Baby Classes

I convinced Ben that, because this is our first, we needed to attend some Birthing Classes.  We were a little skeptical at first but are so glad that we went to these classes.  The people in our class were great and we had a really fun and energetic teacher.  After the first class I was freaking out a little bit, not sure I was ready for everything.  We did take the classes a little early because I did not want to take them during the holidays so a lot of the stuff, that was so close for the other women, was still WEEKS out for me.  Ben did not freak out till the third class, when they actually showed a video of a live birth.

We learned a lot about what actually happens to the mom, baby and dad before, during and after labor.  We also learned some relaxation stuff, which I thought was going to be stupid, but ended up being really helpful.  We are really glad that we went and that we are a little more prepared for this new phase in our lives. 

(A couple weeks before this class we took a shorter coarse on general and infant first aide.  Although a lot of it was review for us, it was nice to know/remember.)