Last night we embarked on our first child birthing class. Our instructor's name is Dotty and is very nice. We went over early stages of labor, relaxation breathing, and toured the unit. Going to class made being pregnant very more real. At one point Dotty was showing us a skeleton of a female pelvis and demonstrated how a baby's head will drop down and how it fits through the pelvis. Tom turned to me and said, "I'm so sorry." I cracked up laughing and thought well, it's a little late!
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My turn to add some observations (this is Tom)...
Haley did well with her breathing...during class intros, she was the only wife that let me say my own name! In my opinion, we also had the coolest baby name of the lot (though we didn't get the dreaded "is that a family name?" question)...
Two more weeks of birthing classes...I liken them to taking a 2-credit mid-semester course in college - lots of time spent in a classroom, but you sit through it because its only for a short few classes and you know its worth it (at least it was in my case - I needed those 2 credits to graduate!)...hopefully next week we'll get more into the stereotypical birthing class stuff - lots of breathing and such while sitting on the ground.
On another note, we promise we'll get the video from the baby shower online before the weekend ends. Thanks!
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So exciting! Haze - way to let Tom Tom say his own name! And, yes, Merritt is a great name! Can't wait to meet her!
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