First Childbirth Class

Halleluiah, this week is over! Life can slow down a bit now! Aside from Garen and I both working ridiculous amounts of overtime this week, throw in a childbirth class, a church membership class, and the last week of class for Garen. Oh, and throw in a bunch of tornados and storm warnings, plus voting in the primary, and I'm exhausted again just typing it!

We had the first of 5 childbirth classes this week. We learned about the anatomy of how the baby grows and what it does to my insides, explaining many of the symptoms that occur during pregnancy. We also were explained how to tell when you are in labor and the difference between real labor and false labor. The scariest part was when the instructor held up a diagram showing how large 10 centimeters is! I mean, I understand how big the baby is, but seeing that circle was disturbing! We also were taken on a hospital tour and explained many of the hospital specific policies and procedures. The hospital is very pro-"baby-in-the-room", as opposed to keeping the baby in a nursery. We both really liked that.

I am the 2nd farthest along in the class, but the 2nd smallest as far as looking pregnant. All of the girls look farther along than me, and most aren't due until the end of April or the beginning of May. The only girl I look more pregnant than isn't due until the end of May! There are about 15 pregnant ladies in the class. Garen will miss the next 2 classes, and then will be back for the last 2. In his absence, my friend Shannon is going to come with me.

As of today, I am 33 weeks and 0 days pregnant. Lucas is the size of a honeydew. My next doctors appointment is this week, and I am dreading hopping on a scale again. I outgrew a pair of pants this week, which was sad and depressing. I really don't want to have to buy more maternity clothes with only a month and a half left! I finally took another belly picture.