I forgot to mention that the conference I went to last Friday was great. We had 2 speakers (Dr. Terri Kennedy and Jan Hargrave) that were good. Jan's talk was on body language and it was so engaging! She had a break out session that they had to move to a larger room. It sure makes me watch people more as they're talking, lol.
Lori: The floor and walls look great! The room is really coming together. You're totally normal worrying about the hospital, labor, etc. The best advice I can give you is to try and relax. I'm sure a lot of people are telling you what to expect. There is no way to really "explain" or prepare yourself for labor. The books/films don't tell you how you're going to feel (everyone is different), how your labor is going to progress, etc. When is your due date? I know when I got to the end everyone kept asking me when I was due and it got old really quick, lol. You're on the last leg of the race
Lisa: Hope your travels are going well! I hear Long Beach is beautiful.