Child Birth Classes started

This week we went to our first child birth class. It was an interesting experience. No, it is not a breathing class. The session was rather relaxed and informative. So I got to learn some of the terms that will be tossed around as the delivery date gets closer and closer: pelvic station, dilation, effaction (sp?). That positive numbers and upwards of 10 cm are the ball park totals. That there is no exact science to the birth experience, meaning that specific numbers and measurements are not total predictors of when the baby will come.

We've done a little nesting in the past few days. Renee has had me rearrange the bedroom to make for a better location of where we will put the bassinet. I've started putting together various pieces of furniture and getting that stuff ready.



Renee has been trying several different products to help her sleep: belts, cushions, occasional Tylenol, but nothing seems to work 100%, not even the nightly foot and leg massages. I believe that it is just part of the preparation of needing to be awake after the baby arrives, but I've heard that that is not to sensible either: to treat a need for no sleep by not sleeping?

Renee is visiting the pediatrician this week to ask some initial questions, so I helped put together a short list of things to follow up on, so we should be pretty much set there.

Each week gets a closer...I need to get some of those short video clips here...