The run through.

Yesterday we did a fun little run through of filling up the birth tub, which was quite... interesting. We worked out the kinks but I found myself thinking that if I had gone into labor before we did a run through, things would have gone terribly.

First we got the pool out and examined it for any flaws, holes, etc. Then Jeremy proceeded to attempt to pump it up with his soccer ball pump.... hehehehehe. Tape and a soccer ball pump are no where near as efficient as an electric pump, I'd wager. But, alas, my husband is cheap and was determined to make it work. He worked on it with the ball pump for a while, then tried just blowing it up with his mouth, then tried reversing the hose on the vacuum cleaner(which didn't work). Finally, after I don't know how long, he filled it up and then announced that we would be leaving it inflated until D-Day.

So, with the pool pumped up, it was off to figure out how to affix the hose to the bathtub faucet. Nearly half a roll of duct tape later it was sufficiently secured and ready to go.

The tub filled up quickly enough and we got the water to a decent temp of about 110F. So nothing left to do but hop in and see how comfy it was.

Oh, it felt good and I sat in the tub praying I would just go into labor then and there. But no....

So with that taken care of, it was time to siphon the water out, right? But wait.... the hose is securely attached to the faucet and we are not going to go all through that trouble again with the duct tape. So Jeremy takes my stock pot and begins hauling the water to the bath tub... what a guy!

$55 for inflatable pool

$13 for RV Hose

$3 for floating pond thermometer

$1.50 for duct tape

Not bad compared to the $250 rental pool. Yeah, it doesn't have all the flashy features like the rental pool... but it gets the job done!