I'm pretty paranoid about labor. I'm trying to make sure I'm a s prepared as possible before I have to go in. I know I'm probably a little over prepared, but hey, better safe than sorry, right?

Well, my mom's bugging the crap out of me because she's being really laid back about it. We didn't get the crib set up until yesterday, even though I've been nagging her to bring it out of storage since, what, week 30? I've been in the process of packing my hospital bag for months, and she's constantly going in there and taking crap out and telling me I won't need it. Okay, probably not. But she didn't deliver in the hospital I'm going to be delivering in, so she doesn't know what stuff they're going to give me and what stuff I'll need. She doesn't know what the weather is going to be like When we come home, so why not pack 4 receiving blankets and a heavier blanket? And why can't I pack my shampoo?! I don't want to use the hospital crap... if they even provide it. Yeah, okay, she's gone through it 4 times. Fine. But this is my first time, and I'd feel better knowing I've got all my bases covered just in case.

And the latest thing that bugged me - I set out my user name and password to my school so my mom could log in and email my teachers to tell them I'm at the hospital so I don't get truant penalties. And she said she's not going to, and launches into this big lecture about how I'll have enough time to email my teacher before I head into the hospital and how I'll probably be out of the hospital the same day I deliver, or the next morning. Yeah, that's true. But what if I go into labor while we're out doing errands or I'm at the doctors? We're not going to come home so I can email everybody and things will probably be fine and I'll be back home within 48 hours.... but what if I'm not? What if something DOES go wrong and I'm in labor for ages or I'm stuck in the hospital? Why can't she at least keep my info so she has it if she needs it instead of throwing it out?





Sorry for ranting. But she angers me off.