I was chatting with one of my Gymboree mommy friends this morning about labor... we were swapping pushing stories and she was telling me about c-sections since she ended up with two of them.

Another mom, who is always there but who I haven't really talked to much up until today happened to be there and jumped in with a quip about the infamous mesh panties. (mention mesh panties to anyone who has given birth and it's like it's code for "It's cool! I'm one of you! I've been there too!" Instantly, the three of us were laughing and talking about being scared of pooping during labor like we had known each other for years.

We were also talking about all the things we know better about now... like to steal all the icepack maxi pads from the bathroom so the nurses will keep replenishing them.

Tom already has instructions to pilfer the freebie bag in the bathroom the minute we arrive in the postpartum room and then claim it was never there. ;) I swear, those icepacks are like GOLD. Though, frankly, I could do without multiple crotch squirt bottles... I finally just got rid of the ones from LAST time.