special birth items

just wanted to share some special items that will bring me comfort during the upcoming birth. here is the beautiful neclace made out of the beads given to me during my mother's blessingway. each wonderful bead in the neclace was given by a special woman and mother (or future mother) with a specific blessing and well wish for theodore's birth. the orange fabric and signs are all ready for being used as decoration in the labor room at the hospital. i have our suitcases packed with all of the other goodies..... that i have packed and unpacked now at least a half dozen times!....

it is exciting to have planned to decorate the labor room and myself with special calming and empowering items. i also plan to have special calming music, dim lights, special clothes to wear instead of the typical hospital gown, and my own birth ball. i'm looking forward to enjoying (yes, enjoying!) some of the special techiniques that my doula has up her sleeve too..... like massage, fragrant scents/aromas, cranio sacral therapy, and positioning support....

okay baby!