Music For Delivering Babies

I was messing around in iTunes tonight and I came across the play list I put together for my hospital stay when Lucy was born. I had gone through all my CDs and picked out songs that I found calming or that made me smile. I didn't get all of my songs uploaded (since I was 2 weeks early) but I did manage to assemble 34 songs. I'm sure my dear Husband wished I would have made it through all of my CDs, as he had to listen to that play list over and over that entire day. Also in the rotation was the Jayhawks CD Smile (I had forgotten how much I LOVE that CD), and Psalms by John Hermanson.

Anyway, I noticed my play list has a "last played" date and time for each song. The last song I listened to that night (Friday May 29th) was Smoke Rings in the Dark by Gary Allan at 10:55PM. I think after that time we were both trying to sleep, and at about 3:15AM I started to push, and I wasn't even thinking about having any music on at that point.

The nurse made a comment that we had a lot of variety in our musical choices. For those of you curious, here are the songs that helped me bring my baby into the world:

Sunshine on My Shoulders - John Denver
Now That I Found You - Terri Clark
Julia - The Beatles
I Am A Rock - Simon and Garfunkel
Beth - Kiss (this one made Husband laugh)
Rhymes and Reasons - John Denver
Smoke Rings in the Dark - Gary Allan
Poems, Prayers and Promises - John Denver
With or Without You - U2
Silver Springs - Fleetwood Mac
For Baby - John Denver
Me and You - Kenny Chesney
Power of Two - Indigo Girls
Gold in the Sunset - Bob Schneider
All the Right Reasons - Jayhawks
Making Memories of Us - Keith Urban
Hold On - Sarah McLachlan
Homeward Bound - Simon & Garfunkel
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning - Carly Simon
Ice Cream - Sarah McLachlan
Rocky Mountain High - John Denver
Love Will Keep Us Alive - The Eagles
The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel
Dear Prudence - The Beatles
Fire and Rain - James Taylor
Follow Me - John Denver
Starwood in Aspen - John Denver
Long as I Can See the Light - CCR
I Will - The Beatles
Every Breath You Take - The Police
The Way Life is Supposed to Be - Bob Schneider
But For the Grace of God - Keith Urban
Something in the Way She Moves - James Taylor
'Ol 55 - Sarah McLachlan