Baby Classes

A few weeks ago, Geoff and I took some classes at the hospital we will be delivering at. We took an infant care class in which we learned how to change diapers, bath the baby, hold the baby, and what to expect in the first few months. It was good for Geoff and I who know nothing about babies. When we were learning how to change diapers, we were given a doll that had a diaper on it. We were curious to see if it was a boy doll or a girl doll. It turned out to be a girl doll so Geoff said that we are for sure having a girl now. He then wondered what if the doll being a black girl meant anything. I nearly peed myself laughing.

We then took the Childbirth Preparation class. This class taught us all about when to go to the hospital, what to expect in labor, how to breathe, and other things to do to get thru the labor. It was quite lovely when Geoff had to practice massaging my back and shoulders. We also toured the hospital - the birthing rooms are really nice and the recovery rooms seem quite nice too. There is an option to stay in the "suites" which run a mere $618+ per night (above and beyond insurance) - you get a chef and it is apparently just like a hotel room. We thought about it for about 1 minute and then decided that we will be staying in the regular rooms.

We both found it interesting that my due date was one of the soonest and I was the smallest pregnant lady in there. I was also the only person there that had a skull on my t-shirt :)