Only 1 Month to Go!

36 Weeks

Wow, I can't believe I only have 4 weeks until our little girl is supposed to arrive. (I'm hoping she will arrive in 2-3 weeks so we can be home with her on Christmas!) It seems like these past 2 months have flown by.

Ricky and I attended a childbirth class 2 weekends ago on Nov. 15th. We learned about the entire labor process and got to watch a detailed video of an actual labor. OUCH is all I have to say about that...

We also learned about epidurals, natural childbirth, etc. We took a tour of the labor and delivery area at the hospital and saw the nursery. But there were no babies! I couldn't believe it. I have heard that a lot of people are due in December so the nursery will probably be full when I am there.

We practiced breathing and relaxation techniques. They seem like good ideas in theory, but if people actually remember to do them is the question I have. I think they might go right out the window if you are trying to push a baby out. I guess we'll see!

Then we learned some basic childcare and first aid for infants. Overall it was a good class. Some things were pretty self explanatory but I'm still glad we attended.

This past weekend my parents visited us. We had lots of fun shopping at the outlets and watching football. We had breakfast at Cracker Barrel on Sunday, which was the highlight of the weekend! I have been craving blueberry pancakes and man did they hit the spot!

I am now going to the doctor every week. My next appointment is tomorrow - my 36 week checkup. I doubt I have started to dilate, but they did tell me last week that the baby is in the right position. She is head down and turned to the side. Let's hope she stays that way!