Prepared Childbirth

We started our prepared childbirth class last night. It was packed with really good information, so of course Andy liked that! We did a little bit of practice on relaxation techniques, which was my favorite part of the evening since I got to snuggle up to my hubby. :)

The instructor is a neat lady. She's very energetic and uses a lot of humor in the classroom. One of the things that I loved was how she led introductions - when we had given the basics on who we are and when we're due, we had to tell one thing that we loved about our hubby or partner (whoever was there with us). It was very endearing to hear all of the sweet things couples said about each other and meant a lot to me to hear Andy's comments about me. I don't think anyone was surprised to hear my comment about him - that he is a brilliant man and the smartest person I know. It's hard not to notice that when placed in a learning environment with him (along with his humor). But I enjoyed getting to tell him in that little way how much I think of him.

We learned a lot about the birthing terms and what questions to ask. I already feel like I have a MUCH better understanding of what the doctors and nurses are talking about when they use terms like effacement, dilation and "stations". I had never heard of the stations before so that was all new information. Oh, yeah - and did you know that Dr. Lamaze was from France? Just a little trivia tidbit...

We will be going to the second class this Saturday morning since we can't attend next Monday. We've had tickets to attend the Ducks/Avs hockey game that night for months. I couldn't do that to Andy. :) She was kind to offer the Saturday option to make up for it.

The baby is doing well, I think. She seems to be very lively! She is moving around a lot. Her most active time is in the morning when I'm usually REALLY thirsty and drink a bunch of water. This morning I thought she was going to jump out of my stomach, she freaked out so much. You would have thought I doused her with water! It must put pressure on her or something. Either that or she REALLY likes water. :)

I haven't gained much weight in the last couple weeks - which Andy thinks might be due to the fact that I got sick this weekend. Just a suggestion - don't go to Vegas while pregnant. I don't know if it was exhaustion from walking around, smoky odors or just something I ate that my body DID NOT want, but I got really, really sick on Friday night. Enough to pop a blood vessel in my eye - which looks pretty nasty. We'll be keeping an eye on it to make sure I put on some more soon. Right now I'm at 20 pounds gained at the end of my 28th week.

We're looking forward to having the 3D ultrasound next Tuesday. I'm excited to "cheat," as some have been calling it. :) I know it won't be the same as getting to hold her and seeing her in person so I don't think it will take the thrill away at all. I can't wait to see her little features. Just another week!