We have bought Reuben a book that explains what happens at a waterbirth at home. There is a chance is this baby comes in the daytime that he will want to be around. So we felt something that explained birth and waterbirth would be helpful. The kids will have someone for them if it does happen in the daytime, we have organised all that but Reuben does like to have a nose!!

Anyway, so now I have a baby in my tummy and so does Reuben and according to Reuben, Jude does too!! Anyway Mark tells me that on the way to playgroup this morning, along side the usual dragon and monster adventure that Reuben likes to play out, he became very concerned that we would fill the birth pool while he was out. In fact he insisted that he had to be home and so did Jude, so that their babies could come ou of their ‘bum’ in the water too. We will probably leave it a few weeks and then have a wet run on the weekend so Reuben is even more aquainted with things… and then of course we may use it post birth. My only fear is if he wants to get in with me during labour, though it might be a good distraction, I remember the water being really yucky!! Oh well we will have to wait and see!!

Here is a  pic of the boys getting aquainted with the pool!