[twyla]

Hi, Susan!

Don't you feel much more relaxed now that the first visit is behind you? We would love to hear how it went and what kind of crazy things you did to prepare.

I made my husband secure the toilet shelf thingie (you know, the kind that has legs and shelves and goes over the toilet) to the wall so a baby couldn't pull it down on themselves and also the hutch on the dresser in the nursery to the wall so it can't topple over. I had every electrical plug in the house filled with covers. Were they impressed with my baby-proofing? NOT! They weren't even interested! I also scrubbed every horizontal flat surface in the house and was sure they would be looking for dust to see if I was a lousy housekeeper! In short, I cleaned from 4am that morning to 7:15 that night when he arrived to talk to us. I barely even ate anything that day. All for a short stroll through the house not even as intrusive as what you would do showing it off to your friends! It was almost a letdown, but I will say I was totally relaxed for the next visits!