I love that photoFanny
Ok, here is my race birth report in full!
After a couple of days of feeling reaaaaly tired and with a sore back, I had a swep on Friday (due date!) at 12.30. The midwife said I was fairly favourable to one but not very and booked me on for another on Sunday and Friday if nothing happened. Got back from taking DD to swimming lesson on Friday afternoon and crawled into bed. Woke at just after 6pm with unmistakable feeling of waters going all over bed. (Thanks god for Pampers bed mats!). Then proceeded to try to get to bathroom but got stranded on bedroom floor having got a towel between my legs (nice) and having left puddles all over the place. Had phone so called DP downstairs and told him. He came up and started scrubbing the carpets 
while DD played downstairs. Was then stranded for ages as every time I moved another whoosh would come. Was also very excited so brain going all over the shop. Finally got myself off floor about 7 and into shower (leaving more puddles). Stayed there till I thought there was no more coming out and got dried and back to bedroom, 2 mahoosive maternity pads in place. Sat downstairs with DD on towel, and another bedmat just in case. Ordered DP a curry and me a bhaji, as didn't want to eat too much and then my sister arrived about 9.40 (hurrah, the cavalry). Felt some period like pains about 9.30/10 and DD went off to bed rather late at 10.30. Then started to hurt a bit so strapped on TENS. About 11, was thinking well this is starting to feel morelike contractions and coming every couple of mins, so called midwife at 11.10 and had trouble talking to her on phone. She said come to the hospital and I'll meet you there. Got taxi. Luckily we are only 10 mins from hospital and so only had 4 or 5 contractions in car (ouch ouch ouch). Got to hospital at 11.50 and struggled up to delivery suite. Midwife met us there and i sort of collapsed into her arms. She said do you feel pressure, I said I think so and we got along to room, with 2 stops for contractions. In the room I said, tearfully "Can I have some gas and air?" and she sorted that and I felt like I could cope then. She took off my boots and trousers and said do you wantto get on the bed. Got on bed on all fours and I said "I feel like need a poo", she said "I think tha's the baby coming" so I leaned forward on the table and pushed. Kate's head came out and then I could feel it going back in and I asked the midwife if that was the case, she said yes so I pushed on next contraction and her head came out. Little breather for gas and air then felt next contraction and remembered I was suposed to be pushing and the rest of her came out. Was absolutely amazing as I sooo wanted to feel the baby being born this time, last time having had spinal block, episiotemy, and forcepts. It was so calm just being there with DP and feeding baby, while midwife wrote up the notes, it was brilliant. Delivery suite was really quiet too, and only after a while I heard some poor woman shouting the place down. Saw placenta this time too, and someone came to take away the cord as we were donating the blood. Midwife asked if we wanted a bed on the ward or to go home, I said home please! Only had a graze so no stitches (hurrah) and felt totally fine having a shower and a wee and then we trotted off home at 4 o'clock.
Am so happy every time I think about the birth, as has a lot of ishoos regarding dissapointment etc after last time. I was very very lucky to have such a positive experience.
Last couple of days have been just lovely. Milk has come in, though Kate not too interested as too busy sleeping. Keep having to strip her off to get herto feed. Getting practically no sleep at night, but hey, it's not forever and can nap during day as DSIS here. MIL coming tomorrow so that will be nice too.
Might take pram out for a spin on Thursday depending on weather.
As I said before great having no stiches, but arse is a mess of piles! ha ha. Not too bad today but were a bit fruity last night (ouch!). Will give them a couple of days to settle down and then might get some cream. Perhaps I should send monkey's DH out for that!! 
Anyway, if you're still awake, thank you all so much for all the wise words, support and encouragement through this pregnancy, it's been brilliant off-loading to you all!!! And for those who were around last xmas, when I had the miscarriage, thanks too. It was so good to have a place to talk to people who understood. Right. Am off before I start blubbing and covering you all in snot and tears. xxx