing pads (for leaks!)
• package of night-time strength sanitary pads
• make-up bag with shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, face wash, etc, etc....and even a bit of make-up
  
• 4 days supply of pre-natal vitamins and iron supplements that I've been taking through pregnancy
• 3 PJ sets - one in extra pregnancy size, one with button-down top and one with a big t-shirt top
• sweatpants with drawstring, nursing t-shirt and sweatshirt. I imagine this will be my dressy outfit to receive guests :-)
  
• going home outfit for mom = maternity pants + maternity top - I'm trying to not have any delusions of being slim or trim at this point!
• socks & underwear for dad
• Oh Oh - clothes for dad are still missing!! But, I guess he could come home to change - ?
• slippers for dad
• dad's toiletries bag
  
• going home outfit for Peanut - short sleeve onezie, pj with footies, hat, 2 pairs of socks, outerwear outfit
  
• extra hat for Peanut - so dad can bring it home early for the cats to get accustomed to her scent
  
• snacks for middle of the night or whenever - granola bars and barley crackers
  
• bag of prunes - oh yes!!!