My first Birthing class...WOW!!!

So today makes 32 weeks along, only 8 left to go. Instead of one of those fun flash back stories, I've been asked to post about my first birthing class. As you saw below I was out of town for the first class to technically my first class was week 2 of the class. I'll start by saying I've probably never been that intimidated in my life as I was in that class. I felt like a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. Just think about it for a minute...who ever thought it would be a good idea to cram 14 pregnant women into one tight conference room should have been fired right then and there.

So while trying not to make a noise and upset any of the pregnant women in our class, I did learn a couple of useful things. The biggest thing I got out of the class is how well prepared Meggan is for all of this fun medical stuff. I do love that about her. I guess you never realize just how much you understand until you see others who are A LOT less prepared. One of the fun facts I learned in our class is that screaming just tenses the body and doesn't actually help during labor, while moaning is a more calming and relaxing way to vent the pain. Of course our instructor told us to try that one out at home later and I commented to Meggan, "Isn't that what got us here in the first place?"

Next week in class we get to watch THE video...instead of the doll and plastic pelvic bone we saw this week. Although I'm not worried about it, I am def. interested to see how some of our classmates handle the REALITY of the video.

On another fun note, laying in bed last night trying to fall asleep, Meggan says, "I could really go for some smarties." I think to myself, this is it, the first random pregnancy craving and I'm going to have to go get smarties? Where am I going to find smarties at 1215am? Luckily for me Meggan didn't want me to go out and get them - thank the lord! 8 weeks left and I'm wondering when will I find myself in the supermarket randomly trying to find peanut butter and a grapefruit?

Cheers,

~Keith